Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Radiant, Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded)

Sale of Tuesday, June 6, 2023

419 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $215.27/cwt +25.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,221/hd at 567 lb · 36 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $261.59/cwt +20.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,469/hd at 562 lb · 27 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $239.82/cwt -0.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,525/hd at 636 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	419	369	333
Feeder cattle	419	369	333

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 167, Heifers 198, Bulls 54). Value Added and Most Natural Cattle are Weaned & Vaccinated.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	250.00	$250.00	$788	±0.00
395	395	1	241.00	$241.00	$952	-13.00
475	475	10	261.00	$261.00	$1,240	+17.00
493	493	6	266.00	$266.00	$1,311	+22.00
510–531	528	8	231.00–267.00	$262.66	$1,387	+20.36
528	528	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,373	+17.70
557	557	19	261.00	$261.00	$1,454	+16.51
573	573	8	263.00	$263.00	$1,507	+18.51
615–637	636	20	229.00–241.00	$239.82	$1,525	-0.18
672–687	682	11	230.00–231.00	$230.36	$1,571	-8.64
706	706	6	230.00	$230.00	$1,624	+22.00
910	910	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,684	—
1111	1111	24	186.00	$186.00	$2,066	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	160.00	$160.00	$536	-85.00
437	437	6	256.00	$256.00	$1,119	—
536	536	5	246.00	$246.00	$1,319	+40.64
598 value added	598	4	259.00	$259.00	$1,549	—
670	670	4	214.00	$214.00	$1,434	-7.00
720	720	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,512	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
778	778	3	215.00	$215.00	$1,673	—
857	857	10	194.00	$194.00	$1,663	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
464–490	469	5	165.00–180.00	$168.13	$789	-7.87
672	672	3	231.00	$231.00	$1,552	—
745	745	1	121.00	$121.00	$901	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–486	484	5	122.50–200.00	$184.78	$894	+34.78
560	560	1	115.00	$115.00	$644	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	105.00	$105.00	$247	—
429	429	6	229.00	$229.00	$982	+20.00
476	476	12	224.00	$224.00	$1,066	+24.00
512–513	512	7	214.00–226.00	$222.57	$1,140	+26.57
514 value added	514	4	223.00	$223.00	$1,146	—
530	530	6	211.00–215.00	$214.33	$1,136	+18.33
561–587	564	30	214.00–221.00	$214.73	$1,211	+24.73
582 value added	582	6	218.00	$218.00	$1,269	—
625–649	647	12	172.50–206.00	$203.30	$1,315	+42.30
743	743	4	175.00	$175.00	$1,300	—
805	805	5	181.00	$181.00	$1,457	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	2	215.00	$215.00	$817	-13.00
609	609	9	220.50	$220.50	$1,343	—
628	628	6	212.00	$212.00	$1,331	—
653	653	8	217.00	$217.00	$1,417	—
876 value added	876	5	176.00	$176.00	$1,542	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	120.00	$120.00	$234	—
345	345	2	214.00	$214.00	$738	—
423	423	5	225.00	$225.00	$952	—
472–495	474	10	199.00–220.00	$217.81	$1,032	+18.81
541	541	5	224.00	$224.00	$1,212	—
585	585	1	135.00	$135.00	$790	-45.00
658	658	5	210.00	$210.00	$1,382	—
745	745	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,386	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
283	283	3	120.00	$120.00	$340	-11.00
330	330	1	125.00	$125.00	$412	—
368	368	5	165.00	$165.00	$607	—
450	450	6	157.50	$157.50	$709	+11.50
515	515	1	196.00	$196.00	$1,009	—
569	569	5	150.00	$150.00	$854	+12.50
685	685	1	89.00	$89.00	$610	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520 value added	520	7	206.00	$206.00	$1,071	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	75.00	$75.00	$158	—
280	280	1	100.00	$100.00	$280	—
320	320	1	100.00	$100.00	$320	—
395	395	1	100.00	$100.00	$395	—
505	505	2	148.00	$148.00	$747	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	125.00	$125.00	$406	—
448	448	3	146.00	$146.00	$654	—
560	560	1	120.00	$120.00	$672	—
725	725	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,088	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	80.00	$80.00	$156	—
230	230	1	70.00	$70.00	$161	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	4	221.00	$221.00	$1,050	+11.00
548	548	9	219.00	$219.00	$1,200	—
638–645	640	3	121.00–155.00	$143.58	$919	-23.42
735	735	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,066	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
506–538	520	7	138.00–208.00	$176.94	$920	—
663	663	6	162.50	$162.50	$1,077	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393	393	2	172.00	$172.00	$676	—
450	450	2	221.00	$221.00	$994	—
568	568	3	201.00	$201.00	$1,142	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362	362	3	172.00	$172.00	$623	—
445	445	1	177.50	$177.50	$790	—
468	468	2	187.50	$187.50	$878	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	159.00–208.00	$183.50	$615	—
510	510	1	140.00	$140.00	$714	—
620	620	1	125.00	$125.00	$775	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
263	263	3	171.00	$171.00	$450	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	197.50	$197.50	$780	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.