Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, April 2, 2024

92 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $304.00/cwt +5.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,690/hd at 556 lb · 14 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $252.50/cwt ≈ $1,394/hd at 552 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	92	252	276
Feeder cattle	92	252	276

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 45, Heifers 32, Bulls 15) 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
469	469	8	313.00	$313.00	$1,468	+12.00
556	556	14	304.00	$304.00	$1,690	+5.04
634	634	9	265.00	$265.00	$1,680	+29.00
900	900	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,800	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	260.00	$260.00	$650	—
439	439	5	287.00	$287.00	$1,260	—
530	530	1	175.00	$175.00	$928	-77.00
730	730	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,716	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	3	281.00	$281.00	$1,068	—
505	505	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,035	—
640	640	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,120	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	2	250.00	$250.00	$970	—
462	462	5	255.00	$255.00	$1,178	—
552	552	10	252.50	$252.50	$1,394	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453	453	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,132	+21.17
628–638	632	5	230.00–237.00	$234.17	$1,480	+0.67
748	748	3	202.00	$202.00	$1,511	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	2	250.00	$250.00	$850	—
442	442	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,105	+12.40

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	270.00	$270.00	$783	—
483	483	2	265.00	$265.00	$1,280	-16.00
558	558	3	225.00	$225.00	$1,256	-13.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,375	—
725	725	2	201.00	$201.00	$1,457	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	245.00	$245.00	$784	—
490	490	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,127	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,114	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	195.00	$195.00	$848	—

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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.