Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2024-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 205, Heifers 160, bulls 40)

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 $243.71/cwt on 202 head.

Average price

$243.71

202 head · 637 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,553

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,067

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1-2

$152.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.56

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	648	252.50	1,637	108
Medium and Large 1-2	658	246.54	1,623	68
Medium and Large 2	539	229.13	1,234	15thin
Medium and Large 3	546	171.80	938	5thin
Small 1	648	168.75	1,093	2thin
Medium and Large 4	437	154.00	672	3thin
Large 1-2	570	100.00	570	1thin

One grade step is worth $152.50/cwt here — about $1,067 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 sale202 hd

243.71

—

VA average8 barns · 667 hd

239.15

+4.56

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

87 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,586	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	187.97/cwt	155.00–215.00	914	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	—	662	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,291	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	1
Steers	Small 1	—	500	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	481	224.12/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,078	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,173	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,394	7
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	300	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,297	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	510	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,428	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	835	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	815	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,121	1
Steers	Small 1	—	795	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	—	750	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	591	274.82/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,624	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	738	225.37/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,663	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	193.30/cwt	95.00–243.00	1,218	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	740	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	962	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	845	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,732	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	720	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,670	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 4	—	505	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	859	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,229	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	460	284.93/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,311	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	907	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	261.99/cwt	254.00–266.00	1,129	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	552	219.09/cwt	150.00–242.00	1,209	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	968	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,137	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	548	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,293	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	551	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,300	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	575	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	906	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,497	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,119	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,072	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	213.73/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,227	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	924	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	493	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,163	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	1,000	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	900	1
Bulls	Small 1	—	925	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	204.99/cwt	190.00–207.00	1,349	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	213.60/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,027	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,209	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	750	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,380	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	546	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,283	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4	—	285	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	545	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	651	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	385	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	712	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	595	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	680	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,380	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	619	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,349	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	444	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	861	4
Heifers	Small 1	—	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	415	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	613	261.06/cwt	259.00–264.00	1,600	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	915	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,775	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	664	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	395	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,513	14

How this sale compares

Virginia weighted averages

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