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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 14, 2023

349 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $210.36/cwt ≈ $1,182/hd at 562 lb · 39 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $251.00/cwt +4.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,391/hd at 554 lb · 27 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $230.44/cwt ≈ $1,489/hd at 646 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 349 352 343
Feeder cattle 349 352 343

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 129, Heifers 177, Bulls 43) 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 6 251.00 $251.00 $1,212 -4.00
554 554 27 251.00 $251.00 $1,391 +4.12
615–648 646 24 221.00–231.00 $230.44 $1,489 —
680 680 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,149 -56.00
730 value added 730 3 216.00 $216.00 $1,577 —
736 736 12 224.50 $224.50 $1,652 +4.50
760 760 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,596 +47.50
773 773 6 205.00 $205.00 $1,585 +42.50
782 value added 782 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,564 -20.00
862–893 value added 873 14 199.00–218.00 $211.06 $1,843 -13.44
1023 1023 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,790 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 3 211.00 $211.00 $871 —
458 458 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,058 +26.83
540–545 543 2 140.00–203.00 $171.35 $930 —
575 575 2 208.00 $208.00 $1,196 -22.00
633 633 6 211.00 $211.00 $1,336 —
730 730 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,540 +1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 100.00 $100.00 $350 —
578 578 2 157.50 $157.50 $910 —
625–635 630 2 152.50–172.50 $162.58 $1,024 —
820 820 1 117.50 $117.50 $964 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,150 —
658 value added 658 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,217 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 3 211.00 $211.00 $903 -8.00
481 481 4 208.00 $208.00 $1,000 ±0.00
548 548 4 205.00 $205.00 $1,123 +15.07
555 555 22 211.00 $211.00 $1,171 +3.36
636–645 638 10 203.00–206.00 $205.39 $1,310 +20.95
692 692 7 191.00 $191.00 $1,322 —
737 737 11 181.00 $181.00 $1,334 +30.00
845 845 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,056 -26.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 207.00 $207.00 $693 —
455 455 7 217.00 $217.00 $987 —
535 535 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,016 -23.00
562 562 34 211.00 $211.00 $1,186 —
563 563 5 206.00 $206.00 $1,160 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 4 208.00 $208.00 $788 —
430 430 7 208.00 $208.00 $894 +2.00
467 467 3 211.00 $211.00 $985 +5.00
563 563 8 209.00 $209.00 $1,177 +3.00
625 625 1 117.50 $117.50 $734 —
667–690 672 9 100.00–195.00 $173.39 $1,165 +5.05
850 850 1 50.00 $50.00 $425 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 100.00 $100.00 $225 —
350 350 2 140.00 $140.00 $490 -20.00
481 481 4 174.00 $174.00 $837 +42.28
540 540 1 157.50 $157.50 $850 -17.50
558 558 7 173.00 $173.00 $965 +68.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 2 70.00 $70.00 $371 —
646 646 5 152.50 $152.50 $985 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 160.00 $160.00 $592 —
435 435 1 142.50 $142.50 $620 —
658 658 2 115.00 $115.00 $757 ±0.00
765 765 1 122.50 $122.50 $937 —
920 920 1 60.00 $60.00 $552 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 2 105.00 $105.00 $439 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 122.50 $122.50 $318 —
443 443 3 189.00 $189.00 $837 -36.00
530 530 3 155.00 $155.00 $822 —
715–740 728 2 148.00–149.00 $148.51 $1,081 —
880 880 1 100.00 $100.00 $880 -36.00
920 920 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,196 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 3 236.00 $236.00 $1,031 —
585 585 3 155.00 $155.00 $907 -45.00
835 835 2 152.50 $152.50 $1,273 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
656 656 7 165.00 $165.00 $1,082 +1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 152.50 $152.50 $541 —
455 455 2 90.00 $90.00 $410 —
510–540 525 2 157.50–167.50 $162.64 $854 +32.64
670 670 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,055 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528 528 3 137.50 $137.50 $726 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 127.50 $127.50 $504 —
865–895 880 2 70.00–93.00 $81.30 $715 -9.70
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 2 137.50 $137.50 $664 —
540 540 1 82.50 $82.50 $446 -66.50
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 127.50 $127.50 $676 —
665 665 1 75.00 $75.00 $499 —

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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.