Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Radiant, VA

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

Sale of Tuesday, July 25, 2023

264 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $233.28/cwt -6.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,537/hd at 659 lb · 29 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $243.62/cwt ≈ $1,601/hd at 657 lb · 29 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $195.00/cwt -16.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,082/hd at 555 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	264	121	414
Feeder cattle	264	121	414

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 132, Heifers 116, Bulls 16) 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
487	487	6	244.00	$244.00	$1,188	-6.00
561–583	563	20	214.00–241.00	$238.21	$1,341	-11.79
600	600	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,260	—
657	657	20	237.00	$237.00	$1,557	-3.00
663	663	9	225.00	$225.00	$1,492	-15.00
747	747	13	230.00	$230.00	$1,718	+69.02
780 value added	780	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,560	-28.00
1190	1190	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,476	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
653	653	21	245.00	$245.00	$1,600	—
668	668	8	240.00	$240.00	$1,603	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	3	231.00	$231.00	$993	+15.00
518 value added	518	9	201.00	$201.00	$1,041	—
528	528	3	184.00	$184.00	$972	—
567	567	9	225.00	$225.00	$1,276	±0.00
615	615	1	140.00	$140.00	$861	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463	463	2	181.00	$181.00	$838	—
500	500	1	180.00	$180.00	$900	—
625	625	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,250	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,080	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	173.00	$173.00	$882	+2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482	482	5	192.00	$192.00	$925	—
555	555	23	195.00	$195.00	$1,082	-16.00
635	635	1	154.00	$154.00	$978	-51.00
651	651	15	185.50	$185.50	$1,208	—
755	755	3	153.00	$153.00	$1,155	-29.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	199.00	$199.00	$696	—
420	420	2	199.00	$199.00	$836	—
489	489	7	195.00	$195.00	$954	-18.00
572	572	10	183.00	$183.00	$1,047	-28.00
620–631	627	10	180.00–184.00	$181.58	$1,139	-23.42

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
527 value added	527	10	200.00	$200.00	$1,054	—
644	644	8	175.00	$175.00	$1,127	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	138.00	$138.00	$552	—
453	453	3	159.00	$159.00	$720	—
547	547	3	159.00	$159.00	$870	—
655	655	2	150.00	$150.00	$982	—
733	733	3	120.00	$120.00	$880	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	158.00	$158.00	$774	—
580	580	2	162.00	$162.00	$940	+82.00
605	605	1	103.00	$103.00	$623	—
695	695	1	140.00	$140.00	$973	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650	650	1	100.00	$100.00	$650	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	1	75.00	$75.00	$428	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	2	218.00	$218.00	$796	—
493	493	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,035	+10.00
515	515	2	157.00–173.00	$165.00	$850	—
700	700	1	169.00	$169.00	$1,183	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
472	472	3	170.00	$170.00	$802	—
525	525	1	151.00	$151.00	$793	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	221.00	$221.00	$829	—
468	468	2	218.00	$218.00	$1,020	+6.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	161.00	$161.00	$853	—
580	580	1	128.00	$128.00	$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.