Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, January 23, 2024

405 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $272.34/cwt +26.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,598/hd at 587 lb · 61 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $261.06/cwt +13.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,600/hd at 613 lb · 22 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $231.16/cwt ≈ $1,664/hd at 720 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	405	122	252
Feeder cattle	405	122	252

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 205, Heifers 160, bulls 40) 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
345	345	2	242.00	$242.00	$835	—
460	460	3	282.00	$282.00	$1,297	+25.00
545	545	1	244.00	$244.00	$1,330	—
573	573	14	264.00	$264.00	$1,513	+18.31
589–593	591	47	265.00–285.00	$274.82	$1,624	+29.13
642	642	6	247.00	$247.00	$1,586	+2.00
664	664	5	261.00	$261.00	$1,733	+20.00
685	685	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,507	-21.00
735	735	3	216.00	$216.00	$1,588	-10.00
732–749	738	11	225.00–226.00	$225.37	$1,663	-0.63
835 value added	835	4	209.00	$209.00	$1,745	—
915	915	10	194.00	$194.00	$1,775	—
925	925	1	173.00	$173.00	$1,600	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
459–463	460	11	282.00–290.00	$284.93	$1,311	—
510	510	4	280.00	$280.00	$1,428	—
609–618	613	22	259.00–264.00	$261.06	$1,600	+13.06
719 value added	719	4	228.00	$228.00	$1,639	—
713–724	720	15	232.00	$232.00	$1,670	—
845	845	10	205.00	$205.00	$1,732	—
1025	1025	2	162.50	$162.50	$1,666	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
442	442	5	278.00	$278.00	$1,229	—
471	471	4	192.50	$192.50	$907	-55.50
595	595	1	243.00	$243.00	$1,446	—
628–635	630	3	95.00–243.00	$193.30	$1,218	—
750	750	2	227.00	$227.00	$1,702	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	234.00	$234.00	$901	—
410	410	1	160.00	$160.00	$656	—
545	545	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,022	—
575	575	1	140.00	$140.00	$805	—
815	815	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,121	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	122.00	$122.00	$366	—
505	505	2	170.00	$170.00	$858	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	137.50	$137.50	$688	—
795	795	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,590	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	1	100.00	$100.00	$570	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	210.00	$210.00	$651	—
374	374	4	210.00	$210.00	$785	—
470–485	481	7	210.00–215.00	$213.60	$1,027	+3.60
552	552	13	219.00	$219.00	$1,209	+5.00
655–675	658	12	190.00–207.00	$204.99	$1,349	+3.99
680	680	4	203.00	$203.00	$1,380	+2.00
734	734	4	152.50	$152.50	$1,119	—
750	750	9	184.00	$184.00	$1,380	+42.00
841	841	5	178.00	$178.00	$1,497	+48.00
880	880	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,012	—
1173 value added	1173	4	120.00	$120.00	$1,408	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428	428	6	216.00	$216.00	$924	—
467	467	3	137.50	$137.50	$642	—
470–495	481	7	223.00–225.00	$224.12	$1,078	—
546	546	15	235.00	$235.00	$1,283	—
562	562	3	140.00	$140.00	$787	—
619	619	11	218.00	$218.00	$1,349	—
690 value added	690	7	202.00	$202.00	$1,394	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
481–493	486	9	155.00–215.00	$187.97	$914	—
561–588	574	8	210.00–215.00	$213.73	$1,227	—
605	605	1	145.00	$145.00	$877	+44.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363	363	4	211.00	$211.00	$766	—
444	444	4	194.00	$194.00	$861	—
558	558	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,088	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	4	202.50	$202.50	$800	—
545	545	1	117.50	$117.50	$640	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	185.00	$185.00	$712	+104.00
415	415	1	141.00	$141.00	$585	—
530	530	1	140.00	$140.00	$742	—
595	595	1	135.00	$135.00	$803	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
662	662	3	195.00	$195.00	$1,291	—

Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	2	204.00	$204.00	$581	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	234.00	$234.00	$796	—
430–432	431	9	254.00–266.00	$261.99	$1,129	—
548	548	2	236.00	$236.00	$1,293	—
550–553	552	4	150.00–242.00	$219.09	$1,209	—
630	630	1	150.00	$150.00	$945	—
968	968	2	117.50	$117.50	$1,137	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
493	493	2	236.00	$236.00	$1,163	—
551	551	5	236.00	$236.00	$1,300	—
645	645	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,193	—
785	785	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,197	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	130.00	$130.00	$670	—
625	625	1	130.00	$130.00	$812	—
680	680	1	125.00	$125.00	$850	—
1000	1000	1	90.00	$90.00	$900	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	2	157.50	$157.50	$906	—
635	635	1	135.00	$135.00	$857	—
925	925	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,110	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	2	170.00	$170.00	$745	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640	640	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,072	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740	740	1	130.00	$130.00	$962	—

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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.