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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2024-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-01

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Oct 1

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Sep 24Oct 1Oct 8 →

Receipts

132 head

▼ 319 vs last sale 451▼ 254 vs year ago 386 · −65.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 32, Heifers 63, Bulls 37)

Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $221.36/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −144.18 against this barn's trailing median of $365.54.

Average price

$221.36

21 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,225

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$37.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.02

vs VA average

−25.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	553	225.00	1,244	4thin
Medium and Large 1	548	224.90	1,233	15thin
Small 1	593	187.50	1,112	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.50/cwt here — about $132 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale21 hd

221.36

—

VA average7 barns · 233 hd

226.38

−5.02

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−25.42

This barn, trailing median29 sales

365.54

−144.18

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $417.58, low $319.91, median $365.54 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

35 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	813	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,297	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,363	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,199	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	263.57/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,489	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,609	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	737	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,791	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,649	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	508	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	692	2
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	355	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	657	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	362	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	854	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,009	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,104	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,103	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	198.28/cwt	170.00–226.00	1,001	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,244	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,271	13
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	593	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,112	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,344	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,450	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,391	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Natural	717	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,577	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	260	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	572	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	849	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	821	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	713	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	880	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 4	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	448	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,012	5
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	455	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	842	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,051	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,473	14
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,462	1

This sale against other markets

Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Radiant, VA

Tue Oct 1, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Richmond, VA (LS-RH)

Receipts 132Last week 451Year ago 386

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 32, Heifers 63, Bulls 37)

Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	790	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	345	246.00	246.00
5	400–450	448	226.00	226.00
3	500–550	532	197.50	197.50
14	650–700	665	221.50	221.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	282.00	282.00
7	550–600	565	250.00–269.00	263.57
6	650–700	662	243.00	243.00
2	750–800	785	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	737	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	543	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	175.00	175.00
4	400–450	433	233.00	233.00
5	450–500	488	226.00	226.00
4	550–600	553	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	625	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	650	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	185.00	185.00
2	550–600	593	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	476	232.00	232.00
2	500–550	505	170.00–226.00	198.28
13	550–600	555	229.00	229.00
11	650–700	650	223.00	223.00
1	750–800	755	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	717	220.00	220.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.