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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 26, 2024

252 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $298.96/cwt +4.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,656/hd at 554 lb · 31 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $248.38/cwt -3.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,415/hd at 570 lb · 16 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $269.97/cwt +15.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,765/hd at 654 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 252 425 269
Feeder cattle 252 425 269

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 125, Heifers 113, Bulls 14) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Weaned

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–430 415 2 291.00–294.00 $292.55 $1,214 —
474 474 8 301.00 $301.00 $1,427 -6.00
554–555 554 31 280.00–301.00 $298.96 $1,656 +4.96
615 615 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,451 -28.00
650 value added 650 4 274.00 $274.00 $1,781 —
655 655 11 268.50 $268.50 $1,759 —
704 value added 704 10 255.00 $255.00 $1,795 ±0.00
757 757 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,794 -10.00
830 830 3 191.00–221.00 $211.00 $1,751 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 182.50 $182.50 $694 -102.50
455 455 7 289.00 $289.00 $1,315 +56.01
515 515 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,298 +5.69
569 569 7 277.00 $277.00 $1,576 -3.00
630 630 2 258.00 $258.00 $1,625 +73.00
650 650 1 234.00 $234.00 $1,521 +24.17
785 785 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,766 —
825 825 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,757 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
519 519 5 308.00 $308.00 $1,599 —
579 579 4 295.00 $295.00 $1,708 -9.00
622 value added 622 6 275.00 $275.00 $1,710 +36.38
703 value added 703 4 252.00 $252.00 $1,772 -1.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 3 208.00 $208.00 $940 —
510–540 530 4 160.00–214.00 $186.37 $988 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 2 216.00 $216.00 $1,184 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 2 238.00 $238.00 $697 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 2 185.00 $185.00 $496 -41.00
376 376 6 250.00 $250.00 $940 —
442 442 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,083 ±0.00
480–483 482 4 180.00–245.00 $228.83 $1,103 -29.17
540 540 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,307 +77.00
568 568 12 247.50 $247.50 $1,406 -4.50
575 value added 575 4 251.00 $251.00 $1,443 —
641 641 6 233.50 $233.50 $1,497 +13.50
644 value added 644 4 234.00 $234.00 $1,507 —
650 650 2 233.50 $233.50 $1,518 +2.20
666–670 value added 668 11 234.00–235.00 $234.54 $1,567 —
712 712 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,602 +15.07
783 783 4 217.00 $217.00 $1,699 +1.00
945 945 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,323 —
1075 1075 1 132.50 $132.50 $1,424 —
1350 1350 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,701 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
517–544 value added 534 8 254.00–256.00 $254.73 $1,360 —
656 656 7 237.00 $237.00 $1,555 -8.00
679 value added 679 6 233.50 $233.50 $1,585 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438–445 440 3 225.00–244.00 $237.60 $1,045 +6.76
473 473 3 241.00 $241.00 $1,140 -9.00
540 540 11 246.50 $246.50 $1,331 +5.50
663 663 2 230.50 $230.50 $1,528 -1.50
770 770 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,540 +7.87
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 215.00 $215.00 $763 +15.00
470 470 2 197.50 $197.50 $928 -0.75
545 545 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,123 -2.00
640 640 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,184 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 150.00 $150.00 $758 -15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 2 281.00 $281.00 $1,264 +67.27
555 555 4 238.00 $238.00 $1,321 -19.15
615 615 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,316 +4.00
695 695 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,432 +26.00
900 900 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,395 —
1065 1065 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,544 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 2 258.00 $258.00 $1,213 —
545 545 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,308 —

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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.