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Virginia Cattle Company

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Nov 10
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182
← Nov 3Nov 10latest
Receipts
179 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 225▼ 20 vs year ago 199 · −10.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 82, Heifers 67, Bulls 30)

Weaned and Vaccinated and Natural cattle carried $10-$20 premiums per cwt in comparison to other lots within same 100-lb weight breaks

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $388.37/cwt on 22 head, up $13.26 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 30 comparable sales and sits −69.01 against this barn's trailing median of $457.38.
Average price
$388.37
▲ 13.26 vs prior sale
22 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,145
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$634
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$92.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.36
vs VA average
−14.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1556407.502,26616thin
Medium and Large 2595375.002,2312thin
Medium and Large 3513322.071,6522thin
Small 1518315.001,6322thin
One grade step is worth $92.50/cwt here — about $634 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 sale22 hd
388.37
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VA average9 barns · 298 hd
383.01
+5.36
National average41 barns · 3,459 hd
402.38
−14.01
This barn, trailing median30 sales
457.38
−69.01
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

30 sales
507458410361median 457.3803/1004/2806/3009/1511/10
Steers 500–600 lb: high $492.93, low $375.11, median $457.38 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

46 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,5881
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1449440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,9764
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0343
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3513322.07/cwt305.00–340.001,6522
Steers500–550Small 1518315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6322
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,1834
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,29212
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2312
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8141
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2650350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2752
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1654358.20/cwt353.00–365.002,34325
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3745270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0121
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755329.73/cwt321.00–340.002,48911
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,3751
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2830265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2001
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1893302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,6974
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2925225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0811
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1930225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0931
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3385300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1551
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1445350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5586
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2445350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5582
Heifers450–500Small 1477256.68/cwt255.00–260.001,2243
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5601
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3480300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4401
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4821
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2538319.07/cwt300.00–325.001,7174
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1559335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,87316
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1637303.56/cwt295.00–317.501,93413
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3640235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5042
Heifers600–650Small 1643229.53/cwt190.00–242.501,4764
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8764
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9292
Heifers750–800Small 1780205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5991
Heifers850–900Small 1870200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1393425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6702
Bulls400–450Small 1438290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2702
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1464425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9729
Bulls500–550Small 1500320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6001
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2533345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8393
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3568335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9032
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1585317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,8572
Bulls600–650Small 1640250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6003
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1680305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0741
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3695200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3901
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1800255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,0401
Bulls800–850Small 1830180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4941

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.