Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2024-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 191, Heifers 165, Bulls 39)

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 $279.61/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −184.53 against this barn's trailing median of $464.14.

Average price

$279.61

39 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$425

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$77.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.58

vs VA average

−45.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	287.57	1,636	35
Large 1-2	520	210.00	1,092	1thin
Small 1	577	209.94	1,211	3thin

One grade step is worth $77.63/cwt here — about $425 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale39 hd

279.61

—

VA average5 barns · 415 hd

283.19

−3.58

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−45.76

This barn, trailing median27 sales

464.14

−184.53

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

88 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 3	250–300	255	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	550–600	581	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,656	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	600–650	602	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,637	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	612	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,524	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	868	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,606	6
Steers	Small 1	800–850	825	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	825	1
Steers	Small 1	350–400	390	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	749	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,798	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Steers	Small 1	700–750	740	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	973	157.42/cwt	125.00–190.00	1,532	2
Steers	Small 1	600–650	635	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	310.99/cwt	301.00–316.00	1,449	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,164	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,599	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	520	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,450	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	731	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,857	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,770	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	172.40/cwt	145.00–200.00	1,246	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	804	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,897	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	650–700	656	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	984	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	875	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,013	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	619	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,671	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 4	300–350	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,381	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,382	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,431	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	800–850	820	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	820	1
Bulls	Small 1	200–250	235	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	517	1
Bulls	Small 1	850–900	850	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	282.70/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,368	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	666	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,518	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	550–600	592	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,424	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,154	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	547	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,302	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Small 1	600–650	615	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	520	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	548	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	912	1
Heifers	Small 1	700–750	710	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,402	1
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	433	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	647	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,485	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	650–700	688	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	257.46/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,076	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,233	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,541	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	360	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	799	1
Heifers	Small 1	800–850	810	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,140	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	188.26/cwt	172.50–196.00	1,666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,414	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,348	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	584	240.59/cwt	212.50–244.00	1,405	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	202.43/cwt	190.00–215.00	947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	500–550	530	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	706	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,610	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,026	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	750–800	760	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	550–600	559	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	908	4
Steers	Small 1	550–600	577	209.94/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,211	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	548	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,606	13

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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