Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, February 27, 2024

209 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $291.00/cwt +27.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,646/hd at 566 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $259.00/cwt -3.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,241/hd at 479 lb · 12 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $250.50/cwt +1.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,385/hd at 553 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	209	253	194
Feeder cattle	209	253	194

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 79, Heifers 78, Bulls 52) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Vaccinated, some Weaned

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	6	284.00	$284.00	$917	—
454–465	456	7	290.00–295.00	$294.27	$1,342	-12.73
511	511	7	300.00	$300.00	$1,533	—
515	515	1	241.00	$241.00	$1,241	-51.00
550	550	10	288.00	$288.00	$1,584	+24.00
592	592	6	296.00	$296.00	$1,752	+32.00
647	647	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,682	+40.12
716 value added	716	4	257.00	$257.00	$1,840	—
720	720	3	246.00	$246.00	$1,771	—
895	895	1	211.00	$211.00	$1,888	-9.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
369	369	6	281.00	$281.00	$1,037	—
632 value added	632	5	275.00	$275.00	$1,738	—
657	657	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,314	—
791	791	4	240.00	$240.00	$1,898	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	271.00	$271.00	$840	—
470	470	3	289.00	$289.00	$1,358	±0.00
535	535	3	281.00	$281.00	$1,503	—
625	625	2	100.00–251.00	$175.50	$1,097	—
760	760	1	201.00	$201.00	$1,528	-29.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845	845	1	90.00	$90.00	$760	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785	785	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,492	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
387	387	3	241.00	$241.00	$933	—
433	433	5	252.00	$252.00	$1,091	—
479	479	12	259.00	$259.00	$1,241	-3.43
553	553	12	250.50	$250.50	$1,385	+2.50
640	640	4	226.00	$226.00	$1,446	+86.00
673	673	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,481	-12.00
747	747	6	210.00	$210.00	$1,569	-17.00
855	855	1	179.00	$179.00	$1,530	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
266	266	4	193.00	$193.00	$513	—
315	315	1	230.00	$230.00	$724	—
425	425	4	261.00	$261.00	$1,109	—
488	488	2	257.00	$257.00	$1,254	—
538	538	2	249.00	$249.00	$1,340	—
665	665	2	221.00	$221.00	$1,470	-13.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
584 value added	584	5	250.00	$250.00	$1,460	—
786 value added	786	5	204.00	$204.00	$1,603	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	150.00	$150.00	$308	—
375–390	383	2	185.00–190.00	$187.55	$718	—
570	570	1	160.00	$160.00	$912	—
875	875	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,050	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–385	380	2	185.00–200.00	$192.40	$731	-51.60
425	425	1	167.50	$167.50	$712	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	2	267.00	$267.00	$1,001	—
491	491	5	277.00	$277.00	$1,360	-8.00
554	554	9	274.00	$274.00	$1,518	+24.00
825	825	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,341	-12.50
1175	1175	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,528	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	8	217.00	$217.00	$1,400	—
778	778	3	180.00	$180.00	$1,400	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	260.00	$260.00	$741	—
335	335	1	225.00	$225.00	$754	—
558	558	6	211.00	$211.00	$1,177	—
685	685	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,130	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	3	266.00	$266.00	$910	—
465	465	4	266.00	$266.00	$1,237	+5.00
900	900	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,260	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
621	621	4	195.00	$195.00	$1,211	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	141.00	$141.00	$620	—
825	825	1	115.00	$115.00	$949	—

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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.