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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, June 13, 2023

1,864 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $242.61/cwt +12.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,603/hd at 661 lb · 313 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $255.17/cwt -6.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,462/hd at 573 lb · 270 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $225.79/cwt +10.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,266/hd at 561 lb · 240 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,864 419 271
Feeder cattle 1,864 419 271

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 1064, Heifers 763, Bulls 37) 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,150 +54.00
425 425 1 167.50 $167.50 $712 —
467 value added 467 28 258.00 $258.00 $1,205 —
480 480 9 244.00 $244.00 $1,171 -17.00
487 487 15 252.00 $252.00 $1,227 -14.00
501–528 503 43 250.00–265.00 $263.90 $1,327 +1.24
566–575 value added 570 145 254.00–255.00 $254.40 $1,450 —
550–586 575 98 175.00–255.00 $251.41 $1,446 -11.59
582 582 27 273.00 $273.00 $1,589 +10.00
600–635 605 15 235.00–254.00 $251.34 $1,521 +11.52
609–624 value added 618 28 268.00–284.00 $276.78 $1,711 —
653–670 656 52 156.00–237.00 $232.43 $1,525 +2.07
654–698 value added 661 254 243.00–266.00 $244.82 $1,618 —
684 684 7 238.00 $238.00 $1,628 +7.64
700–728 715 4 170.00–204.00 $195.19 $1,396 -34.81
741 value added 741 14 250.00 $250.00 $1,852 —
752–768 value added 756 115 235.50–273.00 $240.14 $1,815 —
754–795 756 17 220.00–236.00 $231.32 $1,749 —
761 761 5 283.00 $283.00 $2,154 —
829 value added 829 16 225.00 $225.00 $1,865 —
846 846 11 218.00 $218.00 $1,844 —
860 860 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,668 —
1020 1020 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,724 —
1190 1190 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,964 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 165.00 $165.00 $644 —
533 533 13 243.00 $243.00 $1,295 —
551 551 26 283.00 $283.00 $1,559 —
612 612 3 143.00 $143.00 $875 —
653 653 20 271.00 $271.00 $1,770 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 1 180.00 $180.00 $527 —
331 331 4 244.00 $244.00 $808 +84.00
400 400 1 145.00 $145.00 $580 —
453 453 11 232.50 $232.50 $1,053 —
550 550 13 232.00 $232.00 $1,276 —
661 661 10 230.00 $230.00 $1,520 +16.00
740 740 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,184 -50.00
820 820 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,484 —
938 938 2 172.50 $172.50 $1,618 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 1 180.00 $180.00 $527 —
380 380 3 190.00 $190.00 $722 —
415 415 1 132.50 $132.50 $550 —
464 464 5 172.50 $172.50 $800 +4.37
551 551 7 181.00 $181.00 $997 —
636 636 8 165.00 $165.00 $1,049 —
660 660 1 142.00 $142.00 $937 -89.00
713 713 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,212 +49.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 1 180.00 $180.00 $527 —
498 498 2 172.50 $172.50 $859 -12.28
595 595 1 122.50 $122.50 $729 +7.50
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 160.00 $160.00 $533 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 162.50 $162.50 $788 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 222.00 $222.00 $832 —
415–445 430 2 180.00–210.00 $195.52 $841 -33.48
469–490 472 13 210.00–228.00 $225.13 $1,063 +1.13
472 value added 472 40 227.00 $227.00 $1,071 —
513 value added 513 11 227.00 $227.00 $1,165 +4.00
540 540 1 180.00 $180.00 $972 -34.33
558 558 25 240.00 $240.00 $1,339 +25.27
555–583 value added 560 172 225.00–227.00 $225.06 $1,260 +7.06
564–595 566 43 206.00–222.00 $220.46 $1,248 +5.73
603–645 value added 633 24 234.00 $234.00 $1,481 —
635–649 648 48 210.00–212.00 $210.29 $1,363 +6.99
652–665 value added 654 140 211.50–233.00 $213.10 $1,394 —
685 685 2 224.00 $224.00 $1,534 —
732–735 732 11 171.00–191.00 $189.18 $1,385 +14.18
748 value added 748 25 191.00 $191.00 $1,429 —
760–780 770 2 176.00–181.00 $178.53 $1,375 —
848 848 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,399 —
977 value added 977 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,759 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 147.50 $147.50 $494 -66.50
440 440 1 139.00 $139.00 $612 -86.00
466–490 471 32 210.00–227.00 $225.34 $1,061 +7.53
530–539 538 19 120.00–227.00 $218.73 $1,177 -5.27
550 550 1 140.00 $140.00 $770 +5.00
630 value added 630 5 234.00 $234.00 $1,474 —
643 643 8 223.00 $223.00 $1,434 —
702 702 19 220.00 $220.00 $1,544 —
753 753 4 185.00 $185.00 $1,393 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 8 213.00 $213.00 $677 —
383 383 14 230.00 $230.00 $881 +15.00
576 576 4 131.00 $131.00 $755 —
658 value added 658 9 234.00 $234.00 $1,540 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–273 272 3 147.50 $147.50 $401 —
369 369 5 173.00 $173.00 $638 —
463 463 5 145.00 $145.00 $671 —
553 553 12 208.00 $208.00 $1,150 +88.00
641 641 6 193.00 $193.00 $1,237 —
720 720 1 129.00 $129.00 $929 -21.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 390 6 150.00–171.00 $167.72 $654 +2.72
461 461 8 160.00 $160.00 $738 +2.50
559 559 4 155.00 $155.00 $866 +5.00
735 735 2 130.00 $130.00 $956 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 2 135.00–145.00 $139.93 $469 +39.93
388 388 3 161.00 $161.00 $625 +61.00
443 443 3 140.00 $140.00 $620 —
515 515 1 139.00 $139.00 $716 -9.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 140.00 $140.00 $819 —
695 695 1 120.00 $120.00 $834 —
735 735 1 127.50 $127.50 $937 —
765 765 1 132.50 $132.50 $1,014 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 117.50 $117.50 $658 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 6 192.50 $192.50 $872 —
543 543 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,059 +18.06
742 742 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,113 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 2 177.50 $177.50 $476 —
360 360 4 254.00 $254.00 $914 —
625 625 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,156 +41.42
780 780 1 122.50 $122.50 $956 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 7 244.00 $244.00 $866 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 182.50 $182.50 $694 +10.50
665 665 2 129.00 $129.00 $858 —
755 755 1 130.00 $130.00 $982 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 127.50 $127.50 $663 -12.50
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 165.00 $165.00 $635 -32.50

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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.