Sale reports / Virginia / Virginia Cattle Company / 2023-11-28

Virginia Cattle Company

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Nov 28
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182
Receipts
262 head
▼ 87 vs last sale 349▼ 40 vs year ago 302 · −13.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 151, Heifers 76, Bulls 35)

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 $197.81/cwt on 150 head.
Average price
$197.81
150 head · 795 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,572
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$478
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 2
$95.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.52
vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2649205.141,3317thin
Medium and Large 1-2923200.501,85142
Medium and Large 1762199.791,52293
Medium and Large 3795171.001,3591thin
Small 1577158.839166thin
Small 2775110.008531thin
One grade step is worth $95.14/cwt here — about $478 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 sale150 hd
197.81
—
VA average5 barns · 567 hd
202.33
−4.52
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

58 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
BullsSmall 2—61070.00/cwt70.00–70.004271
BullsSmall 2—245112.50/cwt112.50–112.502761
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—328200.00/cwt200.00–200.006563
HeifersMedium and Large 2—528193.13/cwt191.00–200.001,0204
BullsMedium and Large 4—93575.00/cwt75.00–75.007011
BullsMedium and Large 4—515125.00/cwt125.00–125.006441
HeifersMedium and Large 2—638161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0273
HeifersMedium and Large 2—425208.00/cwt208.00–208.008843
HeifersMedium and Large 1—664182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,20816
HeifersMedium and Large 1—410211.00/cwt211.00–211.008652
BullsMedium and Large 3—368150.00/cwt150.00–150.005522
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—652157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,02411
HeifersMedium and Large 2—575180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0351
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—393203.00/cwt203.00–203.007985
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—1,240125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,5502
HeifersMedium and Large 1—558194.34/cwt190.00–195.001,08415
HeifersMedium and Large 3—270132.50/cwt132.50–132.503581
HeifersMedium and Large 2—930123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1442
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—1,211134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,6235
HeifersMedium and Large 1—460200.00/cwt200.00–200.009201
SteersMedium and Large 2—485230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1162
SteersSmall 2—775110.00/cwt110.00–110.008531
HeifersMedium and Large 1—975130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2681
HeifersSmall 1—547136.00/cwt136.00–136.007443
SteersSmall 1—625151.00/cwt151.00–151.009441
SteersSmall 1—435135.00/cwt135.00–135.005871
SteersMedium and Large 1—667221.44/cwt209.00–223.001,4779
SteersSmall 1—540172.00/cwt172.00–172.009293
HeifersMedium and Large 1—734160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1745
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,060128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,3572
SteersMedium and Large 3—795171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,3591
SteersMedium and Large 2—845173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,4622
SteersMedium and Large 1—393240.00/cwt240.00–240.009435
SteersMedium and Large 1—829171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,4184
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—923200.50/cwt200.50–200.501,85142
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—931182.74/cwt175.00–185.001,70126
SteersMedium and Large 1—555237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,31510
SteersMedium and Large 1—525231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,2131
SteersMedium and Large 1—975160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5601
SteersMedium and Large 1—76097.50/cwt97.50–97.507411
SteersMedium and Large 2—627210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3173
SteersSmall 1—780151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1781
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—859193.94/cwt175.00–200.501,66616
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—1,213139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,6862
SteersMedium and Large 1—600145.00/cwt145.00–145.008701
SteersMedium and Large 1—740194.70/cwt192.00–195.001,44110
SteersMedium and Large 1Natural—745190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4161
SteersMedium and Large 1—440238.49/cwt237.00–240.001,0496
BullsMedium and Large 2—555150.00/cwt150.00–150.008331
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—363215.00/cwt215.00–215.007803
BullsMedium and Large 1—564171.00/cwt171.00–171.009647
BullsMedium and Large 1—705132.00/cwt132.00–132.009312
BullsMedium and Large 1—460230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0582
BullsMedium and Large 1—840102.00/cwt102.00–102.008571
BullsMedium and Large 1—680153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0401
BullsMedium and Large 4—770110.00/cwt110.00–110.008471
HeifersSmall 1—450122.50/cwt122.50–122.505511
HeifersSmall 1—660115.00/cwt115.00–115.007591

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.