Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, September 10, 2024

468 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $261.25/cwt +31.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,713/hd at 656 lb · 48 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $280.94/cwt +10.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,580/hd at 563 lb · 36 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $267.25/cwt +11.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,638/hd at 613 lb · 31 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	468	225	531
Feeder cattle	468	225	531

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 275, Heifers 179, Bulls 14) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Vaccinated, mostly Weaned

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,106	—
466	466	4	282.00	$282.00	$1,314	+3.01
532	532	5	282.00	$282.00	$1,500	+21.00
555 value added	555	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,554	—
563	563	34	281.00	$281.00	$1,582	+11.00
613	613	31	267.25	$267.25	$1,638	—
651	651	24	258.00	$258.00	$1,680	+28.40
656	656	12	264.00	$264.00	$1,732	+34.40
665 value added	665	12	265.00	$265.00	$1,762	—
727–740	729	7	165.00–231.00	$221.43	$1,614	-13.57
858–870	860	5	195.00–205.00	$202.98	$1,746	—
1035	1035	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,656	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	3	267.00	$267.00	$1,388	-14.00
547	547	25	274.00	$274.00	$1,499	-7.00
676	676	6	254.00	$254.00	$1,717	-6.69
703 value added	703	14	235.00	$235.00	$1,652	—
731	731	12	235.00	$235.00	$1,718	—
750 value added	750	5	225.00	$225.00	$1,688	—
816 value added	816	9	220.00	$220.00	$1,795	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333	333	3	265.00	$265.00	$882	—
450	450	7	269.00	$269.00	$1,210	+5.39
530	530	1	175.00	$175.00	$928	-12.43
561	561	7	260.00	$260.00	$1,459	+16.00
607	607	15	267.00	$267.00	$1,621	+22.00
633	633	2	241.00	$241.00	$1,526	-4.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368	368	2	240.00	$240.00	$883	—
459	459	4	210.00	$210.00	$964	—
663	663	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,326	-20.00
785	785	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,295	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645 value added	645	7	125.00	$125.00	$806	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,110	-40.00
640	640	2	125.00	$125.00	$800	—
800	800	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,000	—

Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
263	263	3	220.00	$220.00	$579	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630	630	1	100.00	$100.00	$630	—
880	880	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,100	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	10	238.00	$238.00	$1,154	+1.29
535	535	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,204	—
563–580	564	26	231.00–234.00	$233.88	$1,319	-8.12
650	650	16	215.00	$215.00	$1,398	-15.00
653 value added	653	8	222.00	$222.00	$1,450	—
740	740	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,369	-5.00
785	785	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,570	—
865	865	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,600	+7.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
376	376	5	235.00	$235.00	$884	—
426	426	7	240.00	$240.00	$1,022	-3.00
568	568	8	235.00	$235.00	$1,335	-10.00
630	630	6	215.00	$215.00	$1,354	-10.00
650–665 value added	653	15	210.00–220.00	$217.96	$1,423	—
699	699	6	215.00	$215.00	$1,503	±0.00
756 value added	756	12	210.00	$210.00	$1,588	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	227.00	$227.00	$738	—
476–495	478	9	233.00–234.00	$233.88	$1,118	-2.12
557	557	13	230.00	$230.00	$1,281	-1.00
648	648	4	205.00	$205.00	$1,328	—
880	880	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,232	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
339	339	4	195.00	$195.00	$661	—
465	465	2	205.00	$205.00	$953	-17.95
560	560	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,036	—
645	645	1	130.00	$130.00	$838	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	165.00	$165.00	$569	—
450–475	456	4	100.00–187.50	$164.73	$751	—
545	545	2	170.00	$170.00	$926	—
695	695	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,008	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	2	135.00	$135.00	$749	—
610 value added	610	4	120.00	$120.00	$732	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	175.00	$175.00	$822	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	100.00	$100.00	$470	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373	373	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,044	—
455	455	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,183	+76.47
535	535	1	185.00	$185.00	$990	-15.00
663	663	2	202.00	$202.00	$1,339	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482	482	3	274.00	$274.00	$1,321	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,012	—
645	645	1	150.00	$150.00	$968	—
785	785	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,099	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635	635	1	155.00	$155.00	$984	—

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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.