Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, June 25, 2024

291 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $275.78/cwt -10.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,838/hd at 666 lb · 43 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $261.00/cwt -6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,459/hd at 559 lb · 25 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $287.61/cwt +13.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,729/hd at 601 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	291	399	262
Feeder cattle	291	399	262

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 168, Heifers 93, Bulls 30) 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
497	497	3	313.00	$313.00	$1,556	-2.34
540–547	546	12	212.50–299.00	$284.74	$1,555	+95.70
565	565	1	277.00	$277.00	$1,565	-30.40
601–603	601	23	285.00–288.00	$287.61	$1,729	—
661–670	662	31	273.00–279.00	$278.02	$1,840	-8.11
678 value added	678	12	270.00	$270.00	$1,831	—
730	730	5	250.00–251.00	$250.20	$1,826	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	10	296.00	$296.00	$1,391	+35.67
562	562	3	284.00	$284.00	$1,596	+16.91
588	588	6	300.00	$300.00	$1,764	+32.91
620–638	635	7	170.00–269.00	$255.20	$1,621	-10.80
675	675	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,519	-42.00
715	715	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,430	—
780	780	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,326	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700	700	18	276.00	$276.00	$1,932	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453–495	467	3	175.00–222.50	$205.72	$961	+10.72
543	543	6	220.00	$220.00	$1,195	-15.00
645	645	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,064	—
660	660	3	225.00	$225.00	$1,485	—
765	765	1	192.50	$192.50	$1,473	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
511 value added	511	4	167.50	$167.50	$856	—
644 value added	644	4	145.00	$145.00	$934	—
707 value added	707	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,732	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,005	—
440	440	1	225.00	$225.00	$990	—
565	565	1	207.50	$207.50	$1,172	—
715	715	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,287	—
790	790	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,323	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368	368	2	264.00	$264.00	$972	—
460–490	483	4	192.50–267.50	$249.62	$1,206	-21.78
525	525	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,312	-12.00
559	559	25	261.00	$261.00	$1,459	-6.00
638	638	6	241.00	$241.00	$1,538	-7.77
810	810	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,377	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	255.00	$255.00	$714	+25.00
360	360	1	240.00	$240.00	$864	-20.00
435	435	3	275.00	$275.00	$1,196	—
466–467	466	7	254.00–260.00	$257.43	$1,200	-8.57
562	562	13	255.00	$255.00	$1,433	—
610	610	2	243.00	$243.00	$1,482	+19.15

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	240.00	$240.00	$792	—
458	458	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,030	—
515	515	2	217.50	$217.50	$1,120	—
640	640	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,088	—
810	810	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,215	—
975	975	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,121	—

Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
447	447	7	217.50	$217.50	$972	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	230.00	$230.00	$736	—
470	470	1	192.50	$192.50	$905	—
573	573	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,089	-50.00
630	630	1	192.50	$192.50	$1,213	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	2	196.00	$196.00	$1,058	—
758	758	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,516	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313	313	2	210.00	$210.00	$657	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468	468	5	277.00	$277.00	$1,296	—
667	667	3	221.00	$221.00	$1,474	—
753	753	4	216.00	$216.00	$1,626	-5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	251.00	$251.00	$828	—
478	478	2	252.00	$252.00	$1,205	—
528	528	5	224.00	$224.00	$1,183	-1.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	276.00	$276.00	$787	—
380	380	2	289.00	$289.00	$1,098	—
578	578	2	254.00	$254.00	$1,468	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	210.00	$210.00	$756	—
465	465	2	190.00	$190.00	$884	-40.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	197.50	$197.50	$968	—
555	555	1	110.00	$110.00	$610	-80.00

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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.