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 261070.00/cwt70.00–70.004271
BullsSmall 2245112.50/cwt112.50–112.502761
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2328200.00/cwt200.00–200.006563
HeifersMedium and Large 2528193.13/cwt191.00–200.001,0204
BullsMedium and Large 493575.00/cwt75.00–75.007011
BullsMedium and Large 4515125.00/cwt125.00–125.006441
HeifersMedium and Large 2638161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0273
HeifersMedium and Large 2425208.00/cwt208.00–208.008843
HeifersMedium and Large 1664182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,20816
HeifersMedium and Large 1410211.00/cwt211.00–211.008652
BullsMedium and Large 3368150.00/cwt150.00–150.005522
BullsMedium and Large 1-2652157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,02411
HeifersMedium and Large 2575180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0351
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2393203.00/cwt203.00–203.007985
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added1,240125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,5502
HeifersMedium and Large 1558194.34/cwt190.00–195.001,08415
HeifersMedium and Large 3270132.50/cwt132.50–132.503581
HeifersMedium and Large 2930123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1442
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1,211134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,6235
HeifersMedium and Large 1460200.00/cwt200.00–200.009201
SteersMedium and Large 2485230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1162
SteersSmall 2775110.00/cwt110.00–110.008531
HeifersMedium and Large 1975130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2681
HeifersSmall 1547136.00/cwt136.00–136.007443
SteersSmall 1625151.00/cwt151.00–151.009441
SteersSmall 1435135.00/cwt135.00–135.005871
SteersMedium and Large 1667221.44/cwt209.00–223.001,4779
SteersSmall 1540172.00/cwt172.00–172.009293
HeifersMedium and Large 1734160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1745
HeifersMedium and Large 11,060128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,3572
SteersMedium and Large 3795171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,3591
SteersMedium and Large 2845173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,4622
SteersMedium and Large 1393240.00/cwt240.00–240.009435
SteersMedium and Large 1829171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,4184
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added923200.50/cwt200.50–200.501,85142
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added931182.74/cwt175.00–185.001,70126
SteersMedium and Large 1555237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,31510
SteersMedium and Large 1525231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,2131
SteersMedium and Large 1975160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5601
SteersMedium and Large 176097.50/cwt97.50–97.507411
SteersMedium and Large 2627210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3173
SteersSmall 1780151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1781
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added859193.94/cwt175.00–200.501,66616
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added1,213139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,6862
SteersMedium and Large 1600145.00/cwt145.00–145.008701
SteersMedium and Large 1740194.70/cwt192.00–195.001,44110
SteersMedium and Large 1Natural745190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4161
SteersMedium and Large 1440238.49/cwt237.00–240.001,0496
BullsMedium and Large 2555150.00/cwt150.00–150.008331
BullsMedium and Large 1-2363215.00/cwt215.00–215.007803
BullsMedium and Large 1564171.00/cwt171.00–171.009647
BullsMedium and Large 1705132.00/cwt132.00–132.009312
BullsMedium and Large 1460230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0582
BullsMedium and Large 1840102.00/cwt102.00–102.008571
BullsMedium and Large 1680153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0401
BullsMedium and Large 4770110.00/cwt110.00–110.008471
HeifersSmall 1450122.50/cwt122.50–122.505511
HeifersSmall 1660115.00/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.