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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 19, 2024

425 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $253.50/cwt +2.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,797/hd at 709 lb · 32 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $294.00/cwt +7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,649/hd at 561 lb · 27 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $238.62/cwt -51.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,482/hd at 621 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 425 238 338
Feeder cattle 425 238 338

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 217, Heifers 170, Bulls 38) 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 274.00 $274.00 $1,069 —
472 472 11 307.00 $307.00 $1,449 +6.00
561 561 27 294.00 $294.00 $1,649 +7.00
637 637 16 264.00 $264.00 $1,682 -6.00
696 696 4 254.00 $254.00 $1,768 —
724 value added 724 12 255.00 $255.00 $1,846 —
745 745 11 247.00 $247.00 $1,840 —
754 754 4 247.00 $247.00 $1,862 +7.00
763 763 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,183 -85.00
815 value added 815 7 244.00 $244.00 $1,989 —
860 860 3 221.00 $221.00 $1,901 —
867 value added 867 13 222.00 $222.00 $1,925 —
945 945 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,720 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
566 566 8 304.00 $304.00 $1,721 —
610–643 value added 621 27 160.00–290.00 $238.62 $1,482 -51.38
709 value added 709 32 253.50 $253.50 $1,797 -2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,106 —
450–495 465 4 175.00–283.00 $232.99 $1,083 —
525–538 535 4 195.00–263.00 $246.31 $1,318 +5.31
556 556 7 280.00 $280.00 $1,557 +19.00
620 620 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,147 —
650–665 654 4 180.00–220.00 $209.83 $1,372 —
730 730 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,424 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,008 —
715–720 718 2 100.00–170.00 $135.12 $970 -84.88
753 753 2 110.00 $110.00 $828 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 220.00 $220.00 $660 —
390 390 2 235.00 $235.00 $916 —
525 525 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,102 +23.00
860 860 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,462 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 3 226.00 $226.00 $651 —
433 433 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,061 —
489 489 7 258.00 $258.00 $1,262 +12.00
510 510 1 165.00 $165.00 $842 -75.00
560 560 16 252.00 $252.00 $1,411 +7.00
625 625 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,531 +15.00
640 640 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,408 -10.00
658–660 658 10 225.00–232.00 $231.30 $1,522 —
710–720 715 2 200.00–220.00 $209.93 $1,501 -0.07
730 value added 730 3 164.00 $164.00 $1,197 —
766 766 5 216.00 $216.00 $1,655 +16.00
798 value added 798 3 203.00 $203.00 $1,620 -26.00
1000 1000 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,390 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 3 240.00 $240.00 $931 —
463 463 5 233.00 $233.00 $1,079 —
552 552 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,242 —
607–620 value added 616 19 215.00–245.50 $236.01 $1,454 -8.99
651 651 7 245.00 $245.00 $1,595 —
736 value added 736 8 211.00 $211.00 $1,553 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 2 240.00 $240.00 $751 —
432–445 435 4 210.00–238.00 $230.84 $1,004 —
483 483 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,208 —
548 548 10 241.00 $241.00 $1,321 ±0.00
575 575 1 170.00 $170.00 $978 -10.00
620 620 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,333 -13.00
663 663 11 232.00 $232.00 $1,538 —
755–788 772 4 175.00–210.00 $192.13 $1,483 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 2 200.00 $200.00 $766 +10.82
455–483 477 9 178.00–205.00 $198.25 $946 +8.25
541 541 4 208.00 $208.00 $1,125 +28.00
720 720 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,152 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 165.00 $165.00 $883 -5.00
625 625 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,312 —
650 650 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,332 +78.24
720 720 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,080 —
850–875 863 2 115.00–145.00 $130.22 $1,124 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 2 198.00 $198.00 $966 +19.00
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 205.00 $205.00 $369 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,007 —
465–495 484 4 170.00–255.00 $213.73 $1,034 -65.15
545 545 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,362 -5.00
555–578 572 4 242.00–262.00 $257.15 $1,471 —
643 643 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,350 —
670 670 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,206 —
735 735 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,213 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 200.00 $200.00 $590 —
420 420 1 205.00 $205.00 $861 -23.00
588 588 6 180.00–230.00 $213.33 $1,254 -23.73
640 640 1 145.00 $145.00 $928 —
685 685 2 110.00–140.00 $125.00 $856 —
775 775 2 100.00 $100.00 $775 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 3 228.00 $228.00 $1,056 —
510–540 525 2 150.00–204.00 $176.23 $925 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 145.00 $145.00 $848 —
705 705 1 100.00 $100.00 $705 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 100.00 $100.00 $270 —
445 445 1 105.00 $105.00 $467 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 180.00 $180.00 $594 —

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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.