Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, June 4, 2024

1,603 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $312.71/cwt ≈ $1,777/hd at 568 lb · 204 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $266.42/cwt +10.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,491/hd at 560 lb · 174 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $280.22/cwt +5.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,880/hd at 671 lb · 156 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,603	207	419
Feeder cattle	1,603	207	419

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 933, Heifers 636, Bulls 34) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Vaccinated, some Weaned

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453–498	484	61	325.00–330.00	$326.46	$1,580	-7.54
524	524	7	320.00	$320.00	$1,677	+14.00
541	541	10	325.00	$325.00	$1,758	+19.00
560–584	568	161	275.00–315.00	$310.89	$1,766	—
565–571	569	43	316.00–325.00	$319.54	$1,818	—
629	629	10	290.00	$290.00	$1,824	±0.00
629–644	630	113	275.00–302.00	$300.78	$1,895	+10.78
650–695	671	156	229.00–287.00	$280.22	$1,880	+5.22
730	730	14	266.00	$266.00	$1,942	+20.00
731–745	744	92	243.00–260.00	$257.63	$1,917	+11.63
773	773	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,778	+85.00
820	820	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,722	—
853	853	3	216.00	$216.00	$1,842	—
913	913	2	207.00	$207.00	$1,890	—
1098 value added	1098	6	230.00	$230.00	$2,525	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
387	387	3	315.00	$315.00	$1,219	—
412	412	10	325.00	$325.00	$1,339	—
483	483	10	235.00	$235.00	$1,135	—
501–505	502	32	316.00–336.00	$329.09	$1,652	—
598	598	11	310.00	$310.00	$1,854	—
622	622	48	308.00	$308.00	$1,916	—
688 value added	688	5	275.00	$275.00	$1,892	—
940	940	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,880	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
459	459	24	327.00	$327.00	$1,501	+11.00
500–548	545	21	275.00–287.00	$286.15	$1,560	—
555	555	1	170.00	$170.00	$944	-115.00
651–675	655	9	260.00–266.00	$265.32	$1,738	—
705–715	710	2	200.00–205.00	$202.52	$1,438	—
750	750	1	231.00	$231.00	$1,732	—
840	840	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,764	-15.95

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	245.00	$245.00	$845	—
368	368	3	295.00	$295.00	$1,086	—
420	420	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,134	—
460	460	9	270.00	$270.00	$1,242	—
556	556	9	292.50	$292.50	$1,626	—
645	645	11	262.50	$262.50	$1,693	—
754	754	5	226.00	$226.00	$1,704	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	6	340.00	$340.00	$1,224	—
415–449	439	7	260.00–285.00	$278.25	$1,222	-49.75
455–465	462	3	220.00–260.00	$246.86	$1,140	—
570	570	2	190.00–195.00	$192.50	$1,097	-62.50
640	640	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,568	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372	372	6	270.00	$270.00	$1,004	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	220.00	$220.00	$902	—
510	510	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,224	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462–490	466	57	271.00–300.00	$297.79	$1,388	+25.79
515	515	18	260.00	$260.00	$1,339	-2.50
550–563	556	153	215.00–276.00	$267.99	$1,490	+11.99
585	585	21	255.00	$255.00	$1,492	-1.00
625	625	1	236.00	$236.00	$1,475	-4.00
627–642	639	124	248.00–260.48	$257.58	$1,646	+17.58
715–736	734	30	220.00–231.00	$229.63	$1,685	—
850	850	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,360	-50.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383	383	15	303.00	$303.00	$1,160	+10.00
448	448	12	305.00	$305.00	$1,366	+18.00
597	597	44	258.00	$258.00	$1,540	—
760 value added	760	13	221.00	$221.00	$1,680	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	4	265.00	$265.00	$869	—
420–426	425	5	245.00–307.00	$294.74	$1,253	—
460	460	4	210.00	$210.00	$966	-65.00
481	481	16	290.00	$290.00	$1,395	+15.00
549	549	25	251.00	$251.00	$1,378	+0.08
641	641	12	241.00	$241.00	$1,545	-2.00
745	745	1	206.00	$206.00	$1,535	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
349	349	22	304.00	$304.00	$1,061	—
350–390	370	2	215.00–220.00	$217.36	$804	-82.64
415–449	445	12	202.00–307.00	$293.54	$1,306	+16.04
515–547	543	10	232.00–255.00	$251.83	$1,367	—
705	705	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,234	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
339	339	4	255.00	$255.00	$864	—
449	449	4	257.50	$257.50	$1,156	—
540	540	1	170.00	$170.00	$918	—
568	568	6	225.00	$225.00	$1,278	—
618	618	4	198.00	$198.00	$1,224	—
765	765	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,358	+7.50

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	165.00	$165.00	$421	—
325	325	2	220.00	$220.00	$715	+35.00
380	380	1	215.00	$215.00	$817	—
478	478	2	200.00	$200.00	$956	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,130	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	288	2	200.00–220.00	$209.74	$604	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473	473	4	310.00	$310.00	$1,466	+10.00
655	655	4	242.00	$242.00	$1,585	—
705	705	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,516	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
553	553	8	260.00	$260.00	$1,438	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,170	-39.97
444	444	4	300.00	$300.00	$1,332	-22.00
725	725	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,464	+7.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,005	—
370	370	1	255.00	$255.00	$944	—
468	468	2	242.50	$242.50	$1,135	—
615	615	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,230	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	2	240.00	$240.00	$648	—
465	465	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,116	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,251	—

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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.