Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, July 16, 2024

268 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $300.92/cwt -3.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,733/hd at 576 lb · 46 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $310.00/cwt +15.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,668/hd at 538 lb · 24 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $265.00/cwt ±0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,548/hd at 584 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	268	625	121
Feeder cattle	268	625	121

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 149, Heifers 101, Bulls 18) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
538	538	24	310.00	$310.00	$1,668	+16.00
551–598	576	46	300.00–302.00	$300.92	$1,733	-2.62
718	718	6	261.00	$261.00	$1,874	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	303.00	$303.00	$1,151	—
520	520	1	261.00	$261.00	$1,357	—
552	552	11	296.00	$296.00	$1,634	-4.50
650	650	11	271.00	$271.00	$1,762	-5.91
746	746	6	250.00	$250.00	$1,865	-6.00
835–845	840	2	160.00–210.00	$185.15	$1,555	-36.85
893 value added	893	2	208.00	$208.00	$1,857	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	2	285.00–286.00	$285.50	$1,213	-5.50
430	430	6	305.00	$305.00	$1,312	+14.00
551	551	13	281.00	$281.00	$1,548	—
642	642	5	264.00	$264.00	$1,695	+11.22
725–735	730	2	210.00–226.00	$218.05	$1,592	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	3	290.00	$290.00	$1,552	—
547	547	3	195.00	$195.00	$1,067	—
735	735	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,595	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	190.00	$190.00	$779	-42.80
565	565	1	175.00	$175.00	$989	—
610	610	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,220	+10.00

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	180.00	$180.00	$783	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408	408	4	271.00	$271.00	$1,106	±0.00
488	488	10	275.00	$275.00	$1,342	—
584	584	23	265.00	$265.00	$1,548	±0.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	274.00	$274.00	$1,302	+13.56
580	580	14	256.00	$256.00	$1,485	-2.24
638	638	6	256.00	$256.00	$1,633	+20.00
640	640	10	242.00	$242.00	$1,549	+6.00
750	750	3	202.00	$202.00	$1,515	+27.00
870	870	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,479	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	271.00	$271.00	$1,260	+25.40
525	525	2	241.00	$241.00	$1,265	+11.63
552–560	553	11	188.00–255.00	$248.83	$1,376	-4.36
624	624	4	238.00	$238.00	$1,485	+63.00
875	875	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,488	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	205.00	$205.00	$748	—
400	400	1	180.00	$180.00	$720	—
523	523	4	209.00	$209.00	$1,093	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	180.00	$180.00	$792	+6.55
565	565	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,074	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
464	464	8	260.00	$260.00	$1,206	—
663	663	5	217.00	$217.00	$1,439	-3.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
553	553	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,382	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750	750	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,500	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615	615	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,107	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,155	—

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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.