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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, November 7, 2023

352 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $224.50/cwt +29.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,987/hd at 885 lb · 24 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $177.10/cwt -2.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,470/hd at 830 lb · 20 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $207.64/cwt -5.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,177/hd at 567 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 352 365 441
Feeder cattle 352 365 441

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: 105 lb feeder steer deleted** State Grader Feeder Cattle (124, Heifers 157, Bulls 71) Value Added Cattle 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 187.50 $187.50 $731 -13.50
486 486 8 255.00 $255.00 $1,239 -1.00
550–554 554 16 230.00–248.00 $246.88 $1,368 +1.88
664–690 666 13 219.00–232.00 $230.96 $1,538 +5.57
673 673 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,514 -0.39
732 732 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,610 +19.00
755 value added 755 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,661 —
775 775 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,259 -23.50
885 value added 885 24 224.50 $224.50 $1,987 +25.50
924 924 7 215.00 $215.00 $1,987 —
910–938 929 3 188.00–195.00 $192.71 $1,790 —
1245 1245 1 117.50 $117.50 $1,463 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
534 534 8 249.00 $249.00 $1,330 —
626 626 6 234.00 $234.00 $1,465 —
635 635 4 234.00 $234.00 $1,486 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 3 142.50–235.00 $204.17 $970 -23.83
560 560 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,288 —
744 744 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,562 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458–460 459 3 150.00–177.50 $159.19 $731 +11.69
510 510 1 157.50 $157.50 $803 —
700 700 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,057 —
780 780 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,154 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 157.50 $157.50 $882 -6.50
665 665 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,014 +52.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 3 219.00 $219.00 $953 —
445 445 5 217.00 $217.00 $966 —
475 475 5 208.00 $208.00 $988 +8.00
493 493 6 219.00 $219.00 $1,080 +19.00
520–535 528 2 185.00–195.00 $189.93 $1,003 -5.48
550–568 567 19 201.00–208.00 $207.64 $1,177 -5.36
610–648 645 15 184.00–191.00 $184.44 $1,190 -10.56
728 728 4 151.00 $151.00 $1,099 -14.11
828 828 2 151.00 $151.00 $1,250 -29.00
830 value added 830 18 180.00 $180.00 $1,494 —
985 985 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,379 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 2 150.00 $150.00 $405 —
410 410 1 206.00 $206.00 $845 —
463 463 3 206.00 $206.00 $954 +6.00
552 552 9 206.00 $206.00 $1,137 +25.00
650–653 653 6 155.00–171.00 $168.34 $1,099 -12.66
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 5 216.00 $216.00 $825 +6.00
539 539 8 213.00 $213.00 $1,148 —
659 value added 659 7 190.00 $190.00 $1,252 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 3 160.00 $160.00 $581 —
465–490 483 4 100.00–142.50 $131.72 $636 -12.28
548 548 6 175.00 $175.00 $959 +67.50
570 570 1 105.00 $105.00 $598 -30.38
665 665 1 95.00 $95.00 $632 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 149.00 $149.00 $723 —
539 539 3 213.00 $213.00 $1,148 —
561 561 5 160.00 $160.00 $898 +22.00
604 604 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,154 —
670 670 1 115.00 $115.00 $770 -5.00
730 730 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,051 —
810 810 1 115.00 $115.00 $932 -10.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
604 604 4 191.00 $191.00 $1,154 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 130.00 $130.00 $715 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 100.00 $100.00 $480 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 8 232.00 $232.00 $1,058 +76.94
549 549 8 204.00 $204.00 $1,120 —
555 555 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,110 +37.50
760 760 2 142.50 $142.50 $1,083 +12.50
975 975 1 112.50 $112.50 $1,097 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 157.50 $157.50 $543 —
441 441 6 225.00 $225.00 $992 —
553 553 6 192.00 $192.00 $1,062 —
610–620 615 2 157.50 $157.50 $969 —
870 870 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,183 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 3 170.00 $170.00 $442 —
335 335 1 150.00 $150.00 $502 —
405 405 1 147.50 $147.50 $597 —
545 545 1 130.00 $130.00 $708 —
553 553 3 147.50 $147.50 $816 —
605 605 1 160.00 $160.00 $968 —
800 800 1 95.00 $95.00 $760 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 132.50 $132.50 $510 —
425 425 1 135.00 $135.00 $574 —
545 545 3 149.00 $149.00 $812 —
625–641 638 5 117.50–156.00 $148.45 $947 +5.95
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
657 657 8 164.00 $164.00 $1,077 +1.00
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585–590 588 2 100.00 $100.00 $588 —
885 885 1 91.00 $91.00 $805 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558 558 3 120.00 $120.00 $670 —

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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.