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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, July 23, 2024

267 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $270.00/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,779/hd at 659 lb · 34 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $248.50/cwt ≈ $1,908/hd at 768 lb · 24 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $246.46/cwt -0.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,574/hd at 639 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 267 268 264
Feeder cattle 267 268 264

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 122, Heifers 126, Bulls 19) 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,419 —
555 555 4 292.00 $292.00 $1,621 -4.00
558 558 11 290.00 $290.00 $1,618 -6.00
650 650 20 270.00 $270.00 $1,755 -1.00
672 672 14 270.00 $270.00 $1,814 -1.00
751 751 4 241.00 $241.00 $1,810 —
768–773 771 20 250.00 $250.00 $1,928 —
865 865 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,912 —
1120 1120 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,736 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–410 408 2 204.00–271.00 $237.71 $970 -47.79
460 460 8 285.00 $285.00 $1,311 —
551–580 556 7 190.00–271.00 $253.19 $1,408 -27.81
640 640 1 263.00 $263.00 $1,683 -1.00
735 735 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,529 -10.05
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
613 613 4 264.00 $264.00 $1,618 —
894 value added 894 10 245.00 $245.00 $2,190 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,099 —
566 566 4 217.00 $217.00 $1,228 +42.00
610 610 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,244 +4.00
715 715 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,544 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 125.00 $125.00 $538 —
515 515 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,082 -80.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 5 244.00 $244.00 $1,188 -30.00
535 535 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,364 —
566 566 18 255.00 $255.00 $1,443 -1.00
600 600 4 251.00 $251.00 $1,506 —
647 647 19 245.50 $245.50 $1,588 +3.50
655 655 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,572 —
718 718 7 230.00 $230.00 $1,651 —
720 720 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,584 —
845 845 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,529 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 3 241.00 $241.00 $940 —
465 value added 465 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,162 —
483 483 4 241.00 $241.00 $1,164 -30.00
563 563 14 249.00 $249.00 $1,402 +0.17
630 630 2 246.00 $246.00 $1,550 +8.00
645 645 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,161 -58.00
650 650 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,040 —
758–768 761 6 200.00–220.00 $213.27 $1,623 —
870 870 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,488 +1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 241.00 $241.00 $839 —
425 425 2 244.00 $244.00 $1,037 -27.00
526 value added 526 7 251.00 $251.00 $1,320 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 195.00 $195.00 $536 —
368 368 2 195.00 $195.00 $718 -10.00
467 467 3 200.00 $200.00 $934 —
545 545 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,144 +1.00
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 3 197.50 $197.50 $737 —
500 500 1 167.50 $167.50 $838 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
547 547 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,012 —
620 620 1 160.00 $160.00 $992 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 4 241.00 $241.00 $1,084 -19.00
658 658 2 228.00 $228.00 $1,500 +11.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 2 180.00 $180.00 $963 —
605 605 3 223.00 $223.00 $1,349 +43.00
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 180.00 $180.00 $621 —
390 390 1 180.00 $180.00 $702 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 2 232.00 $232.00 $1,299 -18.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 242.00 $242.00 $920 —
740 740 1 196.00 $196.00 $1,450 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,336 —

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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.