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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, June 18, 2024

399 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $307.40/cwt -2.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,771/hd at 576 lb · 78 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $286.13/cwt -3.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,894/hd at 662 lb · 47 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $267.00/cwt -3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,487/hd at 557 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 399 196 471
Feeder cattle 399 196 471

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 207, Heifers 124, Bulls 68)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 301.00 $301.00 $1,159 -17.00
471–475 473 16 308.00–321.00 $315.34 $1,492 -5.66
520–540 530 2 165.00–214.00 $189.04 $1,002 -100.96
560–576 576 78 290.00–311.00 $307.40 $1,771 -2.60
620–643 642 21 220.00–277.00 $274.38 $1,762 +31.09
653–669 662 47 220.00–295.00 $286.13 $1,894 -3.87
750 750 3 248.00 $248.00 $1,860 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 3 301.00 $301.00 $1,135 —
415–430 423 2 285.00–293.00 $288.93 $1,222 -27.07
465 465 3 215.00–283.00 $260.33 $1,211 —
565–575 570 4 257.00–277.00 $267.09 $1,522 —
638 638 2 266.00 $266.00 $1,697 +3.50
658 658 3 267.00 $267.00 $1,757 +42.00
902 902 3 214.00 $214.00 $1,930 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
544 544 11 308.00 $308.00 $1,676 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 280.00 $280.00 $994 —
480 480 1 195.00 $195.00 $936 -20.00
540 540 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,269 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 165.00 $165.00 $635 —
620 620 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,550 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,184 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 1 120.00 $120.00 $894 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467–483 480 17 254.00–275.00 $271.40 $1,303 +6.40
535 535 1 262.00 $262.00 $1,402 —
557 557 34 267.00 $267.00 $1,487 -3.00
625–638 637 24 220.00–250.00 $248.77 $1,585 -4.23
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 230.00 $230.00 $678 —
388 388 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,009 —
465 465 5 266.00 $266.00 $1,237 -4.00
540–548 547 14 256.00–264.00 $263.44 $1,441 —
605–627 622 4 155.00–246.00 $223.85 $1,392 -10.19
650 650 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,560 —
815 815 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,406 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 7 265.00 $265.00 $1,134 -20.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 2 235.00 $235.00 $877 —
425 425 1 220.00 $220.00 $935 —
563 563 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,351 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,051 —
585 585 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,316 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 4 286.00 $286.00 $1,296 —
544 544 10 271.00 $271.00 $1,474 —
663 663 20 243.00 $243.00 $1,611 +18.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755 755 14 221.00 $221.00 $1,669 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 3 286.00 $286.00 $1,064 —
544 544 6 225.00 $225.00 $1,224 —
610 610 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,403 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 2 190.00 $190.00 $899 —
690 690 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,449 +50.00
785 785 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,138 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
588 588 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,117 -60.00
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,122 +20.00

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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.