Sale reports / Virginia / Virginia Cattle Company / 2024-01-16

Virginia Cattle Company

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Jan 16
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182
Receipts
122 head
▼ 1,037 vs last sale 1,159▼ 134 vs year ago 256 · −52.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 37, Heifers 48, Bulls 37)

Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $182.96/cwt on 48 head.
Average price
$182.96
48 head · 575 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,052
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$471
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1
$129.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.79
vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2363210.007623thin
Medium and Large 1616189.561,16825
Medium and Large 2577183.881,06017thin
Medium and Large 3465102.964792thin
Small 136081.002921thin
One grade step is worth $129.00/cwt here — about $471 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 sale48 hd
182.96
—
VA average8 barns · 916 hd
184.75
−1.79
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

37 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
BullsMedium and Large 1—480180.00/cwt180.00–180.008641
BullsMedium and Large 1—370219.00/cwt219.00–219.008102
BullsMedium and Large 1—828145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2014
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—639188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,2017
BullsMedium and Large 2—375201.00/cwt201.00–201.007541
BullsSmall 1—43050.00/cwt50.00–50.002151
SteersMedium and Large 1—579245.69/cwt245.00–247.001,4236
SteersMedium and Large 1Natural—645245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5808
SteersSmall 1—580231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,3401
SteersMedium and Large 1—669241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,6126
SteersMedium and Large 1—735226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,6612
SteersSmall 1—43580.00/cwt80.00–80.003481
SteersMedium and Large 1—470257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,2082
HeifersMedium and Large 2—613101.00/cwt101.00–101.006192
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Natural—639248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,58510
HeifersMedium and Large 3—465102.96/cwt101.00–105.004792
HeifersMedium and Large 2—544208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,1324
HeifersMedium and Large 2—450206.00/cwt206.00–206.009275
HeifersMedium and Large 2—753131.00/cwt131.00–131.009862
HeifersMedium and Large 2—661200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3224
SteersMedium and Large 2—450248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,1161
HeifersMedium and Large 1—561214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,20110
HeifersMedium and Large 1—476210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0004
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,000109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0901
HeifersMedium and Large 1—657201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,3215
BullsSmall 1—531148.00/cwt148.00–148.007864
HeifersSmall 1—36081.00/cwt81.00–81.002921
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—528221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,1676
HeifersMedium and Large 1—425101.00/cwt101.00–101.004291
HeifersMedium and Large 1—758142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0762
HeifersMedium and Large 1—833130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0832
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—454221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,0034
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—363210.00/cwt210.00–210.007623
BullsSmall 1—1,06581.00/cwt81.00–81.008631
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—758154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1674
BullsMedium and Large 3—74051.00/cwt51.00–51.003771
BullsMedium and Large 2—325210.00/cwt210.00–210.006831

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.