Sale reports / Virginia / Virginia Cattle Company / 2024-02-20

Virginia Cattle Company

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Feb 20
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182
Receipts
253 head
▲ 155 vs last sale 98▼ 100 vs year ago 353 · −28.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 91, Heifers 132, Bulls 30)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $223.24/cwt on 130 head.
Average price
$223.24
130 head · 578 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,291
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$786
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 4
$112.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.11
vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1588240.181,41354
Medium and Large 2642224.431,44028
Medium and Large 1-2518222.421,15326
Medium and Large 3454222.001,0084thin
Large 1-2638210.001,3402thin
Small 1581185.181,07611thin
Medium and Large 4491127.806275thin
One grade step is worth $112.38/cwt here — about $786 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 sale130 hd
223.24
—
VA average8 barns · 1,403 hd
235.35
−12.11
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

65 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
HeifersMedium and Large 4—510179.00/cwt179.00–179.009131
HeifersMedium and Large 2—755120.00/cwt90.00–150.009062
HeifersMedium and Large 4—470180.00/cwt180.00–180.008461
SteersMedium and Large 1—880220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9362
HeifersLarge 1-2—638210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3402
SteersSmall 1—385225.00/cwt225.00–225.008661
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—918210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,92821
HeifersMedium and Large 4—35580.00/cwt80.00–80.002841
HeifersMedium and Large 3—535200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0702
SteersMedium and Large 1—653267.00/cwt259.00–269.001,74410
HeifersSmall 1Value Added—577150.00/cwt150.00–150.008663
SteersMedium and Large 1—549292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,60321
SteersMedium and Large 1—768241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,8516
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,390131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,8211
SteersMedium and Large 1—580264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,5311
SteersMedium and Large 2—400290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1601
SteersSmall 1—494254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,2554
SteersMedium and Large 2—760230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7481
SteersMedium and Large 1—633219.88/cwt187.50–252.001,3922
SteersMedium and Large 1—370281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,0401
SteersMedium and Large 1—484307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,4867
SteersSmall 1—740204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,5101
SteersMedium and Large 2—858220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8882
SteersMedium and Large 4—65580.00/cwt80.00–80.005241
SteersMedium and Large 2—679248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,6844
SteersMedium and Large 2—468289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,3532
BullsSmall 2—580117.50/cwt117.50–117.506821
BullsMedium and Large 2-3—273245.00/cwt245.00–245.006692
BullsMedium and Large 1—461285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3144
BullsMedium and Large 1—578250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4452
BullsMedium and Large 1—830175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4531
BullsMedium and Large 1—645184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,1871
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—364265.00/cwt265.00–265.009654
BullsMedium and Large 3—365212.00/cwt212.00–212.007742
BullsMedium and Large 2—675160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0801
BullsMedium and Large 2—460261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,2011
BullsSmall 1—365220.00/cwt220.00–220.008032
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—655190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2452
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—554251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,3915
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—485266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,2902
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added—654227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,4858
HeifersMedium and Large 1—732227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,6625
HeifersMedium and Large 1—500156.00/cwt156.00–156.007801
BullsMedium and Large 2—420276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,1591
HeifersMedium and Large 1—930205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,9071
BullsMedium and Large 2—558250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3954
HeifersMedium and Large 1—610140.00/cwt140.00–140.008541
HeifersMedium and Large 1—285253.00/cwt253.00–253.007211
HeifersSmall 1—546198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,0814
HeifersSmall 1—678200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3563
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—436267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,1647
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—708150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0628
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—638236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,5062
HeifersMedium and Large 2—745206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5353
HeifersMedium and Large 1—654232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,51714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—322250.00/cwt250.00–250.008053
HeifersMedium and Large 2—569244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,38810
HeifersSmall 1—440195.00/cwt195.00–195.008581
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—528246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,2992
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—366250.00/cwt250.00–250.009154
HeifersMedium and Large 3—373244.00/cwt244.00–244.009102
HeifersMedium and Large 1—560248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,38917
HeifersMedium and Large 4—560100.00/cwt100.00–100.005602
HeifersMedium and Large 1—483262.43/cwt258.00–263.001,2689
HeifersMedium and Large 2—659234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,5425

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.