Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Radiant, VA

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

Sale of Tuesday, December 5, 2023

271 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $205.00/cwt +11.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,794/hd at 875 lb · 36 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $194.41/cwt +23.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,632/hd at 840 lb · 30 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $219.00/cwt -2.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,453/hd at 664 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	271	262	469
Feeder cattle	271	262	469

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 170, Heifers 80, Bulls 21) Value Added and 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
325	325	1	231.00	$231.00	$751	—
452	452	3	239.00	$239.00	$1,080	—
575	575	8	230.00	$230.00	$1,322	-7.00
643	643	5	217.00	$217.00	$1,395	—
662	662	13	217.00	$217.00	$1,437	-4.44
665	665	13	221.00	$221.00	$1,470	-0.44
758 value added	758	6	210.00	$210.00	$1,592	—
756–770	761	7	160.00–171.00	$164.61	$1,253	+67.11
803–838	817	5	163.00–176.00	$170.67	$1,394	-0.33
830–847 value added	844	25	175.00–202.00	$199.16	$1,681	—
875 value added	875	36	205.00	$205.00	$1,794	+11.06
913–938	926	4	151.00–161.00	$155.93	$1,444	—
1055	1055	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,488	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
811 value added	811	7	173.00	$173.00	$1,403	—
880 value added	880	13	175.00	$175.00	$1,540	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	231.00	$231.00	$866	—
455	455	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,024	-5.00
580	580	2	221.00	$221.00	$1,282	—
708	708	3	163.00	$163.00	$1,154	—
845	845	3	160.00	$160.00	$1,352	-13.00
1190	1190	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,368	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
543	543	3	173.00	$173.00	$939	+1.00
650	650	1	151.00	$151.00	$982	—
705	705	1	100.00	$100.00	$705	—
752	752	3	150.00	$150.00	$1,128	-1.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	2	170.00	$170.00	$867	—
715 value added	715	2	101.00	$101.00	$722	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
454	454	4	216.00	$216.00	$981	+16.00
567	567	23	210.50	$210.50	$1,194	+16.16
648	648	10	184.00	$184.00	$1,192	—
771	771	5	154.00	$154.00	$1,187	—
875	875	2	142.00	$142.00	$1,242	—
883 value added	883	4	152.00	$152.00	$1,342	—
955	955	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,156	-9.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
723 value added	723	14	157.00	$157.00	$1,135	—
1048	1048	2	119.00	$119.00	$1,247	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	4	213.00	$213.00	$948	+5.00
573	573	2	209.00	$209.00	$1,198	+29.00
640	640	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,152	+19.00
790	790	3	153.00	$153.00	$1,209	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	190.00	$190.00	$969	—
735	735	1	107.50	$107.50	$790	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650	650	1	145.00	$145.00	$942	+30.00
710	710	1	105.00	$105.00	$746	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462	462	5	210.00	$210.00	$970	-20.00
500	500	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,000	—
590	590	2	207.00	$207.00	$1,221	+36.00
655	655	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,002	±0.00
950	950	1	93.00	$93.00	$884	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	2	215.00	$215.00	$774	—
405	405	1	114.00	$114.00	$462	—
903	903	3	97.00	$97.00	$876	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	180.00	$180.00	$675	+30.00
545	545	1	120.00	$120.00	$654	—
728	728	2	110.00	$110.00	$801	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885	885	1	86.00	$86.00	$761	—

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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.