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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2024-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-10

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Dec 10

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Dec 3Dec 10Dec 17 →

Receipts

258 head

▼ 137 vs last sale 395▲ 13 vs year ago 245 · +5.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 159, Heifers 79, Bulls 20)

Value Added 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 $305.95/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −152.30 against this barn's trailing median of $458.25.

Average price

$305.95

33 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$467

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

$79.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.86

vs VA average

−18.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	312.00	1,688	22
Medium and Large 1-2	557	300.00	1,671	10thin
Medium and Large 3	525	232.50	1,221	1thin

One grade step is worth $79.50/cwt here — about $467 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale33 hd

305.95

—

VA average7 barns · 272 hd

295.09

+10.86

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

−18.40

This barn, trailing median29 sales

458.25

−152.30

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

52 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	820	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	928	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,209	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,539	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,550	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Natural	488	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,532	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3Fancy	525	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,221	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Natural	541	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,688	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,671	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	223.63/cwt	180.00–255.00	1,387	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	643	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,685	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,762	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	192.48/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,299	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,774	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	782	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,877	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Natural	825	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,832	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,943	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 3	940	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,175	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Value Added	973	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,131	8
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,156	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,514	43
Steers	1300–1350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,343	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,619	37
Steers	1400–1450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,420	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,641	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	585	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	405	1
Heifers	300–350	Small 1	315	130.08/cwt	125.00–135.00	410	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	881	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,136	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,135	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,001	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	259.22/cwt	259.00–261.00	1,234	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,172	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	547	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,368	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	248.83/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,411	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	648	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,497	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	880	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,533	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	903	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,309	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	935	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,739	25
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Small 1	300	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	540	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,115	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	918	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 4	505	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,225	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,486	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,523	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,632	5
Bulls	700–750	Small 1	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,250	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,503	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,148	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,796	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 Dec 10, 2024

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

Receipts 258Last week 395Year ago 245

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 159, Heifers 79, Bulls 20)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	225.00	225.00
1	300–350	300	135.00	135.00
3	400–450	437	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	490	145.00	145.00
10	500–550	547	250.00	250.00
4	600–650	648	231.00	231.00
2	650–700	690	127.50	127.50
2	900–950	903	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	255.00	255.00
9	450–500	476	259.00–261.00	259.22
9	550–600	567	240.00–250.00	248.83
1	650–700	665	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	730	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	226.00	226.00
1	400–450	445	225.00	225.00
3	500–550	545	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	125.00–135.00	130.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	900–950	935	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	293.00	293.00
2	450–500	483	321.00	321.00
2	650–700	650	271.00	271.00
2	700–750	733	242.00	242.00
2	850–900	883	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	488	314.00	314.00
22	500–550	541	312.00	312.00
3	800–850	825	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	260.00	260.00
3	600–650	620	180.00–255.00	223.63
1	900–950	940	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	782	240.00	240.00
8	950–1000	973	219.00	219.00
43	1150–1200	1,156	217.50	217.50
37	1300–1350	1,343	195.00	195.00
1	1400–1450	1,420	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	290.00	290.00
2	600–650	643	262.00	262.00
2	650–700	675	190.00–195.00	192.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	481	320.00	320.00
10	550–600	557	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	527	282.00	282.00
5	650–700	669	244.00	244.00
1	800–850	835	180.00	180.00
1	950–1000	950	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	180.00	180.00
1	700–750	700	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	286.00	286.00
3	500–550	538	283.00	283.00
1	700–750	735	170.00	170.00
1	850–900	850	135.00	135.00

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.