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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2024-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-03

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Dec 3

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Nov 19Dec 3Dec 10 →

Receipts

395 head

▲ 86 vs last sale 309▲ 124 vs year ago 271 · +45.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 191, Heifers 165, Bulls 39)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated, some Weaned

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 $279.61/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −178.64 against this barn's trailing median of $458.25.

Average price

$279.61

39 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$425

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$77.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.58

vs VA average

−45.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	287.57	1,636	35
Large 1-2	520	210.00	1,092	1thin
Small 1	577	209.94	1,211	3thin

One grade step is worth $77.63/cwt here — about $425 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale39 hd

279.61

—

VA average5 barns · 415 hd

283.19

−3.58

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−45.76

This barn, trailing median29 sales

458.25

−178.64

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

88 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	985	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,164	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,097	1
Steers	350–400	Small 1	390	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	995	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,264	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,125	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,450	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	310.99/cwt	301.00–316.00	1,449	9
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	520	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,092	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	548	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,606	13
Steers	550–600	Small 1	577	209.94/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,211	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Natural	581	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,656	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,599	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,680	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Natural	602	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,637	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	619	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,671	10
Steers	600–650	Small 1	635	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	953	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	656	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	984	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,770	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,537	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	172.40/cwt	145.00–200.00	1,246	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	731	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,857	18
Steers	700–750	Small 1	740	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,295	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	749	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,798	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,713	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,295	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	804	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,897	30
Steers	800–850	Small 1	825	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	825	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,370	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,820	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,001	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	875	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,013	12
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	935	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,777	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	973	157.42/cwt	125.00–190.00	1,532	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	255	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	638	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	638	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	942	2
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	360	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	799	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,026	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	992	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	257.46/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,076	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,140	7
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	433	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	909	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	202.43/cwt	190.00–215.00	947	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,233	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,200	2
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	520	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	884	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 4	530	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,007	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,348	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	559	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	908	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,414	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	584	240.59/cwt	212.50–244.00	1,405	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Natural	592	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,424	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	612	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,524	11
Heifers	600–650	Small 1	615	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,046	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	647	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,485	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	666	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,518	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	688	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,589	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,511	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,397	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	706	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,610	21
Heifers	700–750	Small 1	710	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,402	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,481	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Value Added	760	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,558	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,541	1
Heifers	800–850	Small 1	810	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,458	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	868	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,606	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	188.26/cwt	172.50–196.00	1,666	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Small 1	235	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	517	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 4	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,247	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,240	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,154	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,381	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	912	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	282.70/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,368	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,382	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	547	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,302	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	548	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,260	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,431	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	654	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,465	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,560	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 3	820	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	820	1
Bulls	850–900	Small 1	850	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,530	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,320	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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