Sale reports / Virginia / Virginia Cattle Company / 2023-12-05

Virginia Cattle Company

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Dec 5
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182
Receipts
271 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 262▼ 198 vs year ago 469 · −42.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 170, Heifers 80, Bulls 21)

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 $195.21/cwt on 170 head.
Average price
$195.21
170 head · 769 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,501
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$748
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$68.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−18.30
vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1772204.381,578127
Medium and Large 2713180.181,28411thin
Medium and Large 1-2856174.301,49220
Small 1655152.509998thin
Medium and Large 3613135.508304thin
One grade step is worth $68.88/cwt here — about $748 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 sale170 hd
195.21
—
VA average9 barns · 1,481 hd
213.51
−18.30
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
SteersSmall 1—705100.00/cwt100.00–100.007051
SteersMedium and Large 1Natural—665221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,47013
SteersMedium and Large 1Natural—643217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,3955
HeifersMedium and Large 1—875142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,2432
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,048119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,2472
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—880175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,54013
SteersMedium and Large 3—510170.00/cwt170.00–170.008672
HeifersMedium and Large 1—648184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,19210
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—883152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,3424
HeifersMedium and Large 2—640180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1522
HeifersMedium and Large 3—735107.50/cwt107.50–107.507901
HeifersMedium and Large 1—454216.00/cwt216.00–216.009814
SteersSmall 1—752150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1283
HeifersSmall 1—650145.00/cwt145.00–145.009431
HeifersMedium and Large 1—567210.50/cwt210.50–210.501,19423
BullsMedium and Large 2—360215.00/cwt215.00–215.007742
BullsMedium and Large 3—375180.00/cwt180.00–180.006751
HeifersMedium and Large 1—771154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1875
HeifersSmall 1—710105.00/cwt105.00–105.007461
HeifersMedium and Large 2—790153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,2093
HeifersMedium and Large 2—445213.00/cwt213.00–213.009484
BullsMedium and Large 3—728110.00/cwt110.00–110.008012
BullsMedium and Large 3—545120.00/cwt120.00–120.006541
HeifersMedium and Large 3—510190.00/cwt190.00–190.009691
HeifersMedium and Large 2—573209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,1982
BullsMedium and Large 2—405114.00/cwt114.00–114.004621
BullsMedium and Large 2—90397.00/cwt97.00–97.008763
BullsMedium and Large 1—500200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0001
SteersMedium and Large 2—580221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,2822
HeifersMedium and Large 1—955121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1561
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—723157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,13514
SteersMedium and Large 2—708163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,1543
SteersMedium and Large 2—1,190115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,3691
SteersSmall 1—650151.00/cwt151.00–151.009821
SteersMedium and Large 1—575230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3238
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—875205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,79436
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—758210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5926
SteersMedium and Large 2—455225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0241
SteersMedium and Large 2—845160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3523
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—811173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,4037
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,055141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,4881
SteersMedium and Large 2—375231.00/cwt231.00–231.008661
SteersMedium and Large 1—761164.61/cwt160.00–171.001,2537
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—844199.16/cwt175.00–202.001,68125
SteersSmall 1—543173.00/cwt173.00–173.009393
SteersMedium and Large 1—926155.93/cwt151.00–161.001,4444
SteersMedium and Large 3Value Added—715101.00/cwt101.00–101.007222
SteersMedium and Large 1—452239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,0803
SteersMedium and Large 1—817170.67/cwt163.00–176.001,3945
SteersMedium and Large 1—325231.00/cwt231.00–231.007511
SteersMedium and Large 1—662217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,43713
BullsSmall 1—88586.00/cwt86.00–86.007611
BullsMedium and Large 1—462210.00/cwt210.00–210.009705
BullsMedium and Large 1—590207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2212
BullsMedium and Large 1—95093.00/cwt93.00–93.008841
BullsMedium and Large 1—655153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0021

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.