Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, May 14, 2024

220 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $254.50/cwt +6.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,420/hd at 558 lb · 38 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $240.00/cwt ≈ $1,526/hd at 636 lb · 23 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $243.77/cwt ≈ $1,355/hd at 556 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	220	202	278
Feeder cattle	220	202	278

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 77, Heifers 131, Bulls 12) 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	286.00	$286.00	$1,115	—
493	493	3	309.00	$309.00	$1,523	-11.00
565	565	12	300.00	$300.00	$1,695	+4.34
642	642	12	273.00	$273.00	$1,753	—
655–690	673	2	268.00–270.00	$268.97	$1,810	+2.46
725	725	1	242.00	$242.00	$1,754	—
910 value added	910	3	205.00	$205.00	$1,866	—
920	920	1	203.00	$203.00	$1,868	—
1198 value added	1198	3	170.00	$170.00	$2,037	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
558 value added	558	13	317.00	$317.00	$1,769	—
609	609	4	279.00	$279.00	$1,699	—
643 value added	643	3	278.00	$278.00	$1,788	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	190.00	$190.00	$703	—
435	435	3	315.00	$315.00	$1,370	—
535	535	1	271.00	$271.00	$1,450	—
578	578	2	281.00	$281.00	$1,624	-3.00
650	650	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,658	—
740	740	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,554	—
770	770	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,463	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
598 value added	598	4	175.00	$175.00	$1,046	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	180.00	$180.00	$693	—
410	410	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,004	—
770	770	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,386	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,016	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	2	258.00	$258.00	$1,027	—
460–479	476	11	248.00–255.00	$254.29	$1,210	+4.77
535	535	1	150.00	$150.00	$802	-75.00
558	558	38	254.50	$254.50	$1,420	+6.50
636	636	23	240.00	$240.00	$1,526	—
735	735	3	202.00	$202.00	$1,485	—
1030	1030	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,648	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	200.00	$200.00	$730	—
427	427	7	257.00	$257.00	$1,097	—
520	520	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,222	-13.28
554–590	556	15	175.00–249.00	$243.77	$1,355	—
655	655	3	236.00	$236.00	$1,546	+97.29
725	725	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,450	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
528 value added	528	5	160.00	$160.00	$845	—
574 value added	574	7	180.00	$180.00	$1,033	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
619	619	4	243.00	$243.00	$1,504	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	100.00	$100.00	$335	—
560	560	1	140.00	$140.00	$784	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
238	238	1	165.00	$165.00	$393	—
500	500	1	170.00	$170.00	$850	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	175.00	$175.00	$936	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
238	238	1	165.00	$165.00	$393	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	251.00	$251.00	$1,142	-9.00
543	543	3	227.00	$227.00	$1,233	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	276.00	$276.00	$1,380	—
585	585	1	244.00	$244.00	$1,427	-21.00
810	810	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,498	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
643	643	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,382	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,160	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	175.00	$175.00	$892	—

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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.