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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, March 12, 2024

238 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $251.13/cwt -9.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,784/hd at 710 lb · 23 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $225.38/cwt +52.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,754/hd at 778 lb · 16 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $230.00/cwt +9.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,550/hd at 674 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 238 484 261
Feeder cattle 238 484 261

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 97, Heifers 108, Bulls 33) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
576 value added 576 10 305.00 $305.00 $1,757 +1.00
646 value added 646 6 290.00 $290.00 $1,873 —
705 705 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,410 —
711 value added 711 21 256.00 $256.00 $1,820 -4.50
828 value added 828 9 222.00 $222.00 $1,838 —
865–879 value added 873 7 210.00–214.00 $212.30 $1,853 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 2 291.00 $291.00 $1,164 —
463 463 5 301.00 $301.00 $1,394 -12.00
557 557 8 287.00 $287.00 $1,599 +2.53
633 633 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,709 -3.00
775 775 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,860 -15.78
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,309 -37.00
551 551 4 261.00 $261.00 $1,438 -44.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
601 value added 601 6 251.00 $251.00 $1,509 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,085 —
510–535 523 2 187.00 $187.00 $978 —
705 705 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,410 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 182.50 $182.50 $876 -2.50
723 723 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,591 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 234.00 $234.00 $737 -6.00
485 485 4 246.00 $246.00 $1,193 +4.00
510 510 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,224 —
556 556 11 245.00 $245.00 $1,362 —
637 637 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,465 —
651 value added 651 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,432 —
734 734 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,541 —
765 765 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,530 -11.00
780 value added 780 14 229.00 $229.00 $1,786 +94.00
835 835 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,436 —
860 860 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,376 -18.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
621 value added 621 8 245.00 $245.00 $1,521 —
674 value added 674 14 230.00 $230.00 $1,550 +30.00
787 value added 787 11 205.00 $205.00 $1,613 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 237.00 $237.00 $877 +157.00
549 549 5 241.00 $241.00 $1,323 +2.03
585 585 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,053 —
648 648 4 228.00 $228.00 $1,477 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 390 3 175.00–196.00 $189.18 $738 +109.18
483 483 3 190.00 $190.00 $918 —
515 515 1 180.00 $180.00 $927 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 2 181.00 $181.00 $738 -4.00
520 520 1 170.00 $170.00 $884 —
665–670 668 3 90.00–145.00 $126.76 $847 -35.74
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 2 179.00 $179.00 $886 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 170.00 $170.00 $944 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 251.00 $251.00 $640 —
335 335 1 263.00 $263.00 $881 —
441 441 4 228.00 $228.00 $1,005 —
470–479 477 5 250.00–279.00 $273.29 $1,304 —
559–565 560 5 170.00–254.00 $237.06 $1,328 —
745 745 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,453 +3.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–475 456 5 277.00–286.00 $278.88 $1,272 -13.12
545 545 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,390 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
658 658 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,448 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 175.00 $175.00 $648 —
440 440 1 215.00 $215.00 $946 —

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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.