Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, February 13, 2024

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $204.00/cwt -14.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,840/hd at 902 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	98	444	162
Feeder cattle	98	444	162

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 52, Heifers 32, Bulls 14) Value Added 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
335	335	1	251.00	$251.00	$841	—
400	400	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,100	—
554	554	4	275.00	$275.00	$1,524	-15.00
641	641	6	260.00	$260.00	$1,667	+29.00
660–678	672	3	225.00–234.00	$227.95	$1,532	-35.05
750	750	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,275	—
850	850	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,700	—
902 value added	902	15	204.00	$204.00	$1,840	-14.00
993 value added	993	2	186.00	$186.00	$1,847	—
1020 value added	1020	3	160.00	$160.00	$1,632	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	2	190.00	$190.00	$684	—
575	575	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,438	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	170.00	$170.00	$748	—
620	620	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,147	-50.00
655	655	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,448	—
810	810	1	142.50	$142.50	$1,154	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565 value added	565	2	160.00	$160.00	$904	-103.00
655	655	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,163	—
750	750	1	80.00	$80.00	$600	-95.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	231.00	$231.00	$797	—
481	481	5	243.00	$243.00	$1,169	-3.00
552	552	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,270	-3.00
657	657	9	215.00	$215.00	$1,413	-5.00
758	758	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,516	+9.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	228.00	$228.00	$923	-22.00
473	473	2	239.00	$239.00	$1,130	-3.00
537–540	538	4	155.00–229.00	$210.42	$1,132	—
985	985	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,231	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	100.00	$100.00	$425	—
460	460	1	195.00	$195.00	$897	-21.00
740	740	1	100.00	$100.00	$740	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,086	-10.00
443	443	3	280.00	$280.00	$1,240	—
850	850	1	100.00	$100.00	$850	—
1050	1050	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,208	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	170.00	$170.00	$654	-117.00
465	465	1	185.00	$185.00	$860	-89.00
578	578	2	219.00	$219.00	$1,266	+10.00
640	640	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,152	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	1	80.00	$80.00	$548	—

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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.