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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 264 121 414
Feeder cattle 264 121 414

**Correction: 100 lb feeder heifer deleted** State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 132, Heifers 116, Bulls 16) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,080
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 173.00 $173.00 $882 +2.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 1 100.00 $100.00 $650
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 75.00 $75.00 $428

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 161.00 $161.00 $853
580 580 1 128.00 $128.00 $742

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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.