Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, August 8, 2023

180 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $205.08/cwt +15.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,363/hd at 664 lb · 24 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $206.81/cwt +3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,154/hd at 558 lb · 15 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $253.00/cwt +7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,412/hd at 558 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	180	331	106
Feeder cattle	180	331	106

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 69, Heifers 86, Bulls 25) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Weaned, some Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–493	474	6	246.00–251.00	$249.27	$1,182	—
558	558	11	253.00	$253.00	$1,412	+7.00
630–636	635	7	234.00–239.00	$238.29	$1,513	-1.71
710	710	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,598	-2.00
751	751	7	228.00	$228.00	$1,712	-4.00
803	803	4	239.50	$239.50	$1,923	—
853 value added	853	9	243.50	$243.50	$2,077	+43.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	240.00	$240.00	$696	—
390	390	2	228.00	$228.00	$889	+59.00
444	444	5	242.00	$242.00	$1,074	+7.00
450	450	1	226.00	$226.00	$1,017	—
540	540	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,269	—
560	560	2	165.00	$165.00	$924	-60.00
635–645	641	4	220.00–231.00	$226.78	$1,454	+11.18

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825	825	2	234.00	$234.00	$1,930	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635	635	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,080	+65.00
780	780	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,459	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	220.00	$220.00	$704	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
493	493	5	222.00	$222.00	$1,094	—
553–580	558	15	192.00–210.00	$206.81	$1,154	+3.50
653	653	12	199.50	$199.50	$1,303	+11.31
668–681	676	12	209.00–213.00	$210.65	$1,424	+22.46
779	779	4	184.50	$184.50	$1,437	—
865	865	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,488	—
925	925	1	127.50	$127.50	$1,179	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	197.50	$197.50	$533	—
478	478	6	216.00	$216.00	$1,032	+116.00
548	548	9	204.00	$204.00	$1,118	+3.00
550	550	2	170.00	$170.00	$935	-20.15
600–610	605	2	137.50–200.00	$168.49	$1,019	-2.51
675	675	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,350	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	5	220.00	$220.00	$957	—
500	500	2	150.00	$150.00	$750	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	157.50	$157.50	$543	—
565	565	2	171.00	$171.00	$966	+11.00
615	615	1	160.00	$160.00	$984	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	157.50	$157.50	$717	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	162.50	$162.50	$878	+20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–487	485	4	219.00–220.00	$219.75	$1,066	—
535	535	1	201.00	$201.00	$1,075	+42.00
675	675	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,012	-40.00
800	800	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,040	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	3	201.00	$201.00	$894	—
547	547	3	193.00	$193.00	$1,056	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
744	744	4	171.00	$171.00	$1,272	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373	373	2	221.00	$221.00	$824	+55.00
530	530	2	206.00	$206.00	$1,092	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473	473	3	200.00	$200.00	$946	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	125.00	$125.00	$531	-25.00

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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.