Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, April 16, 2024

280 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $212.52/cwt -12.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,311/hd at 617 lb · 19 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $232.00/cwt ≈ $1,471/hd at 634 lb · 18 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $221.00/cwt ≈ $1,536/hd at 695 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	280	508	388
Feeder cattle	280	508	388

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 117, Heifers 136, Bulls 27) 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
461	461	7	294.00	$294.00	$1,355	±0.00
535	535	2	269.00	$269.00	$1,439	—
554 value added	554	4	301.00	$301.00	$1,668	—
555	555	12	299.00	$299.00	$1,659	-1.19
635–640	638	3	251.00–264.00	$255.31	$1,629	-15.62
650	650	2	246.00	$246.00	$1,599	—
654	654	8	262.00	$262.00	$1,713	—
663 value added	663	4	265.00	$265.00	$1,757	—
701–708	706	14	235.00–251.00	$246.46	$1,740	+128.46
715	715	1	236.00	$236.00	$1,687	+118.00
767 value added	767	7	256.00	$256.00	$1,964	—
777	777	3	238.00	$238.00	$1,849	—
890	890	1	206.00	$206.00	$1,833	—
915	915	2	196.00	$196.00	$1,793	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
366	366	5	245.00	$245.00	$897	—
525	525	5	301.00	$301.00	$1,580	—
601	601	11	276.00	$276.00	$1,659	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	281.00	$281.00	$1,054	—
453	453	3	254.00	$254.00	$1,151	-4.00
560	560	1	256.00	$256.00	$1,434	+16.00
673 value added	673	13	258.00	$258.00	$1,736	—
780	780	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,599	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473	473	2	217.00	$217.00	$1,026	—
573	573	2	226.00	$226.00	$1,295	—
720	720	1	196.00	$196.00	$1,411	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	225.00	$225.00	$799	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750	750	1	50.00	$50.00	$375	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	251.00	$251.00	$916	—
478	478	2	256.00	$256.00	$1,224	+6.50
505–513	511	4	145.00–200.00	$186.41	$953	—
540 value added	540	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,282	—
556	556	11	247.00	$247.00	$1,373	+2.00
651–680	654	9	202.00–227.00	$224.11	$1,466	-6.89
748	748	5	210.00	$210.00	$1,571	+9.00
756–795	763	11	200.00–210.00	$208.11	$1,588	—
870	870	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,457	-21.12
970	970	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,431	+82.50
1175	1175	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,598	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
442	442	3	257.00	$257.00	$1,136	—
595 value added	595	3	234.00	$234.00	$1,392	-11.50
634	634	18	232.00	$232.00	$1,471	—
695 value added	695	18	221.00	$221.00	$1,536	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–390	380	2	205.00–251.00	$227.39	$864	-27.61
410	410	1	190.00	$190.00	$779	-58.00
458–470	462	3	176.00–248.00	$223.58	$1,033	-21.42
537	537	3	248.00	$248.00	$1,332	—
613–618 value added	614	12	233.00–238.00	$236.74	$1,454	—
622	622	7	171.00	$171.00	$1,064	-54.00
660	660	3	211.00	$211.00	$1,393	—
718	718	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,544	+85.00
1015	1015	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,269	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
469	469	4	210.00	$210.00	$985	+8.00
585	585	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,199	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650 value added	650	4	223.00	$223.00	$1,450	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278	278	2	95.00	$95.00	$264	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	175.00	$175.00	$840	-20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	2	276.00	$276.00	$1,071	—
447	447	3	258.00	$258.00	$1,153	—
568	568	3	243.00	$243.00	$1,380	-16.00
600–645	625	3	151.00–220.00	$191.04	$1,194	—
695	695	1	174.00	$174.00	$1,209	—
720	720	1	209.00	$209.00	$1,505	+0.31

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
477	477	3	175.00	$175.00	$835	—
700	700	2	211.00	$211.00	$1,477	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	190.00	$190.00	$665	—
440	440	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,012	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	231.00	$231.00	$1,063	-18.26
505	505	1	175.00	$175.00	$884	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	200.00	$200.00	$620	-41.00
775	775	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,232	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	244.00	$244.00	$866	—

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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.