Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, September 12, 2023

531 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $251.73/cwt ≈ $1,682/hd at 668 lb · 66 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $245.05/cwt +7.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,774/hd at 724 lb · 39 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $220.82/cwt ≈ $1,442/hd at 653 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	531	241	360
Feeder cattle	531	241	360

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: 5435lb feeder bull deleted** State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 253, Heifers 218, Bulls 60) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Vaccinated, some Weaned

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	3	253.00–266.00	$261.67	$1,204	+9.67
528–548	540	5	219.00–257.00	$233.86	$1,263	+44.86
572	572	19	262.00	$262.00	$1,499	±0.00
620–628	625	3	175.00–224.00	$207.81	$1,299	-37.63
627 value added	627	3	251.00	$251.00	$1,574	—
667	667	25	254.00	$254.00	$1,694	—
660–697	669	41	240.00–252.00	$250.34	$1,675	—
712	712	25	249.00	$249.00	$1,773	+11.00
745	745	14	238.00	$238.00	$1,773	±0.00
772	772	7	240.00	$240.00	$1,853	—
810	810	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,782	-21.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458	458	3	252.00	$252.00	$1,154	—
525	525	1	190.00	$190.00	$998	-66.00
572	572	10	264.00	$264.00	$1,510	—
577	577	8	262.00	$262.00	$1,512	—
668	668	4	239.00	$239.00	$1,597	+9.00
759	759	8	240.00	$240.00	$1,822	+70.00
773	773	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,701	+50.00
1130	1130	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,412	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	2	160.00	$160.00	$704	—
633	633	16	256.00	$256.00	$1,620	—
816 value added	816	11	240.00	$240.00	$1,958	—
943 value added	943	4	223.00	$223.00	$2,103	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
648	648	24	248.00	$248.00	$1,607	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463	463	2	172.50	$172.50	$799	-4.50
579	579	4	190.00	$190.00	$1,100	—
720	720	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,066	-21.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	159.00	$159.00	$692	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
476	476	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,095	+5.26
520–530	525	2	222.00–223.00	$222.50	$1,168	—
555–568	567	23	228.50	$228.50	$1,296	+12.50
600–635	626	4	201.00–217.00	$204.83	$1,282	-14.67
652–670	653	28	203.00–221.50	$220.82	$1,442	—
711–741	726	16	209.00–221.00	$215.12	$1,562	-3.88
735 value added	735	4	228.00	$228.00	$1,676	—
835	835	3	194.00	$194.00	$1,620	—
975	975	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,682	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	2	238.00	$238.00	$804	—
385	385	4	234.00	$234.00	$901	—
426–448	435	7	218.00–234.00	$226.94	$987	—
532	532	15	237.00	$237.00	$1,261	—
561	561	5	235.00	$235.00	$1,318	—
623	623	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,433	—
657	657	15	224.00	$224.00	$1,472	—
729	729	9	226.00	$226.00	$1,648	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	220.00	$220.00	$781	—
480	480	9	223.00	$223.00	$1,070	+1.00
515	515	1	226.00	$226.00	$1,164	+20.26
566	566	19	234.75	$234.75	$1,329	—
629	629	7	225.00	$225.00	$1,415	—
646	646	10	229.00	$229.00	$1,479	—
710	710	1	204.00	$204.00	$1,448	+46.50
735	735	5	229.00	$229.00	$1,683	+71.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	2	160.00	$160.00	$584	—
435	435	1	162.50	$162.50	$707	—
468	468	6	177.50	$177.50	$831	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	145.00	$145.00	$616	—
577	577	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,096	—
660	660	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,195	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	57.50	$57.50	$190	—
510	510	1	110.00	$110.00	$561	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	3	235.00	$235.00	$846	—
451	451	9	257.00	$257.00	$1,159	+32.00
549	549	6	239.00	$239.00	$1,312	+32.00
1050	1050	1	112.50	$112.50	$1,181	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	219.00	$219.00	$613	—
370	370	2	232.00	$232.00	$858	—
410–428	422	8	178.00–255.00	$240.58	$1,015	—
485	485	1	120.00	$120.00	$582	—
545	545	3	180.00	$180.00	$981	-21.00
725	725	1	122.50	$122.50	$888	—
805	805	1	107.50	$107.50	$865	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
639	639	7	166.00	$166.00	$1,061	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	145.00	$145.00	$703	—
545	545	2	164.00	$164.00	$894	—
650–670	660	2	117.50–146.00	$131.53	$868	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	2	155.00	$155.00	$705	—
535	535	1	170.00	$170.00	$910	—
775	775	1	86.00	$86.00	$666	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	127.50	$127.50	$497	—
545	545	1	132.50	$132.50	$722	—
635	635	1	107.50	$107.50	$683	—

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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.