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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 27, 2023

262 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $214.34/cwt +75.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,157/hd at 540 lb · 22 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $227.12/cwt ≈ $1,404/hd at 618 lb · 21 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $238.00/cwt +69.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,552/hd at 652 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 262 471 202
Feeder cattle 262 471 202

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 127, Heifers 107, Bulls 28) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Vaccinated, some Weaned

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 3 251.00 $251.00 $1,175 -4.00
552 552 17 252.00 $252.00 $1,391 +7.94
620 620 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,364 -24.47
634 634 6 242.00 $242.00 $1,534 -2.47
652 652 20 238.00 $238.00 $1,552 +69.00
720–726 value added 725 9 230.00–231.00 $230.22 $1,669 —
735 735 8 223.00 $223.00 $1,639 -2.38
845 845 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,741 —
850–855 853 2 167.50–196.00 $181.71 $1,550 +14.21
858 value added 858 5 212.00 $212.00 $1,819 +16.00
1013 value added 1013 3 183.00 $183.00 $1,854 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558 558 5 252.00 $252.00 $1,406 -18.50
604–632 618 21 204.00–240.00 $227.12 $1,404 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 3 238.00 $238.00 $928 +29.20
445 445 4 227.00 $227.00 $1,010 +89.50
534 534 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,234 +9.00
698 698 2 224.00 $224.00 $1,564 +59.00
732 value added 732 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,391 —
790 790 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,596 +15.08
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 175.00 $175.00 $919 —
720 720 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,008 -6.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 2 150.00–162.00 $156.00 $842 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 161.00 $161.00 $467 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 201.00 $201.00 $502 —
330 330 1 200.00 $200.00 $660 +20.00
445 445 4 215.00 $215.00 $957 +1.00
479–490 481 6 212.00–215.00 $212.51 $1,022 -6.49
525–541 540 22 200.00–215.00 $214.34 $1,157 +75.34
647 647 12 201.00 $201.00 $1,300 +37.62
746 746 4 165.00 $165.00 $1,231 -20.18
776 value added 776 5 181.00 $181.00 $1,405 —
835 835 2 164.00 $164.00 $1,369 —
1040 1040 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,248 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–426 424 8 200.00–207.00 $206.15 $874 +24.84
474 474 4 208.00 $208.00 $986 -4.00
564–575 566 6 199.00–205.00 $203.98 $1,155 —
645 645 7 192.00 $192.00 $1,238 —
1040 1040 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,248 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 210.00 $210.00 $704 -1.00
395 395 2 209.00 $209.00 $826 -4.00
593 593 5 206.00 $206.00 $1,222 -19.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 175.00 $175.00 $583 —
435 435 2 166.00 $166.00 $722 +1.00
525 525 2 147.50 $147.50 $774 +2.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 160.00 $160.00 $552 —
515 515 1 132.50 $132.50 $682 —
625 625 1 80.00 $80.00 $500 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 97.50 $97.50 $473 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 216.00 $216.00 $616 —
370 370 1 224.00 $224.00 $829 —
580 580 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,218 —
634 634 4 189.00 $189.00 $1,198 +14.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 3 179.00 $179.00 $791 +29.00
670 670 2 140.00 $140.00 $938 —
970 970 3 83.00 $83.00 $805 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,032 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 221.00 $221.00 $740 —
450 450 1 77.50 $77.50 $349 -106.50
670 670 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,005 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 1 119.00 $119.00 $791 —
970 970 1 97.00 $97.00 $941 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770 770 1 80.00 $80.00 $616 —

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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.