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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2024-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-15

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Oct 15

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Oct 8Oct 15Oct 22 →

Receipts

244 head

▼ 98 vs last sale 342▼ 385 vs year ago 629 · −61.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 87, Dairy Steers 3, Heifers 123, Bulls 31)

Value Added and 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 $230.92/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −134.62 against this barn's trailing median of $365.54.

Average price

$230.92

71 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,279

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$916

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 4

$160.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.71

vs VA average

−26.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	240.02	1,332	28
Medium and Large 1	556	231.30	1,287	33
Medium and Large 2	550	227.00	1,249	6thin
Small 1	532	200.00	1,064	3thin
Medium and Large 4	520	80.00	416	1thin

One grade step is worth $160.02/cwt here — about $916 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale71 hd

230.92

—

VA average11 barns · 747 hd

227.22

+3.71

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

−26.89

This barn, trailing median29 sales

365.54

−134.62

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

54 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,000	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,105	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,221	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,338	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	500	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,385	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	909	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,326	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,469	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	579	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,187	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	856	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Natural	606	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,515	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	237.36/cwt	200.00–247.00	1,562	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	716	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,661	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,378	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,231	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,558	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	816	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,877	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,681	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 3	845	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	972	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	913	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,461	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	831	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,006	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,083	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,130	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 4	520	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	416	1
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	532	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,064	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	548	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,277	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,249	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	555	240.02/cwt	227.00–243.00	1,332	28
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,289	28
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,425	10
Heifers	600–650	Small 1	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	664	200.13/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,329	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,492	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	693	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,393	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	743	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,486	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	753	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,205	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	183.01/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,422	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,418	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	833	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,209	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,203	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	543	226.92/cwt	170.00–246.00	1,232	4
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	555	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	888	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,172	5
Bulls	600–650	Small 1	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,424	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,448	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,387	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,575	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	965	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,351	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 4	415	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	598	2
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	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 15, 2024

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

Receipts 244Last week 342Year ago 629

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 87, Dairy Steers 3, Heifers 123, Bulls 31)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	800–850	816	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	716	232.00	232.00
3	900–950	913	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	274.00	274.00
4	450–500	468	261.00	261.00
2	500–550	520	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	735	167.50	167.50
1	750–800	760	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	260.00	260.00
9	450–500	478	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	505	180.00	180.00
27	550–600	550	267.00	267.00
5	650–700	658	200.00–247.00	237.36
1	800–850	820	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	500	277.00	277.00
7	550–600	579	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	145.00	145.00
1	700–750	725	190.00	190.00
1	800–850	845	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	606	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
28	550–600	555	227.00–243.00	240.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	217.00	217.00
5	400–450	428	235.00	235.00
3	750–800	753	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	532	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	640	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	477	237.00	237.00
5	500–550	548	233.00	233.00
28	550–600	558	231.00	231.00
10	600–650	639	223.00	223.00
8	650–700	675	221.00	221.00
5	750–800	777	175.00–185.00	183.01
1	900–950	900	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	693	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	229.00	229.00
6	550–600	550	227.00	227.00
3	650–700	664	180.00–210.00	200.13
2	700–750	743	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	225.00	225.00
4	450–500	493	244.00	244.00
5	550–600	566	207.00	207.00
1	700–750	730	190.00	190.00
1	950–1000	965	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	260.00	260.00
4	500–550	543	170.00–246.00	226.92
1	650–700	650	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	160.00	160.00
1	600–650	645	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	661	219.00	219.00
2	800–850	840	187.50	187.50

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.