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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, May 7, 2024

202 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $295.53/cwt -5.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,682/hd at 569 lb · 48 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $268.48/cwt +14.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,770/hd at 659 lb · 23 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $254.14/cwt +49.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,506/hd at 593 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 202 321 208
Feeder cattle 202 321 208

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 111, Heifers 78, Bulls 13) Value Added and some 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
479 479 5 320.00 $320.00 $1,533 +23.00
565–574 568 24 295.00–296.00 $295.66 $1,679 -5.34
563–585 570 24 287.00–298.00 $295.40 $1,684 -5.60
658 658 13 270.00 $270.00 $1,777 +15.00
657–663 661 10 263.00–268.00 $266.51 $1,762 +11.51
751–785 758 5 170.00–237.00 $223.12 $1,691 -16.88
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,434 +15.00
588 588 5 284.00 $284.00 $1,670 +159.00
704 704 4 258.00 $258.00 $1,816 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
709 value added 709 9 255.00 $255.00 $1,808 +4.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
499 499 4 293.00 $293.00 $1,462 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 100.00 $100.00 $215 —
270 270 1 200.00 $200.00 $540 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 215.00 $215.00 $924 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 215.00 $215.00 $989 +38.09

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–470 454 7 241.00–251.00 $249.52 $1,133 -4.48
505 505 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,136 —
555 555 8 248.00 $248.00 $1,376 +3.69
660–666 665 6 208.00–231.00 $227.20 $1,511 -5.80
925 925 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,610 -10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
587 value added 587 5 254.50 $254.50 $1,494 +49.50
595 595 13 254.00 $254.00 $1,511 —
705 value added 705 4 228.00 $228.00 $1,607 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 245.00 $245.00 $833 —
520–548 541 4 246.00–249.00 $248.28 $1,343 +13.28
620 620 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,194 -29.50
655–685 663 4 135.00–140.00 $138.71 $920 -90.29
693 693 8 225.00 $225.00 $1,559 -4.00
860 860 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,247 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 221.00 $221.00 $785 -5.00
468 468 3 234.00 $234.00 $1,095 —
544 544 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,306 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 100.00 $100.00 $230 —
390 390 1 100.00 $100.00 $390 —
415 415 1 175.00 $175.00 $726 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,019 —
620 620 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,162 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–430 423 2 145.00–230.00 $186.75 $790 —
466 466 6 286.00 $286.00 $1,333 —
558 558 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,479 +34.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,235 —
560 560 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,271 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830 830 1 110.00 $110.00 $913 —

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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.