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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 20, 2023

471 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $270.50/cwt -12.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,518/hd at 561 lb · 61 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $235.34/cwt -32.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,500/hd at 638 lb · 38 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $244.06/cwt -11.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,362/hd at 558 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 471 1,864 249
Feeder cattle 471 1,864 249

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 253, Heifers 186, Bulls 32) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Vaccinated, mostly Weaned

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 10 260.00 $260.00 $998 -35.00
395 395 1 198.00 $198.00 $782 -97.00
435–440 438 3 150.00–160.00 $156.69 $686 -10.81
478 478 11 255.00 $255.00 $1,219 +11.00
545 545 1 160.00 $160.00 $872 —
557–590 558 36 213.00–245.00 $244.06 $1,362 -7.35
613–641 623 14 243.00–247.00 $244.47 $1,523 -6.87
635–647 646 24 166.00–239.00 $230.02 $1,486 —
675 675 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,141 -69.00
700–747 741 15 225.00–228.00 $225.38 $1,670 +30.19
864 value added 864 5 196.00 $196.00 $1,693 —
885 885 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,482 -26.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479 479 19 264.00 $264.00 $1,265 —
561 561 61 270.50 $270.50 $1,518 -12.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 220.00 $220.00 $682 -24.00
375–385 383 4 162.00–224.00 $208.80 $800 —
440 440 2 137.50 $137.50 $605 —
485 485 10 224.00 $224.00 $1,086 -8.50
535 535 14 222.00 $222.00 $1,188 —
575–580 578 2 132.50–152.50 $142.54 $824 -89.46
620–630 625 2 167.00–210.00 $188.67 $1,179 —
665 665 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,097 -65.00
750–790 770 2 165.00–210.00 $186.92 $1,439 —
885 885 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,274 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 383 2 147.50–192.50 $169.56 $649 —
735 735 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,073 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 170.00 $170.00 $595 -20.00
655 655 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,055 +19.00
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 165.00 $165.00 $566 —
430 430 1 115.00 $115.00 $494 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 180.00 $180.00 $549 —
429 429 4 214.00 $214.00 $918 +18.48
483 483 15 219.00 $219.00 $1,058 -6.13
515 515 1 139.00 $139.00 $716 -41.00
551 551 25 210.00 $210.00 $1,157 -30.00
580 580 6 224.00 $224.00 $1,299 +3.54
609 609 11 213.00 $213.00 $1,297 —
610–625 618 2 132.00–194.00 $163.38 $1,010 -46.91
664 664 12 205.00 $205.00 $1,361 -19.00
700–748 736 8 179.00–205.00 $185.18 $1,363 -4.00
770 770 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,309 -8.53
985 985 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,478 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 2 154.00 $154.00 $413 —
315 315 2 211.00 $211.00 $665 -2.00
365 365 2 213.00 $213.00 $777 -17.00
471 471 20 225.00 $225.00 $1,060 —
563 563 13 225.00 $225.00 $1,267 +94.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414 414 8 219.00 $219.00 $907 +80.00
407–435 421 6 156.00–205.00 $181.31 $763 +42.31
473 473 5 212.00 $212.00 $1,003 -13.34
505–532 529 8 212.00–213.00 $212.12 $1,122 -6.61
656 656 8 200.00 $200.00 $1,312 —
710 710 1 125.00 $125.00 $888 -95.00
755 755 2 174.00 $174.00 $1,314 -11.00
860 860 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,376 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 6 186.00 $186.00 $683 +18.28
443 443 2 165.00 $165.00 $731 —
540 540 1 145.00 $145.00 $783 —
551 551 4 174.00 $174.00 $959 +19.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–575 563 2 130.00–150.00 $139.78 $787 -68.22
770 770 1 110.00 $110.00 $847 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 120.00 $120.00 $432 —
510 510 1 131.00 $131.00 $668 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 2 150.00 $150.00 $615 —
487 487 3 216.00 $216.00 $1,052 —
540 540 4 187.50 $187.50 $1,012 —
647 647 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,132 -10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 4 166.00 $166.00 $614 —
447 447 3 150.00 $150.00 $670 —
505 505 1 157.50 $157.50 $795 +30.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
889 889 5 164.00 $164.00 $1,458 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 2 216.00 $216.00 $784 -28.00
463 463 2 184.00 $184.00 $852 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 3 162.00–182.00 $168.67 $742 —

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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.