Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, July 11, 2023

489 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $222.88/cwt ≈ $1,149/hd at 516 lb · 52 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $199.00/cwt ≈ $1,108/hd at 557 lb · 46 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $231.00/cwt -7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,508/hd at 653 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	489	262	401
Feeder cattle	489	262	401

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 235, Heifers 213, Bulls 41) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	2	192.00	$192.00	$720	—
410–440	425	2	210.00–225.00	$217.24	$923	—
480	480	3	239.00	$239.00	$1,147	-12.00
496	496	7	248.00	$248.00	$1,230	-3.00
561–576	563	31	215.00–245.00	$241.04	$1,357	-10.96
570	570	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,197	-42.00
600–615	608	2	150.00–212.00	$180.62	$1,098	-39.38
653	653	36	231.00	$231.00	$1,508	-7.00
729	729	10	201.00	$201.00	$1,465	-22.00
750	750	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,200	—
815	815	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,247	-53.00
955	955	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,624	—
1078 value added	1078	2	153.00	$153.00	$1,649	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	2	205.00	$205.00	$564	—
491	491	15	264.00	$264.00	$1,296	—
558	558	34	270.00	$270.00	$1,507	+18.00
693 value added	693	9	200.00	$200.00	$1,386	—
850	850	5	193.00	$193.00	$1,640	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	177.00	$177.00	$540	—
380	380	2	196.00	$196.00	$745	-42.00
415	415	1	142.50	$142.50	$591	-84.50
475	475	12	241.00	$241.00	$1,145	—
520	520	1	173.00	$173.00	$900	-58.00
550	550	15	232.00	$232.00	$1,276	—
639	639	8	207.00	$207.00	$1,323	—
740	740	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,443	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	161.00	$161.00	$531	—
465	465	2	180.00	$180.00	$837	—
552–595	569	6	138.00–170.00	$155.54	$885	—
620	620	1	145.00	$145.00	$899	—
680	680	1	88.00	$88.00	$598	—
740	740	1	130.00	$130.00	$962	-10.00
840	840	1	85.00	$85.00	$714	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
457	457	3	184.00	$184.00	$841	—
535	535	1	173.00	$173.00	$926	+17.00
560	560	1	115.00	$115.00	$644	—
637	637	5	182.00	$182.00	$1,159	—
765	765	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,109	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	135.00	$135.00	$641	—
605	605	1	115.00	$115.00	$696	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
426	426	5	207.00	$207.00	$882	-8.00
477–495	484	5	201.00–206.00	$203.96	$987	-8.55
501	501	6	213.00	$213.00	$1,067	—
540	540	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,026	-24.34
554–595	555	43	181.00–202.00	$199.14	$1,105	—
583	583	3	197.00	$197.00	$1,149	—
646	646	21	193.00	$193.00	$1,247	-8.00
702	702	3	162.00	$162.00	$1,137	—
751	751	4	176.00	$176.00	$1,322	—
1180	1180	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,416	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
426	426	4	208.00	$208.00	$886	—
500	500	34	235.00	$235.00	$1,175	—
545	545	18	200.00	$200.00	$1,090	—
631	631	5	196.00	$196.00	$1,237	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	125.00	$125.00	$419	—
376	376	4	210.00	$210.00	$790	—
433	433	6	226.00	$226.00	$979	+19.85
461	461	9	207.00	$207.00	$954	-1.00
645	645	4	210.00	$210.00	$1,354	+18.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
248	248	2	139.00	$139.00	$345	—
280	280	1	145.00	$145.00	$406	—
340	340	1	131.00	$131.00	$445	-44.00
370	370	3	166.00	$166.00	$614	—
475	475	4	157.50–162.50	$161.25	$766	—
505	505	1	152.50	$152.50	$770	+5.00
557	557	3	157.50	$157.50	$877	—
631	631	4	145.00	$145.00	$915	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	115.00	$115.00	$299	—
350–383	367	6	138.00–174.00	$154.20	$566	—
478	478	2	124.00	$124.00	$593	—
557	557	3	121.00	$121.00	$674	—
675	675	1	120.00	$120.00	$810	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	130.00	$130.00	$637	+32.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	170.00	$170.00	$578	-51.00
385	385	1	169.00	$169.00	$651	—
435	435	1	160.00	$160.00	$696	—
454	454	5	201.00	$201.00	$913	+123.50
515–538	533	5	180.00–181.00	$180.19	$960	—
895	895	1	82.50	$82.50	$738	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
461	461	5	219.00	$219.00	$1,010	—
560	560	2	202.00	$202.00	$1,131	-8.00
600	600	1	169.00	$169.00	$1,014	-20.00
673	673	2	188.00	$188.00	$1,265	—
765	765	1	100.00	$100.00	$765	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	150.00	$150.00	$532	—
525	525	2	169.00	$169.00	$887	—
695	695	5	161.00	$161.00	$1,119	+21.00
870	870	3	116.00	$116.00	$1,009	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745	745	2	129.00	$129.00	$961	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	157.50	$157.50	$724	—
530	530	1	122.50	$122.50	$649	—

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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.