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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 28, 2023

262 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $200.50/cwt ≈ $1,851/hd at 923 lb · 42 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $182.74/cwt ≈ $1,701/hd at 931 lb · 26 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $182.00/cwt -9.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,208/hd at 664 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 262 349 302
Feeder cattle 262 349 302

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 151, Heifers 76, Bulls 35) 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 5 240.00 $240.00 $943 —
437–443 440 6 237.00–240.00 $238.49 $1,049 —
525 525 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,213 —
555 555 10 237.00 $237.00 $1,315 -14.00
600 600 1 145.00 $145.00 $870 —
667–670 667 9 209.00–223.00 $221.44 $1,477 +52.44
740 740 10 192.00–195.00 $194.70 $1,441 -29.80
745 745 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,416 -34.50
760 760 1 97.50 $97.50 $741 -112.50
829 829 4 171.00 $171.00 $1,418 —
851–884 value added 859 16 175.00–200.50 $193.94 $1,666 -17.12
912–937 value added 931 26 175.00–185.00 $182.74 $1,701 —
975 975 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,560 —
1213 value added 1213 2 139.00 $139.00 $1,686 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
923 value added 923 42 200.50 $200.50 $1,851 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,116 -1.00
627 627 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,317 -1.00
845 845 2 173.00 $173.00 $1,462 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 135.00 $135.00 $587 —
540 540 3 172.00 $172.00 $929 —
625 625 1 151.00 $151.00 $944 -11.58
780 780 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,178 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795 795 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,359 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 1 110.00 $110.00 $852 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 2 211.00 $211.00 $865 ±0.00
460 460 1 200.00 $200.00 $920 -8.00
550–559 558 15 190.00–195.00 $194.34 $1,084 -16.66
664 664 16 182.00 $182.00 $1,208 -9.00
734 734 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,174 -21.00
975 975 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,268 —
1060 1060 2 128.00 $128.00 $1,357 —
1240 value added 1240 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,550 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 3 200.00 $200.00 $656 -7.00
393 393 5 203.00 $203.00 $798 —
1211 value added 1211 5 134.00 $134.00 $1,623 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 3 208.00 $208.00 $884 ±0.00
500–537 528 4 191.00–200.00 $193.13 $1,020 —
575 575 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,035 -29.00
638 638 3 161.00 $161.00 $1,027 +43.50
930 930 2 123.00 $123.00 $1,144 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 122.50 $122.50 $551 —
547 547 3 136.00 $136.00 $744 —
660 660 1 115.00 $115.00 $759 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 132.50 $132.50 $358 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 3 215.00 $215.00 $780 —
652 652 11 157.00 $157.00 $1,024 -8.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,058 —
564 564 7 171.00 $171.00 $964 +16.00
680 680 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,040 —
705 705 2 132.00 $132.00 $931 —
840 840 1 102.00 $102.00 $857 -50.50
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 125.00 $125.00 $644 —
770 770 1 110.00 $110.00 $847 —
935 935 1 75.00 $75.00 $701 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 2 150.00 $150.00 $552 -2.50
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 112.50 $112.50 $276 —
610 610 1 70.00 $70.00 $427 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 150.00 $150.00 $832 —

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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.