Sale reports / Virginia / Virginia Cattle Company / 2023-03-07

Virginia Cattle Company

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Mar 7
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182
Receipts
127 head
▼ 67 vs last sale 194▼ 112 vs year ago 239 · −46.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 31, Heifers 52, Bulls 44)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated, Natural cattle are Weaned

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.58/cwt on 52 head.
Average price
$153.58
52 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$866
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$370
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$56.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−22.59
vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542171.1192719thin
Medium and Large 1612152.3293217thin
Medium and Large 2527144.427607thin
Small 1555127.507088thin
Medium and Large 3485115.005581thin
One grade step is worth $56.11/cwt here — about $370 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale52 hd
153.58
—
VA average10 barns · 1,878 hd
176.18
−22.59
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

50 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersSmall 1—27593.00/cwt93.00–93.002561
SteersMedium and Large 3—1,31598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,2891
SteersMedium and Large 2—478184.93/cwt140.00–200.008844
HeifersMedium and Large 1—628157.00/cwt157.00–157.009862
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—545171.00/cwt171.00–171.009323
HeifersMedium and Large 1—825125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—665162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0778
SteersMedium and Large 1—463214.00/cwt214.00–214.009915
SteersMedium and Large 1—673210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4134
HeifersMedium and Large 1—484162.74/cwt141.00–174.007886
HeifersMedium and Large 1—425171.00/cwt171.00–171.007271
SteersMedium and Large 1—535125.00/cwt125.00–125.006691
SteersMedium and Large 3—710166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,1791
Dairy SteersLarge 3—1,15590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0401
SteersMedium and Large 1—745181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,3481
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—685170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1652
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—608220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3383
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—640220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4084
SteersMedium and Large 1—556209.47/cwt196.00–214.001,1654
BullsMedium and Large 1—376219.00/cwt219.00–219.008235
BullsMedium and Large 1—552200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1043
BullsMedium and Large 1—720143.48/cwt141.00–146.001,0332
BullsMedium and Large 1—650154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0012
BullsMedium and Large 1—535177.00/cwt177.00–177.009472
BullsMedium and Large 1—635170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0801
BullsMedium and Large 3—810129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0451
BullsSmall 1—230157.00/cwt157.00–157.003611
HeifersMedium and Large 2Natural—470171.00/cwt171.00–171.008041
HeifersSmall 1—640119.00/cwt119.00–119.007621
BullsSmall 1—385158.00/cwt158.00–158.006082
BullsSmall 1—650114.00/cwt114.00–114.007411
BullsMedium and Large 2—358219.00/cwt219.00–219.007846
BullsMedium and Large 1—456194.49/cwt190.00–202.008878
HeifersMedium and Large 2—337145.97/cwt113.00–186.004923
HeifersMedium and Large 2—820124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0171
BullsMedium and Large 2—515181.00/cwt181.00–181.009321
BullsMedium and Large 3—85598.00/cwt98.00–98.008381
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—863135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1652
HeifersSmall 1—442139.00/cwt139.00–139.006143
HeifersSmall 1—905111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0052
HeifersMedium and Large 1—724138.25/cwt136.00–139.001,0014
BullsSmall 1—430141.00/cwt141.00–141.006062
BullsMedium and Large 2—465202.00/cwt202.00–202.009396
HeifersMedium and Large 3—485115.00/cwt115.00–115.005581
HeifersMedium and Large 2—760139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0561
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—373184.00/cwt184.00–184.006862
HeifersSmall 1—390169.00/cwt169.00–169.006591
HeifersMedium and Large 2—625139.00/cwt139.00–139.008691
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—433179.00/cwt179.00–179.007756
HeifersMedium and Large 1—370180.00/cwt180.00–180.006661

How this sale compares

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.