Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2024-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 125, Heifers 96, Bulls 8)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated, some Weaned

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $242.23/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −221.91 against this barn's trailing median of $464.14.

Average price

$242.23

21 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,355

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$399

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

$74.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.56

vs VA average

−32.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	285.00	1,582	9thin
Medium and Large 2	563	210.15	1,183	12thin

One grade step is worth $74.85/cwt here — about $399 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale21 hd

242.23

—

VA average9 barns · 285 hd

267.79

−25.56

National average145 barns · 4,636 hd

275.08

−32.85

This barn, trailing median27 sales

464.14

−221.91

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

46 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 2	650–700	665	191.25/cwt	187.50–195.00	1,272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,582	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,403	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,000	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	901	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,054	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	887	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,960	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,586	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,147	5
Steers	Small 1	650–700	675	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,296	1
Steers	Small 1	450–500	470	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	846	3
Steers	Small 1	750–800	765	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,243	1
Steers	Small 1	600–650	630	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	646	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,744	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,776	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	600–650	619	274.12/cwt	273.00–275.00	1,697	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,371	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	210.15/cwt	180.00–261.00	1,183	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	550–600	577	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,460	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	500–550	539	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,401	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,207	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	500–550	520	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	723	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	702	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,088	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,032	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,019	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	350–400	375	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	700–750	720	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	538	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	726	2

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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