Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, March 5, 2024

484 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $259.29/cwt +7.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,927/hd at 743 lb · 107 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $251.00/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,466/hd at 584 lb · 35 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $243.00/cwt +17.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,572/hd at 647 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	484	209	127
Feeder cattle	484	209	127

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 299, Heifers 168, Bulls 17) 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
466	466	10	313.00	$313.00	$1,459	+18.73
498 value added	498	3	317.00	$317.00	$1,579	—
508	508	6	303.00	$303.00	$1,539	+3.00
535–538 value added	536	5	285.00–302.00	$295.18	$1,582	—
568–581	574	14	281.00–289.00	$284.47	$1,633	-11.53
608 value added	608	3	286.00	$286.00	$1,739	—
645	645	12	273.00	$273.00	$1,761	+13.00
660	660	8	285.00	$285.00	$1,881	—
689 value added	689	8	264.00	$264.00	$1,819	—
695	695	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,772	—
710	710	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,740	-1.00
738–747 value added	744	99	260.50	$260.50	$1,938	+3.50
746	746	5	244.00	$244.00	$1,820	-2.00
761	761	23	245.00–260.50	$255.78	$1,946	—
818	818	7	247.00	$247.00	$2,020	—
835	835	5	227.00	$227.00	$1,895	—
890 value added	890	3	217.00	$217.00	$1,931	—
920	920	1	112.50	$112.50	$1,035	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
538	538	3	310.00	$310.00	$1,668	—
573 value added	573	16	304.00	$304.00	$1,742	—
670	670	18	277.00	$277.00	$1,856	+77.00
741 value added	741	18	260.50	$260.50	$1,930	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	302.00	$302.00	$1,042	+31.00
418	418	3	317.00	$317.00	$1,325	—
540	540	4	278.00	$278.00	$1,501	-3.00
578	578	11	305.00	$305.00	$1,763	—
715	715	2	244.00	$244.00	$1,745	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	150.00	$150.00	$368	—
370	370	1	200.00	$200.00	$740	—
550–560	555	2	212.00–225.00	$218.44	$1,212	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	185.00	$185.00	$879	—
665	665	1	204.00	$204.00	$1,357	—
770	770	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,424	-5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	240.00	$240.00	$756	—
415	415	3	247.00	$247.00	$1,025	-5.00
494	494	4	242.00	$242.00	$1,195	-17.00
501 value added	501	11	258.00	$258.00	$1,293	—
535–549	546	15	210.00–241.00	$234.93	$1,283	—
647 value added	647	29	243.00	$243.00	$1,572	—
652	652	6	224.00	$224.00	$1,460	+4.00
760	760	2	211.00	$211.00	$1,604	—
778 value added	778	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,050	—
858	858	2	178.00	$178.00	$1,527	-1.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
568–593	584	35	247.00–259.00	$251.00	$1,466	—
651 value added	651	6	200.00	$200.00	$1,302	—
691	691	9	235.00	$235.00	$1,624	—
715	715	12	226.00	$226.00	$1,616	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	80.00	$80.00	$312	—
435	435	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,066	-16.00
473	473	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,135	-17.00
510–532	526	7	235.00–240.50	$238.97	$1,257	-10.03
695	695	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,501	-5.00
850	850	1	178.00	$178.00	$1,513	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	125.00	$125.00	$300	—
370	370	1	80.00	$80.00	$296	-112.40
550	550	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,182	—
605	605	1	146.00	$146.00	$883	—
660	660	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,016	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	3	185.00	$185.00	$805	—
565	565	1	100.00	$100.00	$565	-60.00
675	675	2	160.00–165.00	$162.50	$1,097	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	1	141.00	$141.00	$853	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
155	155	1	125.00	$125.00	$194	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	2	306.00	$306.00	$1,209	+39.00
450	450	3	292.00	$292.00	$1,314	—
660	660	2	204.00	$204.00	$1,346	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377	377	3	299.00	$299.00	$1,127	—
520	520	1	150.00	$150.00	$780	—
730	730	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,402	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	210.00	$210.00	$861	—
550	550	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,100	-11.00
870	870	1	80.00	$80.00	$696	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	150.00	$150.00	$742	—

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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.