Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, February 20, 2024

253 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $248.68/cwt +18.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,389/hd at 559 lb · 22 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $292.00/cwt ≈ $1,603/hd at 549 lb · 21 head

light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $210.00/cwt ≈ $1,928/hd at 918 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	253	98	353
Feeder cattle	253	98	353

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 91, Heifers 132, Bulls 30) 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
370	370	1	281.00	$281.00	$1,040	—
484	484	7	307.00	$307.00	$1,486	—
549	549	21	292.00	$292.00	$1,603	—
580	580	1	264.00	$264.00	$1,531	-11.00
630–635	633	2	187.50–252.00	$219.88	$1,392	-40.12
653–655	653	10	259.00–269.00	$267.00	$1,744	+39.05
768	768	6	241.00	$241.00	$1,851	+71.00
880	880	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,936	+20.00
1390	1390	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,821	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
918 value added	918	21	210.00	$210.00	$1,928	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,160	—
468	468	2	289.00	$289.00	$1,353	—
679	679	4	248.00	$248.00	$1,684	+27.00
760	760	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,748	—
858	858	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,888	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	225.00	$225.00	$866	—
494	494	4	254.00	$254.00	$1,255	—
740	740	1	204.00	$204.00	$1,510	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655	655	1	80.00	$80.00	$524	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	253.00	$253.00	$721	—
481–495	483	9	258.00–263.00	$262.43	$1,268	+19.43
500	500	1	156.00	$156.00	$780	—
554 value added	554	5	251.00	$251.00	$1,391	—
560	560	17	248.00	$248.00	$1,389	+18.00
610	610	1	140.00	$140.00	$854	—
654	654	14	232.00	$232.00	$1,517	+17.00
732	732	5	227.00	$227.00	$1,662	—
930	930	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,906	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
569	569	10	244.00	$244.00	$1,388	—
654 value added	654	8	227.00	$227.00	$1,485	—
659	659	5	234.00	$234.00	$1,542	—
745	745	3	206.00	$206.00	$1,535	—
755	755	2	90.00–150.00	$120.00	$906	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322	322	3	250.00	$250.00	$805	—
366	366	4	250.00	$250.00	$915	—
436	436	7	267.00	$267.00	$1,164	—
528	528	2	246.00	$246.00	$1,299	—
638	638	2	236.00	$236.00	$1,506	—
708 value added	708	8	150.00	$150.00	$1,062	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	195.00	$195.00	$858	—
546	546	4	198.00	$198.00	$1,081	—
577 value added	577	3	150.00	$150.00	$866	—
678	678	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,356	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	80.00	$80.00	$284	—
470	470	1	180.00	$180.00	$846	—
510	510	1	179.00	$179.00	$913	—
560	560	2	100.00	$100.00	$560	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373	373	2	244.00	$244.00	$910	—
535	535	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,070	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
638	638	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,340	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
461	461	4	285.00	$285.00	$1,314	—
578	578	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,445	—
645	645	1	184.00	$184.00	$1,187	—
830	830	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,452	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
364	364	4	265.00	$265.00	$965	—
485	485	2	266.00	$266.00	$1,290	—
655	655	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,244	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	276.00	$276.00	$1,159	—
460	460	1	261.00	$261.00	$1,201	+76.00
558	558	4	250.00	$250.00	$1,395	+31.00
675	675	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,080	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
273	273	2	245.00	$245.00	$669	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	2	212.00	$212.00	$774	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	2	220.00	$220.00	$803	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	117.50	$117.50	$682	—

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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.