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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Sep 17

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Receipts

505 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 468▲ 192 vs year ago 313 · +61.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 281, Heifers 181, Bulls 43)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are a mix of Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $268.90/cwt on 92 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −189.35 against this barn's trailing median of $458.25.

Average price

$268.90

92 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,475

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$44.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.66

vs VA average

+2.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	279.92	1,506	39
Medium and Large 1	563	273.59	1,539	27
Small 1	552	250.95	1,386	10thin
Medium and Large 2	549	248.80	1,366	12thin
Medium and Large 3	545	235.00	1,281	4thin

One grade step is worth $44.92/cwt here — about $225 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale92 hd

268.90

—

VA average9 barns · 657 hd

268.24

+0.66

National average174 barns · 10,991 hd

266.64

+2.26

This barn, trailing median29 sales

458.25

−189.35

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $492.93, low $382.08, median $458.25 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

90 lots · USDA AMS · Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Radiant, VA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	731	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	748	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	931	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	389	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	848	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	809	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	441	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,191	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	442	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,198	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	292.21/cwt	280.00–294.00	1,370	8
Steers	450–500	Small 2	475	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	855	1
Steers	450–500	Small 1	478	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,076	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	260.57/cwt	190.00–275.00	1,266	6
Steers	500–550	Small 1	518	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,347	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,290	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	531	281.54/cwt	279.00–290.00	1,495	33
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,281	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	551	251.95/cwt	227.50–255.00	1,388	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	555	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,304	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,571	23
Steers	550–600	Small 1	561	248.69/cwt	190.00–257.50	1,395	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,561	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	583	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,347	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Natural	617	264.10/cwt	263.00–265.00	1,629	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	621	243.40/cwt	234.00–265.00	1,512	31
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	623	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,489	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,627	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 4	640	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,024	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	644	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,642	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	663	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,691	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,441	1
Steers	650–700	Small 1	680	199.23/cwt	165.00–235.00	1,355	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	986	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Natural	690	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,511	2
Steers	700–750	Small 2	705	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,093	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	720	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,512	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	723	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,609	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,814	15
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	760	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,854	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,774	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	895	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,915	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	904	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,971	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	273	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	612	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	580	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 4	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	919	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 4	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	405	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	729	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,015	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,046	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 4	430	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	753	1
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	450	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	878	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	456	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,145	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,035	5
Heifers	450–500	Small 1-2	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,145	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,137	5
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	505	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	884	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 4	541	167.33/cwt	155.00–180.00	905	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	546	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,234	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	553	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,327	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	553	199.96/cwt	175.00–215.00	1,106	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	230.19/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,296	28
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	601	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,412	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Natural	608	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,277	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,134	2
Heifers	600–650	Small 1	620	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	899	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	636	214.98/cwt	205.00–217.00	1,367	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	646	209.92/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,356	30
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,058	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	741	204.66/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,517	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,614	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	945	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,559	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Small 2	315	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	583	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	612	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 4	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	740	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	709	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,127	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	466	189.46/cwt	185.00–190.00	883	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 4	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,313	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,290	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	214.68/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,241	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 4	585	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,024	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,357	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,477	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,492	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,316	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 4	680	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	952	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	825	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,155	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 4	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1

This sale against other markets

Virginia weighted averages

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