Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2024-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 122, Heifers 126, Bulls 19)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated, some Weaned

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.44/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −138.93 against this barn's trailing median of $382.37.

Average price

$243.44

51 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,347

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$591

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 4

$87.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.77

vs VA average

−21.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	255.00	1,429	22
Medium and Large 1-2	526	251.00	1,320	7thin
Medium and Large 2	563	249.00	1,402	14thin
Medium and Large 3	545	210.00	1,145	4thin
Small 1	547	185.00	1,012	3thin
Medium and Large 4	500	167.50	838	1thin

One grade step is worth $87.50/cwt here — about $591 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

26 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.23, low $323.92, median $382.37 across 26 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 sale51 hd

243.44

—

VA average7 barns · 346 hd

245.21

−1.77

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−21.19

This barn, trailing median26 sales

382.37

−138.93

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

61 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	465	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,163	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	700–750	718	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,651	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	650–700	672	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,814	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	600–650	630	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,419	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	894	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,190	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,320	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,188	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,443	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	600–650	600	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	500–550	535	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,364	4
Steers	Small 1	500–550	515	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,082	1
Heifers	Small 1	600–650	620	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	992	1
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	547	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,012	3
Bulls	Small 1	650–700	685	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,120	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,810	4
Steers	Small 1	400–450	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	647	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,588	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,755	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	750–800	771	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,928	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,618	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	550–600	555	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,299	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	350–400	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	566	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,228	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	350–400	373	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	300–350	345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	500–550	500	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	761	213.27/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,623	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,145	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	934	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,164	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,349	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,311	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	237.71/cwt	204.00–271.00	970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	556	253.19/cwt	190.00–271.00	1,408	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,402	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,085	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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