Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, October 24, 2023

508 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $249.18/cwt -8.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,388/hd at 557 lb · 38 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $219.31/cwt -6.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,241/hd at 566 lb · 35 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $212.40/cwt +49.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,565/hd at 737 lb · 35 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	508	629	392
Feeder cattle	508	629	392

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 280, Dairy Steers 2, Heifers 181, Bulls 45) Value Added and most Natural 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
463	463	13	254.00	$254.00	$1,176	-14.00
500	500	1	100.00	$100.00	$500	—
556–575	557	38	220.00–250.00	$249.18	$1,388	-5.75
643	643	33	236.00	$236.00	$1,517	—
730–744	737	35	210.00–215.00	$212.40	$1,565	—
760	760	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,376	-51.00
830	830	1	183.00	$183.00	$1,519	-22.82
895	895	1	122.50	$122.50	$1,096	-106.50
925	925	1	107.50	$107.50	$994	—
911–949 value added	927	28	215.00	$215.00	$1,993	—
952–964 value added	954	25	196.00–215.00	$211.16	$2,014	—
1155 value added	1155	3	135.00	$135.00	$1,559	—
1175	1175	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,645	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
711	711	13	215.00	$215.00	$1,529	—
747 value added	747	7	223.00	$223.00	$1,666	—
753 value added	753	3	223.00	$223.00	$1,679	-14.82
802 value added	802	22	234.00	$234.00	$1,877	—
807	807	3	223.00	$223.00	$1,800	—
875 value added	875	3	201.00	$201.00	$1,759	-29.00
924 value added	924	5	211.00	$211.00	$1,950	—
954 value added	954	6	196.00	$196.00	$1,870	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	142.50	$142.50	$534	-119.50
480	480	2	248.00	$248.00	$1,190	-7.00
515	515	1	234.00	$234.00	$1,205	+101.50
550–585	568	2	107.50–231.00	$171.15	$972	-77.85
638	638	3	215.00	$215.00	$1,372	—
650	650	1	145.00	$145.00	$942	-70.00
750–795	773	2	100.00–180.00	$141.17	$1,091	—
815	815	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,426	—
875	875	1	107.50	$107.50	$941	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
434	434	4	210.00	$210.00	$911	—
549	549	6	208.00	$208.00	$1,142	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	200.00	$200.00	$710	—
405–425	415	2	87.50–157.50	$121.66	$505	—
470	470	1	135.00	$135.00	$634	-96.00
585	585	1	170.00	$170.00	$994	—
613	613	2	92.50	$92.50	$567	-128.50

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
668	668	2	164.00	$164.00	$1,096	-44.00
925	925	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,295	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795	795	1	133.00	$133.00	$1,057	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	127.50	$127.50	$625	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	14	215.00	$215.00	$1,010	-13.99
565–573	566	35	212.00–220.00	$219.31	$1,241	-6.69
605–635	620	2	205.00–207.00	$205.98	$1,277	-3.41
652	652	30	203.00	$203.00	$1,324	-12.00
754	754	8	167.00	$167.00	$1,259	-37.00
815	815	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,386	-18.68
952	952	9	184.00	$184.00	$1,752	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
394	394	4	217.00	$217.00	$855	-12.62
527	527	3	144.00	$144.00	$759	-78.00
617	617	19	204.00	$204.00	$1,259	-15.83
844	844	8	180.00	$180.00	$1,519	-20.00
1061	1061	4	160.00	$160.00	$1,698	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	180.00	$180.00	$567	—
465	465	6	205.00–210.00	$208.33	$969	-19.67
563	563	11	210.00	$210.00	$1,182	-10.00
648	648	9	182.00	$182.00	$1,179	-18.00
665	665	2	100.00–120.00	$110.00	$732	—
735	735	3	171.00	$171.00	$1,257	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	125.00	$125.00	$544	—
522	522	3	141.00	$141.00	$736	—
620	620	1	130.00	$130.00	$806	-60.00
720	720	1	130.00	$130.00	$936	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468	468	2	132.50	$132.50	$620	-15.00
545	545	1	132.50	$132.50	$722	-73.50
635	635	1	115.00	$115.00	$730	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	150.00	$150.00	$840	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	4	238.00–252.00	$248.50	$919	—
430	430	1	210.00	$210.00	$903	—
478	478	8	225.00	$225.00	$1,076	—
570	570	4	217.00	$217.00	$1,237	-3.00
640	640	1	135.00	$135.00	$864	—
690	690	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,042	—
745	745	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,192	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
647	647	9	170.00	$170.00	$1,100	-17.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	210.00	$210.00	$662	—
515	515	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,030	-10.00
568	568	3	215.00	$215.00	$1,221	—
870	870	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,153	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	127.50	$127.50	$453	—
430–438	435	3	145.00–166.00	$159.09	$692	—
505	505	1	112.50	$112.50	$568	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	127.50	$127.50	$612	-30.00
535	535	1	117.50	$117.50	$629	—
700	700	1	130.00	$130.00	$910	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	115.00	$115.00	$621	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278	278	2	162.50	$162.50	$452	—

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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.