Sale reports / Virginia / Virginia Cattle Company / 2023-08-29

Virginia Cattle Company

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Aug 29
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182
Receipts
241 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 190▼ 82 vs year ago 323 · −25.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 114, Heifers 105, Bulls 22)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $228.45/cwt on 113 head.
Average price
$228.45
113 head · 685 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,566
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,273
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 4
$104.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.40
vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1718242.371,74172
Medium and Large 2644233.111,50118thin
Medium and Large 1-2668208.801,39510thin
Small 1631165.831,0476thin
Medium and Large 3558158.008816thin
Medium and Large 4340137.504681thin
One grade step is worth $104.87/cwt here — about $1,273 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 sale113 hd
228.45
—
VA average8 barns · 752 hd
233.86
−5.40
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

53 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—525163.00/cwt163.00–163.008562
HeifersMedium and Large 1—648219.50/cwt219.50–219.501,42235
HeifersMedium and Large 1—461224.74/cwt223.00–225.001,0368
SteersMedium and Large 2—755170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2841
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—557191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,0643
SteersMedium and Large 1Natural—814241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,96231
SteersMedium and Large 3—585155.00/cwt155.00–155.009071
SteersMedium and Large 3—600150.00/cwt150.00–150.009001
HeifersSmall 1—465160.00/cwt160.00–160.007441
SteersMedium and Large 4—340137.50/cwt137.50–137.504681
HeifersMedium and Large 2—541205.74/cwt159.00–223.001,1137
HeifersMedium and Large 1—734219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,6075
HeifersMedium and Large 1—572216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,23621
HeifersMedium and Large 1—928200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8562
HeifersMedium and Large 2—710157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,1181
HeifersMedium and Large 3—565140.00/cwt140.00–140.007911
HeifersMedium and Large 4—455142.50/cwt142.50–142.506481
HeifersMedium and Large 2—659223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,4707
BullsMedium and Large 2—345227.00/cwt227.00–227.007832
HeifersMedium and Large 1—855205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7531
BullsMedium and Large 2—548201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,1014
BullsMedium and Large 2—615149.00/cwt149.00–149.009161
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—600213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,2785
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3Value Added—703201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,4132
HeifersMedium and Large 2Natural—777214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,6633
HeifersMedium and Large 2—478222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,0612
SteersMedium and Large 3—340175.00/cwt175.00–175.005951
SteersMedium and Large 2—495220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0892
SteersMedium and Large 3—490160.00/cwt160.00–160.007841
SteersMedium and Large 2—650230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4953
SteersMedium and Large 1—815220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7931
SteersMedium and Large 3—665154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0242
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—742225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6703
SteersMedium and Large 1—736238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,7529
SteersMedium and Large 2—920190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7481
SteersSmall 1—470177.00/cwt177.00–177.008321
SteersMedium and Large 1—535189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,0111
SteersMedium and Large 2—737234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,7255
SteersSmall 1—515159.00/cwt159.00–159.008191
SteersMedium and Large 1—553262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,44910
SteersSmall 1—708169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,1972
SteersSmall 1—693160.48/cwt155.00–166.001,1122
SteersMedium and Large 2—548256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,4036
SteersMedium and Large 1—880139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,2231
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—696210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4624
SteersMedium and Large 1—485252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,2221
SteersMedium and Large 1—645245.44/cwt245.00–247.001,58318
BullsMedium and Large 1—653188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,2284
BullsMedium and Large 1—554220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2194
BullsMedium and Large 1—757177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,3403
BullsMedium and Large 1—483225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0872
BullsMedium and Large 1—710171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,2141
BullsMedium and Large 1—540207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,1181

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.