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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, January 30, 2024

117 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.02/cwt +22.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,510/hd at 665 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $270.00/cwt -10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,446/hd at 535 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $237.48/cwt +18.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,339/hd at 564 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 117 405 214
Feeder cattle 117 405 214

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 47, Heifers 42, Bulls 28) 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
480 480 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,344 -2.00
563 563 3 266.00 $266.00 $1,498 +2.00
625–648 643 6 245.00 $245.00 $1,575 -2.00
675 675 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,593 +16.00
715 715 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,687 +20.00
763 763 6 230.00 $230.00 $1,755 —
862 862 5 219.00 $219.00 $1,888 —
945 945 2 188.00 $188.00 $1,777 +15.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
532 value added 532 8 270.00 $270.00 $1,436 —
540 540 6 270.00 $270.00 $1,458 -10.00
803 803 5 228.00 $228.00 $1,831 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 182.50 $182.50 $849 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 210.00 $210.00 $956 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 244.00 $244.00 $1,147 +30.40
561–590 564 10 233.00–238.00 $237.48 $1,339 +18.48
663–690 665 14 221.00–227.50 $227.02 $1,510 +22.03
755 755 2 201.00 $201.00 $1,518 +17.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,087 +52.03
572 572 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,316 +16.27
740 740 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,487 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 152.50 $152.50 $564 -32.50
492 492 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,033 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 3 212.00 $212.00 $886 +18.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
546 546 4 246.00 $246.00 $1,343 +10.00
750 750 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,200 —
855 855 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,197 —
920 920 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,159 —
973 973 2 122.50 $122.50 $1,192 +5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 251.00 $251.00 $916 —
647 647 6 216.00 $216.00 $1,398 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–375 360 3 126.00–127.50 $126.98 $457 —
800 800 1 73.00 $73.00 $584 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 147.50 $147.50 $472 —
425 425 1 251.00 $251.00 $1,067 —
510 510 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,234 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
153 153 2 137.50 $137.50 $210 —
645 645 1 105.00 $105.00 $677 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895 895 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,110 —

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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.