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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

HeadThis saleLast saleLast 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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.