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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2024-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-04

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Mon, Nov 4

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Oct 29Nov 4Nov 12 →

Receipts

360 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 395▼ 5 vs year ago 365 · −1.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 191, Heifers 132, Bulls 6)

Value Added and Natural Cattle are 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 $273.71/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −184.54 against this barn's trailing median of $458.25.

Average price

$273.71

35 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,512

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$25.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.45

vs VA average

−28.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	279.44	1,553	27
Medium and Large 2	541	254.34	1,376	8thin

One grade step is worth $25.10/cwt here — about $177 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 sale35 hd

273.71

—

VA average8 barns · 449 hd

261.26

+12.45

National average187 barns · 26,509 hd

301.85

−28.14

This barn, trailing median29 sales

458.25

−184.54

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

71 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,008	1
Steers	300–350	Small 1	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,131	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,162	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,215	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,318	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 4	495	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	297	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	541	254.34/cwt	205.00–261.00	1,376	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	544	280.95/cwt	261.00–282.00	1,528	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	593	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,637	6
Steers	600–650	Small 1	610	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,159	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,593	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,586	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	653	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,600	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	698	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,647	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	711	193.85/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,378	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	714	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,778	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,801	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	752	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,842	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	809	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,014	43
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	814	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,962	38
Steers	800–850	Small 1Value Added	814	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,962	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,778	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	935	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	701	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 4	985	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	960	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,005	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,658	1
Steers	1300–1350	Medium and Large 1	1,330	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,048	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Small 1	280	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	462	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	743	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	207.56/cwt	205.00–210.00	691	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	853	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	453	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	895	4
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	463	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	903	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,053	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	229.79/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,101	9
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	500	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	925	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,140	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	552	221.02/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,220	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,281	32
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	565	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,088	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 4	590	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	413	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	604	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,347	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,298	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,378	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	221.45/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,439	22
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,385	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,529	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 4	750	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	375	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,562	3
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,008	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,588	3
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,015	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,502	1
Heifers	1300–1350	Medium and Large 1	1,345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,749	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	847	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	961	1
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	455	142.86/cwt	125.00–175.00	650	4
Bulls	450–500	Small 2	478	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	478	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	263.08/cwt	222.50–270.00	1,279	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	240.83/cwt	220.00–246.00	1,288	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,254	2
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	575	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	978	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,101	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	219.32/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,371	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 4	720	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	684	2
Bulls	750–800	Small 1	770	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,040	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	860	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,333	1
Bulls	850–900	Small 1	885	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	885	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

Mon Nov 4, 2024

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

Receipts 360Last week 395Year ago 365

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 191, Heifers 132, Bulls 6)

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$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	310.00	310.00
2	350–400	380	297.50	297.50
1	400–450	415	280.00	280.00
6	450–500	461	286.00	286.00
20	500–550	544	261.00–282.00	280.95
1	550–600	565	270.00	270.00
10	650–700	650	244.00	244.00
9	700–750	738	244.00	244.00
2	850–900	855	208.00	208.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	165.00	165.00
2	1300–1350	1,330	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	125.00	125.00
1	600–650	610	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	653	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	270.00	270.00
8	500–550	541	205.00–261.00	254.34
2	650–700	698	236.00	236.00
4	700–750	711	185.00–205.00	193.85
1	750–800	790	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	935	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	593	276.00	276.00
43	800–850	809	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	750–800	752	245.00	245.00
38	800–850	814	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	714	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	60.00	60.00
1	950–1000	985	97.50	97.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	814	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	225.00	225.00
4	350–400	379	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	479	220.00–231.00	229.79
1	500–550	525	220.00	220.00
32	550–600	562	228.00	228.00
3	600–650	627	207.00	207.00
22	650–700	650	210.00–222.00	221.45
6	700–750	728	210.00	210.00
3	800–850	833	187.50	187.50
1	1300–1350	1,345	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	165.00	165.00
2	450–500	463	195.00	195.00
1	500–550	500	185.00	185.00
4	550–600	565	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	468	225.00	225.00
1	500–550	530	215.00	215.00
9	550–600	552	190.00–225.00	221.02
2	600–650	638	216.00	216.00
1	700–750	710	195.00	195.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	205.00–210.00	207.56
4	450–500	453	197.50	197.50
1	500–550	520	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	70.00	70.00
1	750–800	750	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	725	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	604	223.00	223.00
3	1000–1050	1,008	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	302.50	302.50
7	450–500	486	222.50–270.00	263.08
9	500–550	535	220.00–246.00	240.83
3	600–650	625	218.00–220.00	219.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	545	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	860	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	720	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	455	125.00–175.00	142.86
1	550–600	575	170.00	170.00
1	750–800	770	135.00	135.00
1	850–900	885	100.00	100.00

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.