Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, February 6, 2024

444 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $281.42/cwt +15.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,572/hd at 558 lb · 44 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $233.00/cwt -4.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,300/hd at 558 lb · 31 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $220.28/cwt -6.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,444/hd at 656 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	444	117	243
Feeder cattle	444	117	243

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 163, Heifers 199, Bulls 82) 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
468	468	13	310.00	$310.00	$1,451	+30.00
555	555	18	290.00	$290.00	$1,610	+24.00
557	557	23	274.50	$274.50	$1,529	+8.50
590 value added	590	3	283.00	$283.00	$1,670	—
645	645	1	231.00	$231.00	$1,490	-14.00
650	650	24	263.00	$263.00	$1,710	+27.00
736 value added	736	7	239.00	$239.00	$1,759	—
748	748	7	232.00	$232.00	$1,735	-4.00
763 value added	763	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,793	—
790	790	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,738	-10.00
807 value added	807	10	230.00	$230.00	$1,856	—
838	838	2	234.00	$234.00	$1,961	—
902 value added	902	9	218.00	$218.00	$1,966	—
1035	1035	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,423	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	288.00	$288.00	$1,008	—
457	457	7	287.00	$287.00	$1,312	—
558	558	6	251.00	$251.00	$1,401	—
635	635	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,492	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428	428	2	204.00	$204.00	$873	—
480	480	1	137.50	$137.50	$660	-72.50
551	551	4	189.00	$189.00	$1,041	—
568 value added	568	4	263.00	$263.00	$1,494	—
632	632	3	223.00	$223.00	$1,409	—
755	755	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,321	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
451	451	7	300.00	$300.00	$1,353	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	1	120.00	$120.00	$690	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	150.00	$150.00	$585	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
424	424	4	247.00	$247.00	$1,047	—
478	478	13	246.00	$246.00	$1,176	+2.00
558	558	31	233.00	$233.00	$1,300	-4.48
627 value added	627	6	221.00	$221.00	$1,386	—
651	651	25	220.00	$220.00	$1,432	-7.02
684 value added	684	4	222.00	$222.00	$1,518	—
730	730	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,022	—
757	757	7	191.00	$191.00	$1,446	-10.00
766 value added	766	11	195.00	$195.00	$1,494	—
880 value added	880	21	188.00	$188.00	$1,654	—
940	940	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,504	—
1030	1030	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,339	—
1065	1065	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,331	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	5	250.00	$250.00	$1,075	—
486	486	4	242.00	$242.00	$1,176	+2.00
552	552	9	225.00	$225.00	$1,242	-5.00
647	647	8	213.00	$213.00	$1,378	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	2	167.50	$167.50	$541	—
469	469	5	216.00	$216.00	$1,013	—
538	538	2	177.50	$177.50	$955	—
618 value added	618	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,298	—
753	753	2	122.50	$122.50	$922	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	140.00	$140.00	$560	—
459	459	5	182.50	$182.50	$838	-27.50
552	552	3	172.50	$172.50	$952	—
615	615	3	130.00	$130.00	$800	—
795	795	1	60.00	$60.00	$477	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	6	241.00	$241.00	$880	—
788 value added	788	6	167.50	$167.50	$1,320	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	2	140.00	$140.00	$658	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	147.50	$147.50	$546	—
485	485	1	120.00	$120.00	$582	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925	925	1	127.50	$127.50	$1,179	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	50.00	$50.00	$150	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372	372	5	290.00	$290.00	$1,079	—
460	460	13	292.00	$292.00	$1,343	—
549	549	15	245.00	$245.00	$1,345	-1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353	353	2	287.00	$287.00	$1,013	—
473	473	7	274.00	$274.00	$1,296	—
535	535	1	75.00	$75.00	$401	-167.00
580	580	4	209.00	$209.00	$1,212	—
828	828	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,242	—
1045	1045	1	122.50	$122.50	$1,280	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
648	648	8	200.00	$200.00	$1,296	-16.00
733	733	3	174.00	$174.00	$1,275	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	162.00	$162.00	$608	—
485	485	2	185.00	$185.00	$897	—
548	548	2	170.00	$170.00	$932	—
646	646	4	181.00	$181.00	$1,169	—
775	775	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,027	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	2	142.50–165.00	$153.75	$584	—
453	453	3	146.00	$146.00	$661	—
558	558	2	160.00	$160.00	$893	—
840	840	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,134	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	50.00	$50.00	$142	—
385	385	1	145.00	$145.00	$558	+18.02
495	495	1	70.00	$70.00	$346	—

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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.