Sale reports / Virginia / Virginia Cattle Company / 2023-08-22

Virginia Cattle Company

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Aug 22
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182
Receipts
190 head
▼ 185 vs last sale 375▼ 198 vs year ago 388 · −51.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 76, Heifers 90, Bulls 24)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Weaned, mostly Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $208.75/cwt on 89 head.
Average price
$208.75
89 head · 605 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,262
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$599
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1
$73.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.64
vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2636229.041,45726
Medium and Large 1624211.751,32028
Medium and Large 2587200.821,17925
Medium and Large 3476179.208535thin
Small 1550155.758575thin
One grade step is worth $73.29/cwt here — about $599 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 sale89 hd
208.75
—
VA average8 barns · 1,342 hd
209.40
−0.64
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

56 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 2—510197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,0051
BullsMedium and Large 1—483221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,0672
BullsMedium and Large 1—853124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0582
BullsMedium and Large 1—582189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,1005
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—677170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1515
BullsMedium and Large 2—490181.00/cwt181.00–181.008871
BullsMedium and Large 2—583175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0202
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—863238.00/cwt238.00–238.002,0543
SteersMedium and Large 1—825225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8561
SteersMedium and Large 1—770227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,7481
SteersSmall 1—560192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,0751
SteersMedium and Large 1Natural—649247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,6036
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Natural—644245.83/cwt245.00–247.001,58312
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—1,085205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,2243
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—770242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,8633
SteersMedium and Large 2—625235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4692
SteersMedium and Large 2—480241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,1573
SteersMedium and Large 1Natural—960221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,1222
SteersMedium and Large 1Natural—860239.00/cwt239.00–239.002,0554
SteersMedium and Large 1—551259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,4276
SteersMedium and Large 1—740226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,6721
HeifersMedium and Large 1—559213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,19114
SteersSmall 1—655227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,4872
SteersMedium and Large 1—655238.89/cwt225.00–242.001,56511
SteersMedium and Large 1—950211.00/cwt211.00–211.002,0051
SteersMedium and Large 3—405172.00/cwt172.00–172.006971
SteersMedium and Large 1—860228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,9611
HeifersMedium and Large 1—713198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,4122
HeifersMedium and Large 1—475217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,0311
SteersMedium and Large 2—565180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0171
SteersMedium and Large 2—544247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,3447
HeifersMedium and Large 1—646219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,4155
HeifersMedium and Large 1Natural—689229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,5784
HeifersMedium and Large 2—843181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,5262
HeifersMedium and Large 2—634206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,3066
SteersSmall 1—487185.00/cwt185.00–185.009013
SteersMedium and Large 3—530156.00/cwt156.00–156.008271
HeifersSmall 1—385139.00/cwt139.00–139.005351
HeifersMedium and Large 1—770173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,3321
HeifersMedium and Large 3—370181.00/cwt181.00–181.006701
HeifersMedium and Large 3—545175.00/cwt175.00–175.009541
HeifersMedium and Large 1—975150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4631
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—723219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,5834
HeifersMedium and Large 2—715148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0581
HeifersMedium and Large 2—388167.21/cwt127.00–209.006492
BullsMedium and Large 3—425158.00/cwt158.00–158.006721
BullsMedium and Large 3—725123.00/cwt123.00–123.008921
HeifersMedium and Large 2—553211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,16713
HeifersSmall 1—559170.25/cwt130.00–191.009523
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Natural—639229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,4635
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—576230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3259
HeifersSmall 1—690129.00/cwt129.00–129.008901
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Natural—658233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,5338
HeifersMedium and Large 3—488180.00/cwt180.00–180.008783
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—659170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1204
BullsMedium and Large 2—725167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,2111

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.