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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, August 27, 2024

225 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $242.00/cwt -9.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,367/hd at 565 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $214.31/cwt -27.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,233/hd at 575 lb · 13 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $260.69/cwt ≈ $1,773/hd at 680 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 225 231 241
Feeder cattle 225 231 241

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 99, Heifers 107, Bulls 19) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Vaccinated, mostly Weaned

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
534 534 7 281.00 $281.00 $1,501 —
635 635 10 270.00 $270.00 $1,714 —
666–697 680 13 257.00–264.00 $260.69 $1,773 —
895 value added 895 12 220.00 $220.00 $1,969 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468–470 468 7 261.00–282.00 $278.99 $1,306 -12.01
510 510 1 261.00 $261.00 $1,331 -33.00
571 571 6 270.00 $270.00 $1,542 -26.00
649 649 7 256.00 $256.00 $1,661 —
670–675 673 3 217.00–255.00 $229.60 $1,545 -41.78
710 710 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,668 -21.00
765 765 6 236.00 $236.00 $1,805 —
815–843 834 3 222.00–224.00 $222.65 $1,857 +1.65
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 200.00 $200.00 $780 —
457–485 464 4 261.00–271.00 $263.61 $1,223 -0.39
510–540 525 2 185.00–190.00 $187.43 $984 —
550 550 4 244.00 $244.00 $1,342 -38.00
634 634 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,553 —
760 760 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,680 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 value added 390 3 237.50 $237.50 $926 —
695 695 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,529 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 185.00 $185.00 $953 —
565 565 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,356 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 165.00 $165.00 $949 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–458 455 3 230.00–240.00 $236.71 $1,077 -10.54
565 565 16 242.00 $242.00 $1,367 -9.00
620 620 1 152.50 $152.50 $946 -85.50
650 650 12 230.00 $230.00 $1,495 —
728 728 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,383 -21.00
806 806 4 198.00 $198.00 $1,596 —
870 870 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,544 —
904 value added 904 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,989 —
1060 1060 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,537 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 4 243.00 $243.00 $1,052 -13.00
557 557 5 245.00 $245.00 $1,365 —
631 631 9 225.00 $225.00 $1,420 —
675 675 7 215.00 $215.00 $1,451 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 240.00 $240.00 $936 —
485 485 2 236.00 $236.00 $1,145 —
515 515 1 165.00 $165.00 $850 —
559 559 6 231.00 $231.00 $1,291 -10.57
589 589 7 200.00 $200.00 $1,178 -41.57
659 659 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,384 —
715 715 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,144 -70.00
820 820 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,476 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 170.00 $170.00 $654 +5.00
476–485 477 7 205.00–226.00 $222.95 $1,063 +32.95
548 548 3 206.00 $206.00 $1,129 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 100.00 $100.00 $230 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
638 638 7 210.00 $210.00 $1,340 +23.00
750 750 2 192.00 $192.00 $1,440 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–490 477 3 115.00–215.00 $183.53 $875 -36.47
532 532 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,064 +35.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 2 202.00 $202.00 $1,151 -19.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 190.00 $190.00 $665 —
445 445 1 125.00 $125.00 $556 -55.00

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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.