Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, August 29, 2023

241 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $219.50/cwt +0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,422/hd at 648 lb · 35 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $240.34/cwt +15.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,956/hd at 814 lb · 32 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $216.00/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,236/hd at 572 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	241	190	323
Feeder cattle	241	190	323

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 114, Heifers 105, Bulls 22) 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
485	485	1	252.00	$252.00	$1,222	—
535	535	1	189.00	$189.00	$1,011	—
553	553	10	262.00	$262.00	$1,449	+3.00
639–647	645	18	245.00–247.00	$245.44	$1,583	-1.56
736	736	9	238.00	$238.00	$1,752	+12.00
814	814	31	241.00	$241.00	$1,962	+16.00
815	815	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,793	-5.00
880	880	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,223	-89.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,089	-21.00
548	548	6	256.00	$256.00	$1,403	+9.00
650	650	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,495	—
737	737	5	234.00	$234.00	$1,725	—
755	755	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,284	—
920	920	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,748	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
557 value added	557	3	191.00	$191.00	$1,064	—
696 value added	696	4	210.00	$210.00	$1,462	—
742	742	3	225.00	$225.00	$1,670	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	175.00	$175.00	$595	—
490	490	1	160.00	$160.00	$784	—
585	585	1	155.00	$155.00	$907	—
600	600	1	150.00	$150.00	$900	—
665	665	2	154.00	$154.00	$1,024	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	177.00	$177.00	$832	-8.00
515	515	1	159.00	$159.00	$819	—
690–695	693	2	155.00–166.00	$160.48	$1,112	—
708	708	2	169.00	$169.00	$1,197	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	137.50	$137.50	$468	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
459–475	461	8	223.00–225.00	$224.74	$1,036	+7.74
572	572	21	216.00	$216.00	$1,236	+3.00
648	648	35	219.50	$219.50	$1,422	+0.50
734	734	5	219.00	$219.00	$1,607	+21.00
855	855	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,753	—
928	928	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,856	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478	478	2	222.00	$222.00	$1,061	—
520–547	541	7	159.00–223.00	$205.74	$1,113	+8.74
600 value added	600	5	213.00	$213.00	$1,278	—
659	659	7	223.00	$223.00	$1,470	—
710	710	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,118	+9.50
777	777	3	214.00	$214.00	$1,663	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	160.00	$160.00	$744	—
525	525	2	163.00	$163.00	$856	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
703 value added	703	2	201.00	$201.00	$1,413	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	1	140.00	$140.00	$791	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	142.50	$142.50	$648	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
483	483	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,087	+4.00
540	540	1	207.00	$207.00	$1,118	—
554	554	4	220.00	$220.00	$1,219	+31.00
653	653	4	188.00	$188.00	$1,228	—
710	710	1	171.00	$171.00	$1,214	—
757	757	3	177.00	$177.00	$1,340	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	227.00	$227.00	$783	—
548	548	4	201.00	$201.00	$1,101	—
615	615	1	149.00	$149.00	$916	—

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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.