Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, August 15, 2023

375 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $219.99/cwt ≈ $1,406/hd at 639 lb · 34 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $251.19/cwt -1.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,480/hd at 589 lb · 30 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $247.56/cwt +9.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,534/hd at 620 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	375	180	254
Feeder cattle	375	180	254

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 209, Heifers 137, Bulls 29) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Vaccinated, mostly Weaned

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	232.00	$232.00	$789	—
450–470	462	5	221.00–255.00	$243.49	$1,125	-5.78
481	481	7	261.00	$261.00	$1,255	+11.73
543	543	12	247.00	$247.00	$1,341	—
547	547	5	254.00	$254.00	$1,389	—
588–594	589	30	248.00–252.00	$251.19	$1,480	-1.81
615	615	1	247.00	$247.00	$1,519	+8.71
617–623	620	28	245.50–250.00	$247.58	$1,535	+9.29
657	657	14	240.00	$240.00	$1,577	—
735	735	10	240.00	$240.00	$1,764	+15.00
743	743	15	229.00	$229.00	$1,701	+4.00
752	752	9	239.00	$239.00	$1,797	+11.00
780	780	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,677	-13.00
850–855	853	2	227.00–229.00	$228.00	$1,945	—
866	866	4	236.00	$236.00	$2,044	—
907 value added	907	5	233.50	$233.50	$2,118	—
1173	1173	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,994	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
553	553	3	245.50	$245.50	$1,358	—
834 value added	834	14	243.00	$243.00	$2,027	—
1000	1000	2	225.00	$225.00	$2,250	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448	448	3	221.00	$221.00	$990	-21.00
525	525	1	181.00	$181.00	$950	-54.00
553	553	6	221.00	$221.00	$1,222	+56.00
628 value added	628	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,444	—
648	648	2	221.00	$221.00	$1,432	-5.78
718–740	725	3	201.00–214.00	$209.58	$1,519	—
795	795	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,280	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
829 value added	829	7	224.00	$224.00	$1,857	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	2	179.00	$179.00	$788	—
480–490	485	2	169.00–184.00	$176.58	$856	—
585	585	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,024	—
620	620	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,128	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	181.00	$181.00	$796	—
510	510	2	146.00	$146.00	$745	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	2	160.00	$160.00	$728	—
555	555	1	157.50	$157.50	$874	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443	443	4	215.00	$215.00	$952	—
478	478	12	219.00	$219.00	$1,047	-3.00
540	540	1	204.00	$204.00	$1,102	—
552	552	6	220.00	$220.00	$1,214	+13.19
604–643	632	14	206.00–207.00	$206.27	$1,304	—
643–644	644	20	228.00–230.00	$229.60	$1,479	—
725	725	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,348	—
762–770	764	21	214.00–222.00	$220.08	$1,681	+35.58
873	873	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,659	+18.00
1000	1000	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,190	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	2	220.00	$220.00	$704	—
438	438	7	217.00	$217.00	$950	-3.00
465	465	7	217.00	$217.00	$1,009	—
564	564	15	208.00	$208.00	$1,173	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308	308	2	140.00	$140.00	$431	—
451	451	6	169.00	$169.00	$762	—
533	533	2	138.00	$138.00	$736	-24.50
633	633	2	151.00	$151.00	$956	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373	373	3	220.00	$220.00	$821	—
484	484	4	211.00	$211.00	$1,021	-5.00
540	540	1	158.00	$158.00	$853	-46.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	150.00	$150.00	$518	-7.50
495	495	1	110.00	$110.00	$544	—
660	660	1	140.00	$140.00	$924	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462	462	5	226.00	$226.00	$1,044	+6.25
523–545	540	12	175.00–214.00	$204.55	$1,105	+3.55
635	635	2	169.00	$169.00	$1,073	—
650–680	665	2	186.00	$186.00	$1,237	+36.00
1010	1010	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,495	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	189.00	$189.00	$936	—
878	878	2	139.00	$139.00	$1,220	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730	730	2	186.00	$186.00	$1,358	+15.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	1	158.00	$158.00	$948	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	161.00	$161.00	$789	—

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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.