Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, August 13, 2024

146 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $244.24/cwt ≈ $1,815/hd at 743 lb · 17 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $253.35/cwt +9.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,419/hd at 560 lb · 12 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $251.00/cwt +7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,847/hd at 736 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	146	229	375
Feeder cattle	146	229	375

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 54, Heifers 88, Bulls 4) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500 value added	500	5	291.00	$291.00	$1,455	—
541	541	4	289.00	$289.00	$1,563	—
586	586	4	291.00	$291.00	$1,705	+6.00
665	665	5	274.00	$274.00	$1,822	+38.00
672 value added	672	3	271.00	$271.00	$1,821	—
736	736	10	251.00	$251.00	$1,847	+7.00
822	822	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,932	—
900	900	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,728	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	263.00	$263.00	$1,262	—
595	595	3	265.00	$265.00	$1,577	+54.85
713	713	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,711	+190.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
632 value added	632	5	277.00	$277.00	$1,751	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	2	218.00	$218.00	$992	—
505	505	1	50.00	$50.00	$252	—
655	655	1	80.00	$80.00	$524	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–485	468	2	195.00–240.00	$218.34	$1,022	+38.34
548	548	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,206	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
486–495	488	5	249.00–255.00	$253.78	$1,238	+17.78
510	510	1	231.00	$231.00	$1,178	—
550–561	560	12	246.00–254.00	$253.35	$1,419	+9.35
644	644	7	241.00	$241.00	$1,552	—
674	674	8	249.00	$249.00	$1,678	—
732	732	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,757	—
745	745	9	243.00	$243.00	$1,810	—
746 value added	746	5	249.00	$249.00	$1,858	—
845	845	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,825	+16.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,088	—
474	474	6	254.00	$254.00	$1,204	—
558	558	6	259.00	$259.00	$1,445	—
640	640	1	155.00	$155.00	$992	—
660	660	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,551	—
720	720	1	211.00	$211.00	$1,519	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
517 value added	517	6	252.00	$252.00	$1,303	+113.00
555 value added	555	4	256.00	$256.00	$1,421	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610 value added	610	5	258.00	$258.00	$1,574	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
508	508	2	155.00	$155.00	$787	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
793	793	2	173.00	$173.00	$1,372	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,019	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	1	145.00	$145.00	$798	—

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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.