Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, October 3, 2023

386 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $265.10/cwt +9.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,487/hd at 561 lb · 28 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $231.30/cwt -38.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,432/hd at 619 lb · 26 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $203.30/cwt ≈ $1,241/hd at 610 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	386	266	257
Feeder cattle	386	266	257

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 162, Heifers 154, Bulls 70) 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
375	375	1	277.00	$277.00	$1,039	—
462	462	7	278.00	$278.00	$1,284	+28.00
535	535	1	226.00	$226.00	$1,209	—
560–580	561	28	191.00–271.00	$265.10	$1,487	+8.28
637	637	12	257.00	$257.00	$1,637	+6.00
685	685	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,507	-9.00
751	751	8	223.00	$223.00	$1,675	-7.00
793 value added	793	7	233.00	$233.00	$1,848	—
847 value added	847	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,990	—
855	855	1	229.00	$229.00	$1,958	-7.00
933 value added	933	2	215.00	$215.00	$2,006	—
1085 value added	1085	3	186.00	$186.00	$2,018	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
612 value added	612	7	225.00	$225.00	$1,377	—
601–640	622	19	210.00–261.00	$233.62	$1,453	-36.38
666–677 value added	672	17	220.00–253.00	$233.46	$1,569	—
707	707	5	231.00	$231.00	$1,633	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
444	444	6	266.00	$266.00	$1,181	—
562	562	5	251.00	$251.00	$1,411	-12.00
633	633	2	212.00	$212.00	$1,342	-23.68
740	740	1	117.50	$117.50	$870	-87.50
750	750	1	229.00	$229.00	$1,718	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
533	533	5	206.00	$206.00	$1,098	—
543 value added	543	4	220.00	$220.00	$1,195	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458	458	2	200.00	$200.00	$916	—
518	518	3	195.00	$195.00	$1,010	+22.50
653	653	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,175	—
938 value added	938	2	203.00	$203.00	$1,904	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	195.00	$195.00	$760	—
455	455	1	97.00	$97.00	$441	—
540	540	1	170.00	$170.00	$918	—
740	740	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,073	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485–487	487	11	237.00	$237.00	$1,154	+8.26
515–545	530	2	207.00–216.00	$211.37	$1,120	—
562	562	22	226.00	$226.00	$1,270	-6.00
631–635	632	14	215.00–218.00	$217.57	$1,375	-6.43
754–760	755	7	185.00–190.00	$189.28	$1,429	—
833	833	2	187.00	$187.00	$1,558	-4.00
940	940	1	176.00	$176.00	$1,654	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,210	—
602 value added	602	14	190.00	$190.00	$1,144	—
623	623	9	224.00	$224.00	$1,396	—
682 value added	682	7	225.00	$225.00	$1,534	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	330	2	142.50–230.00	$186.91	$617	—
395	395	2	239.00	$239.00	$944	+29.00
428	428	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,027	+31.95
483	483	3	236.00	$236.00	$1,140	—
551	551	7	224.00	$224.00	$1,234	+16.00
640	640	8	223.00	$223.00	$1,427	+16.00
765	765	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,492	±0.00
890	890	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,624	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	4	167.50	$167.50	$603	+2.50
435	435	1	167.50	$167.50	$729	—
458	458	4	209.00	$209.00	$957	+61.50
557	557	3	180.00	$180.00	$1,003	+20.60
605–630	615	3	147.50–180.00	$161.52	$993	+16.65

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
596	596	7	205.00	$205.00	$1,222	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	2	152.50	$152.50	$854	-27.50
723	723	3	180.00	$180.00	$1,301	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
253	253	2	140.00	$140.00	$354	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	135.00	$135.00	$459	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	268.00	$268.00	$871	—
415	415	1	200.00	$200.00	$830	—
466	466	4	241.00	$241.00	$1,123	—
530–535	533	2	140.00–210.00	$175.16	$934	-64.84
573	573	8	225.00	$225.00	$1,289	—
635–640	638	2	173.00–185.00	$178.98	$1,142	-23.02
670	670	1	189.00	$189.00	$1,266	—
730	730	2	187.50	$187.50	$1,369	+17.50
765	765	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,281	—
855–865	858	3	147.50	$147.50	$1,266	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	187.50	$187.50	$647	—
471–492	480	7	146.00–206.00	$179.64	$862	—
538	538	3	179.00	$179.00	$963	—
630	630	1	153.00	$153.00	$964	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	2	260.00	$260.00	$702	—
655	655	10	193.00	$193.00	$1,264	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358	358	3	285.00	$285.00	$1,020	—
490	490	1	231.00	$231.00	$1,132	+5.00
563–585	570	3	177.50–213.00	$200.86	$1,145	—
660	660	1	146.00	$146.00	$964	—
955	955	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,003	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	142.50	$142.50	$563	—
438	438	3	140.00	$140.00	$613	—
625	625	1	125.00	$125.00	$781	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468	468	2	188.00	$188.00	$880	—
618	618	2	172.50	$172.50	$1,066	—
745	745	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,043	—

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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.