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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2024-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Dec 17

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 14 →

Receipts

184 head

▼ 74 vs last sale 258▲ 6 vs year ago 178 · +3.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 79, Heifers 76, Bulls 29)

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 $321.71/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −136.54 against this barn's trailing median of $458.25.

Average price

$321.71

55 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+22.49

vs VA average

−4.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	321.71	1,695	55

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale55 hd

321.71

—

VA average8 barns · 345 hd

299.23

+22.49

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

−4.92

This barn, trailing median29 sales

458.25

−136.54

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

41 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,178	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Natural	400	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,264	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,404	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Natural	524	324.54/cwt	324.00–325.00	1,701	45
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,669	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	648	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,827	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Natural	658	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,888	11
Steers	750–800	Small 1	795	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,622	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,771	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Small 1	230	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	288	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	828	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	851	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Natural	381	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,025	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,008	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Natural	466	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,240	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,258	7
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	528	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,016	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Natural	561	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,464	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,408	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,443	3
Heifers	600–650	Small 2	600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	630	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,469	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,535	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,541	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	760	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,197	1
Heifers	800–850	Small 1	805	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,369	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	820	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,599	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,600	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	928	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,856	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,372	2
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	505	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	859	1
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	560	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	952	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,596	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,580	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	641	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,474	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 4	650	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	488	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	751	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,570	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,312	3
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 3	905	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	905	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	980	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,176	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,030	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,040	2

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 17, 2024

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

Receipts 184Last week 258Year ago 178

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 79, Heifers 76, Bulls 29)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	292.00	292.00
2	550–600	570	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	583	271.00	271.00
1	950–1000	980	120.00	120.00
2	1000–1050	1,030	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	905	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	641	230.00	230.00
4	750–800	751	209.00	209.00
3	800–850	815	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	170.00	170.00
1	550–600	560	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	310.00	310.00
3	400–450	443	317.00	317.00
10	500–550	540	309.00	309.00
5	600–650	648	282.00	282.00
1	800–850	820	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	316.00	316.00
45	500–550	524	324.00–325.00	324.54
11	650–700	658	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	795	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	720	214.00	214.00
1	800–850	820	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	267.00	267.00
1	350–400	370	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	420	240.00	240.00
7	450–500	473	266.00	266.00
7	550–600	561	251.00	251.00
3	600–650	637	241.00	241.00
1	850–900	865	185.00	185.00
2	900–950	928	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	125.00	125.00
3	500–550	528	192.50	192.50
1	800–850	805	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	381	269.00	269.00
5	450–500	466	266.00	266.00
30	550–600	561	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	568	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	760	157.50	157.50

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.