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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, April 23, 2024

263 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $249.94/cwt +2.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,402/hd at 561 lb · 34 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $298.66/cwt -0.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,696/hd at 568 lb · 24 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $265.63/cwt +5.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,740/hd at 655 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 263 280 415
Feeder cattle 263 280 415

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 131, Heifers 110, Bulls 22) Value Added 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
365 365 2 301.00 $301.00 $1,099 —
457 457 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,371 +6.00
567–580 568 24 291.00–299.00 $298.66 $1,696 -0.34
653–675 655 24 251.00–267.00 $265.63 $1,740 +3.63
742 742 6 243.00 $243.00 $1,803 +7.00
765 765 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,821 ±0.00
766 value added 766 8 253.00 $253.00 $1,938 -3.00
829 value added 829 13 225.00 $225.00 $1,865 —
868 868 3 214.00 $214.00 $1,858 +8.00
936 value added 936 8 201.00 $201.00 $1,881 —
1035 1035 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,615 —
1098 value added 1098 2 164.00 $164.00 $1,801 —
1195 value added 1195 2 168.00 $168.00 $2,008 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 300.00 $300.00 $990 —
380 380 1 297.00 $297.00 $1,129 +16.00
427 427 5 277.00 $277.00 $1,183 —
544 value added 544 5 271.00 $271.00 $1,474 —
560 560 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,484 +9.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
736–748 value added 739 14 240.00–243.00 $240.65 $1,778 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 195.00 $195.00 $751 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 7 252.00 $252.00 $1,177 -4.00
561–565 561 34 249.00–250.00 $249.94 $1,402 +2.94
647 647 19 235.00 $235.00 $1,520 —
814 value added 814 4 189.00 $189.00 $1,538 —
985 985 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,576 +12.50
1161 value added 1161 5 169.00 $169.00 $1,962 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 6 255.00 $255.00 $956 —
677 value added 677 10 229.00 $229.00 $1,550 +8.00
710 710 2 211.00 $211.00 $1,498 —
782 value added 782 11 215.00 $215.00 $1,681 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523 523 4 243.00 $243.00 $1,271 -5.00
652 652 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,493 +18.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 2 208.00 $208.00 $998 +33.00
840 840 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,176 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 200.00 $200.00 $540 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
648 648 6 226.00 $226.00 $1,464 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 276.00 $276.00 $1,076 —
447 447 3 243.00 $243.00 $1,086 —
535 535 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,257 +60.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 2 289.00 $289.00 $1,353 —
533 533 2 251.00 $251.00 $1,338 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 185.00 $185.00 $555 —
438 438 2 236.00 $236.00 $1,034 —
455 455 1 210.00 $210.00 $956 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 218.00 $218.00 $796 +28.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,072 —

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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.