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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, October 10, 2023

244 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $255.00/cwt ≈ $1,510/hd at 592 lb · 30 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $228.61/cwt +2.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,285/hd at 562 lb · 21 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $223.52/cwt ≈ $1,486/hd at 665 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 244 386 660
Feeder cattle 244 386 660

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 112, Heifers 92, Bulls 40) 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
170 170 1 250.00 $250.00 $425 —
260 260 1 250.00 $250.00 $650 —
350–378 369 3 282.00 $282.00 $1,041 +5.00
464 464 8 270.00 $270.00 $1,253 -8.00
471 471 5 266.00 $266.00 $1,253 -12.00
504 504 7 245.00 $245.00 $1,235 +19.00
548 548 10 260.00 $260.00 $1,425 +34.00
554 554 9 263.00 $263.00 $1,457 -2.10
620–640 638 14 219.00–242.00 $239.33 $1,527 -17.67
674 674 10 235.00 $235.00 $1,584 +15.00
776 776 4 227.00 $227.00 $1,762 +4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
592 592 30 255.00 $255.00 $1,510 —
974 value added 974 4 204.00 $204.00 $1,987 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 285.00 $285.00 $898 —
385 385 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,078 —
560 560 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,176 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 290.00 $290.00 $899 —
390 390 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,014 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 100.00 $100.00 $435 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 125.00 $125.00 $331 —
440 440 7 239.00 $239.00 $1,052 —
479 479 4 232.00 $232.00 $1,111 -5.00
540 540 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,237 +17.63
562–570 562 21 221.00–229.00 $228.61 $1,285 +2.61
662–688 665 20 215.00–224.50 $223.52 $1,486 —
738 738 6 201.00 $201.00 $1,483 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 145.00 $145.00 $399 —
375–378 377 3 180.00–239.00 $219.44 $827 -19.56
427 427 3 236.00 $236.00 $1,008 -4.00
463 463 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,065 -6.00
559 559 7 226.00 $226.00 $1,263 +2.00
680 680 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,448 —
760 760 2 194.00 $194.00 $1,474 -1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 150.00 $150.00 $315 —
285 285 1 135.00 $135.00 $385 —
300 300 1 140.00 $140.00 $420 —
483 483 2 200.00 $200.00 $966 -9.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 231.00 $231.00 $982 —
833 833 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,291 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 120.00 $120.00 $480 —
570 570 1 145.00 $145.00 $826 -7.50
643 643 2 140.00 $140.00 $900 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 180.00 $180.00 $747 -20.00
458 458 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,099 -1.00
554 554 8 215.00 $215.00 $1,191 -10.00
665 665 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,031 -34.00
747 747 3 172.00 $172.00 $1,285 -15.50
815 815 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,296 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 2 175.00–290.00 $228.96 $744 —
454 454 4 223.00 $223.00 $1,012 —
550–575 558 3 130.00–175.00 $159.55 $890 -41.31
865 865 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,202 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
664 664 5 170.00 $170.00 $1,129 -23.00
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 250.00 $250.00 $550 —
365 365 1 120.00 $120.00 $438 -22.50
420 420 1 100.00 $100.00 $420 -40.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 145.00 $145.00 $450 -42.50
735 735 1 95.00 $95.00 $698 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 255.00 $255.00 $994 —

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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.