Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, August 6, 2024

229 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $273.31/cwt -13.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,706/hd at 624 lb · 46 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $260.00/cwt ≈ $1,401/hd at 539 lb · 25 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $253.00/cwt -23.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,460/hd at 577 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	229	277	180
Feeder cattle	229	277	180

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 125, Heifers 96, Bulls 8) 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
315	315	1	281.00	$281.00	$885	—
482	482	6	291.00	$291.00	$1,403	-4.00
555	555	9	285.00	$285.00	$1,582	-15.00
613–628	619	37	273.00–275.00	$274.12	$1,697	-12.88
646	646	9	270.00	$270.00	$1,744	—
672	672	3	236.00	$236.00	$1,586	-36.99
728	728	6	244.00	$244.00	$1,776	—
780	780	1	221.00	$221.00	$1,724	-21.86

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
887 value added	887	9	221.00	$221.00	$1,960	—
901 value added	901	15	228.00	$228.00	$2,054	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	279.00	$279.00	$1,228	—
559–580	563	12	180.00–261.00	$210.15	$1,183	-70.85
665	665	2	187.50–195.00	$191.25	$1,272	-73.75
700	700	1	50.00	$50.00	$350	—
780	780	1	125.00	$125.00	$975	—
835	835	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,754	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	3	180.00	$180.00	$846	—
630	630	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,087	—
675	675	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,296	—
765	765	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,243	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720 value added	720	4	210.00	$210.00	$1,512	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	1	189.00	$189.00	$1,153	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	4	241.00	$241.00	$1,000	—
539	539	25	260.00	$260.00	$1,401	—
577	577	25	253.00	$253.00	$1,460	-23.00
643	643	4	234.00	$234.00	$1,505	-12.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	235.00	$235.00	$881	-15.00
486	486	5	236.00	$236.00	$1,147	-23.73
562	562	5	244.00	$244.00	$1,371	-8.78
838	838	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,676	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	150.00	$150.00	$435	—
388	388	2	241.00	$241.00	$935	—
505	505	2	239.00	$239.00	$1,207	—
702 value added	702	5	155.00	$155.00	$1,088	—
765	765	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,415	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520 value added	520	6	139.00	$139.00	$723	—
538	538	2	135.00	$135.00	$726	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
528	528	3	193.00	$193.00	$1,019	—
605	605	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,089	—
655	655	1	150.00	$150.00	$982	-72.00

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	165.00	$165.00	$619	-10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	180.00	$180.00	$972	—
670	670	2	154.00	$154.00	$1,032	-61.00
770	770	2	110.00	$110.00	$847	-50.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
628	628	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,225	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	1	199.00	$199.00	$1,244	—

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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.