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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, September 19, 2023

313 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $267.00/cwt +33.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,455/hd at 545 lb · 22 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $252.00/cwt -4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,560/hd at 619 lb · 22 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $241.00/cwt +11.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,542/hd at 640 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 313 531 269
Feeder cattle 313 531 269

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 171, Heifers 119, Bulls 23) 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 5 266.00 $266.00 $1,200 +4.33
545 545 22 267.00 $267.00 $1,455 +33.14
550 550 2 165.00–220.00 $192.50 $1,059 -69.50
559 559 12 263.00 $263.00 $1,470 +1.00
628 628 4 241.00 $241.00 $1,513 +33.19
643 643 14 241.00 $241.00 $1,550 +33.19
739 739 6 233.00 $233.00 $1,722 -5.00
743 value added 743 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,783 —
755 755 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,453 -47.50
797 value added 797 10 245.00 $245.00 $1,953 —
830 830 3 242.00 $242.00 $2,009 +22.00
852 852 3 240.00 $240.00 $2,045 —
872 value added 872 7 249.50 $249.50 $2,176 —
960 960 1 227.00 $227.00 $2,179 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
619 619 22 252.00 $252.00 $1,560 -4.00
729 729 5 246.00 $246.00 $1,793 —
762 762 3 115.00 $115.00 $876 —
836 value added 836 7 248.00 $248.00 $2,073 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
562 562 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,321 -29.00
591 591 9 241.00 $241.00 $1,424 -21.00
647 647 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,553 —
673 673 6 231.00 $231.00 $1,555 -8.00
757 757 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,817 ±0.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 150.00 $150.00 $772 —
590 590 1 167.50 $167.50 $988 -22.50
660 660 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,155 —
750–780 765 2 147.50–165.00 $156.08 $1,194 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 185.00 $185.00 $906 —
540 540 2 187.50–206.00 $196.75 $1,062 —
700 700 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,183 —
765 765 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,320 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 125.00 $125.00 $688 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 226.00 $226.00 $859 —
485 485 9 230.00 $230.00 $1,116 ±0.00
538 538 8 230.00 $230.00 $1,237 +7.50
560 560 17 228.50 $228.50 $1,280 ±0.00
645 645 14 223.00 $223.00 $1,438 +18.17
660 660 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,188 -40.82
674 674 11 223.00 $223.00 $1,503 +2.18
703 703 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,476 -5.12
765–775 772 3 201.00–217.00 $211.71 $1,634 —
920 920 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,564 —
1020 1020 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,683 —
1165 1165 1 132.50 $132.50 $1,544 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 220.00 $220.00 $682 —
435 435 1 210.00 $210.00 $914 —
480–495 485 5 140.00–215.00 $184.54 $895 -38.46
555 555 4 228.00 $228.00 $1,265 -6.75
665 665 2 217.00 $217.00 $1,443 —
710 710 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,214 -33.00
758 758 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,554 —
820 820 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,484 —
1000 1000 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,600 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 7 234.00 $234.00 $1,011 +7.06
503 503 2 222.00 $222.00 $1,117 -15.00
568 568 2 120.00 $120.00 $682 -115.00
771 value added 771 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,619 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 2 190.00 $190.00 $604 —
425 425 2 160.00 $160.00 $680 -2.50
600 600 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,005 —
650 650 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,300 —
805 805 1 115.00 $115.00 $926 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–535 515 3 135.00–167.50 $156.25 $805 —
590 590 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,115 -1.00
850 850 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,232 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 117.50 $117.50 $300 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 3 151.00–221.00 $197.67 $909 +77.67
548 548 3 201.00 $201.00 $1,101 +21.00
620 620 1 125.00 $125.00 $775 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 271.00 $271.00 $827 —
520 520 1 142.50 $142.50 $741 -96.50
573 573 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,203 —
655 655 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,140 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–440 428 2 137.50–167.50 $152.94 $655 —
510 510 1 132.50 $132.50 $676 -31.50
570 570 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,054 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 380 2 152.50–161.00 $156.86 $596 —
533 533 2 187.50 $187.50 $999 +17.50
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 127.50 $127.50 $529 —
700 700 1 89.00 $89.00 $623 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 140.00 $140.00 $392 —

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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.