Sale reports / Virginia / Virginia Cattle Company / 2023-04-25

Virginia Cattle Company

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Apr 25
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182
Receipts
415 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 388▲ 93 vs year ago 322 · +28.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 231, Heifers 155, Bulls 29)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $195.76/cwt on 230 head.
Average price
$195.76
230 head · 589 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,154
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$701
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$124.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−22.24
vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1594224.051,331150
Medium and Large 2512207.841,06330
Medium and Large 3419173.297263thin
Small 163599.2063047
One grade step is worth $124.85/cwt here — about $701 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 sale230 hd
195.76
—
VA average10 barns · 1,775 hd
218.00
−22.24
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

76 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1—853155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3222
HeifersMedium and Large 1—560187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,04718
SteersSmall 1—420111.94/cwt95.00–159.004704
SteersSmall 1—510140.00/cwt140.00–140.007141
SteersSmall 1—240180.00/cwt180.00–180.004321
SteersMedium and Large 2—855150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2831
HeifersMedium and Large 1—425170.00/cwt170.00–170.007231
HeifersMedium and Large 1—543142.40/cwt120.00–165.007732
SteersMedium and Large 2—645170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0973
SteersMedium and Large 2—390221.00/cwt221.00–221.008621
SteersMedium and Large 1—649213.53/cwt184.00–215.001,38621
SteersMedium and Large 1—324246.00/cwt246.00–246.007976
SteersMedium and Large 3—419173.29/cwt170.00–175.007263
SteersMedium and Large 1Natural—515246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,26712
SteersSmall 1—595105.15/cwt95.00–200.0062618
SteersSmall 1—375154.00/cwt154.00–154.005781
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—778195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,51715
SteersMedium and Large 1—375240.00/cwt240.00–240.009005
SteersMedium and Large 2—580134.00/cwt134.00–134.007771
SteersMedium and Large 2—315243.00/cwt243.00–243.007654
SteersMedium and Large 1—453245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,11016
SteersMedium and Large 1—562236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,32636
SteersMedium and Large 1Natural—453256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,1606
SteersMedium and Large 2Value Added—700213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,4912
SteersMedium and Large 1—540193.33/cwt160.00–210.001,0443
SteersSmall 1—74384.00/cwt84.00–84.0062422
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—699215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5039
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—748201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,5032
SteersMedium and Large 1—728193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,4054
SteersMedium and Large 1—970134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,3001
SteersMedium and Large 1Natural—617226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,3946
SteersMedium and Large 1Natural—828180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4908
BullsMedium and Large 2—410182.00/cwt182.00–182.007461
BullsSmall 1—1,07595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,0211
BullsMedium and Large 1—559181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,0126
BullsMedium and Large 1—651185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2045
BullsMedium and Large 1—763160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2212
BullsMedium and Large 1—470185.00/cwt185.00–185.008702
HeifersSmall 2Natural—422120.00/cwt120.00–120.005063
HeifersSmall 1Natural—454119.00/cwt119.00–119.005407
BullsMedium and Large 2—542173.00/cwt173.00–173.009383
BullsMedium and Large 2—1,065101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,0761
BullsSmall 1—645146.00/cwt146.00–146.009421
BullsSmall 1—535140.00/cwt140.00–140.007491
HeifersMedium and Large 2—555186.50/cwt186.50–186.501,03512
HeifersMedium and Large 3—471159.00/cwt159.00–159.007494
BullsMedium and Large 4—515190.00/cwt190.00–190.009791
BullsMedium and Large 3—375146.00/cwt146.00–146.005481
HeifersMedium and Large 4—350190.00/cwt190.00–190.006651
HeifersMedium and Large 3Natural—558135.00/cwt135.00–135.007534
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3—270179.00/cwt179.00–179.004834
HeifersMedium and Large 2—484193.00/cwt193.00–193.009347
BullsMedium and Large 2—380216.00/cwt216.00–216.008212
BullsMedium and Large 2—645130.00/cwt130.00–130.008391
HeifersMedium and Large 3—565146.98/cwt107.00–160.008304
HeifersMedium and Large 2—390158.00/cwt158.00–158.006161
HeifersSmall 1—295113.00/cwt113.00–113.003331
HeifersSmall 2—340124.00/cwt124.00–124.004221
HeifersMedium and Large 3—540154.00/cwt154.00–154.008323
HeifersMedium and Large 3—352179.00/cwt179.00–179.006305
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—325198.00/cwt198.00–198.006443
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—376200.00/cwt200.00–200.0075212
HeifersMedium and Large 1—755140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0572
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—429194.00/cwt194.00–194.008328
HeifersMedium and Large 2—88081.00/cwt81.00–81.007131
HeifersMedium and Large 2—629183.52/cwt173.00–185.001,1548
HeifersMedium and Large 1—636178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,13212
HeifersSmall 1—385140.00/cwt140.00–140.005391
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—729170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2398
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—803161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,2934
HeifersMedium and Large 2—410153.00/cwt153.00–153.006271
HeifersMedium and Large 2—500121.00/cwt121.00–121.006051
HeifersMedium and Large 1—915140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2811
HeifersMedium and Large 1—477195.00/cwt195.00–195.0093012
SteersMedium and Large 2—464211.92/cwt158.00–225.0098311
SteersMedium and Large 2—546213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,1637

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.