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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2024-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Oct 29

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Oct 22Oct 29Nov 4 →

Receipts

395 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 367▲ 30 vs year ago 365 · +8.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 211, Heifers 157, Bulls 27)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Weaned, mostly 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 $254.84/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −203.41 against this barn's trailing median of $458.25.

Average price

$254.84

16 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,420

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$999

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

$170.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.58

vs VA average

−45.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	280.00	1,599	8thin
Medium and Large 2	532	276.00	1,468	5thin
Small 1	570	173.75	990	2thin
Medium and Large 3	545	110.00	600	1thin

One grade step is worth $170.00/cwt here — about $999 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 sale16 hd

254.84

—

VA average10 barns · 468 hd

264.42

−9.58

National average185 barns · 40,108 hd

300.69

−45.85

This barn, trailing median29 sales

458.25

−203.41

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

75 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	250	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	756	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 4	320	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	608	1
Steers	350–400	Small 1	375	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,059	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,238	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,232	1
Steers	450–500	Small 1	465	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,116	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,468	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Steers	550–600	Small 1	570	173.75/cwt	150.00–197.50	990	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,599	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3-4Value Added	611	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,448	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	647	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,715	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	648	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,639	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	655	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,742	7
Steers	650–700	Small 1	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	252.78/cwt	241.00–254.00	1,704	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	680	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,605	3
Steers	700–750	Small 1	720	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,404	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	229.66/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,660	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Natural	724	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,781	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	732	251.94/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,844	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	742	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,736	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	756	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,860	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,798	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	765	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,836	9
Steers	750–800	Large 1-2	795	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,153	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	808	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,899	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,870	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,896	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	948	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,304	53
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Value Added	960	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,218	24
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	998	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,136	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 3	150	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	210	1
Heifers	350–400	Small 2	350	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	350	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	923	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	769	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	971	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,070	1
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	465	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	849	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,137	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	943	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	519	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,329	24
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	520	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,001	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	211.73/cwt	175.00–219.00	1,143	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	227.51/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,283	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,375	9
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	575	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,179	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	590	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,446	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,398	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	642	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,547	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	649	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,493	12
Heifers	650–700	Small 1	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,579	3
Heifers	650–700	Small 1Value Added	688	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,582	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Natural	718	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,601	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,480	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	758	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,531	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	767	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,649	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	811	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,744	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,573	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	947	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,705	3
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,028	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,778	2
Heifers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,185	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,240	5
Heifers	1250–1300	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,250	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,781	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	287.18/cwt	272.00–291.00	985	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	956	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,182	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	950	2
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	560	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,204	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,356	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,419	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	648	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,510	4
Bulls	700–750	Small 1	715	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	769	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,512	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.

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