Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, July 18, 2023

121 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $224.84/cwt +64.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,693/hd at 753 lb · 19 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $250.00/cwt +11.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,448/hd at 579 lb · 14 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $240.00/cwt +9.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,562/hd at 651 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	121	489	353
Feeder cattle	121	489	353

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 75, Heifers 38, Bulls 8) Value Added 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
460	460	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,150	+11.00
579	579	14	250.00	$250.00	$1,448	+40.00
651	651	13	240.00	$240.00	$1,562	+9.00
710–740	725	2	160.00–162.00	$160.98	$1,167	-40.02
750	750	12	223.00	$223.00	$1,672	+63.00
758 value added	758	7	228.00	$228.00	$1,728	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	241.00	$241.00	$952	+45.00
445	445	1	216.00	$216.00	$961	+73.50
550	550	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,238	-7.00
654	654	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,504	—
760–765	764	4	149.00–218.00	$166.17	$1,270	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
588 value added	588	6	253.00	$253.00	$1,488	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575–585	582	3	158.00–164.00	$159.98	$931	+44.98
675	675	1	131.00	$131.00	$884	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	2	171.00	$171.00	$915	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	4	211.00	$211.00	$1,192	+11.86
644	644	7	205.00	$205.00	$1,320	+12.00
753	753	2	182.00	$182.00	$1,370	+6.00
838	838	2	167.00	$167.00	$1,399	—
935	935	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,122	—
1200	1200	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,332	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	2	213.00	$213.00	$969	+6.00
566	566	4	211.00	$211.00	$1,194	—
636	636	7	205.00	$205.00	$1,304	-5.00
740	740	2	81.00–175.00	$128.00	$947	—
775	775	1	173.00	$173.00	$1,341	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	133.00	$133.00	$512	-33.00
590	590	1	194.00	$194.00	$1,145	+36.50

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
568	568	2	80.00	$80.00	$454	-41.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	200.00	$200.00	$970	-1.00
550	550	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,072	—
790	790	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,264	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	212.00	$212.00	$954	-7.00
985	985	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,221	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620	620	1	159.00	$159.00	$986	—

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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.