Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2024-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 125, Heifers 113, Bulls 14)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Weaned

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $284.37/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −179.76 against this barn's trailing median of $464.14.

Average price

$284.37

54 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,569

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$661

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

$115.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.03

vs VA average

−25.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	302.22	1,649	9thin
Medium and Large 1	554	298.96	1,656	31
Medium and Large 2	562	273.88	1,540	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	548	216.00	1,184	2thin
Small 1	530	186.37	988	4thin

One grade step is worth $115.85/cwt here — about $661 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $503.18, low $394.61, median $464.14 across 27 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale54 hd

284.37

—

VA average8 barns · 320 hd

296.41

−12.03

National average156 barns · 8,291 hd

310.26

−25.89

This barn, trailing median27 sales

464.14

−179.76

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

62 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 1-2	500–550	519	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,599	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	292.55/cwt	291.00–294.00	1,214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	650–700	656	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,555	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	679	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,075	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,497	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	298.96/cwt	280.00–301.00	1,656	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	575	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	668	234.54/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,567	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	940	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,083	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	211.00/cwt	191.00–221.00	1,751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1350–1400	1,350	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,701	1
Steers	Small 1	450–500	452	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	940	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	1,759	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,427	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,518	2
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	1
Steers	Small 1	500–550	530	186.37/cwt	160.00–214.00	988	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,321	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,265	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,123	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	293	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	548	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,331	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,140	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,308	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	237.60/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,045	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,315	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,711	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	703	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	550–600	579	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	534	254.73/cwt	254.00–256.00	1,360	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,406	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,576	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	704	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,795	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	650	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	750–800	783	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	644	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	228.83/cwt	180.00–245.00	1,103	4

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.

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