Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, September 17, 2024

505 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $259.04/cwt -8.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,637/hd at 632 lb · 36 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $213.50/cwt ≈ $1,366/hd at 640 lb · 35 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $281.54/cwt +8.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,495/hd at 531 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	505	468	313
Feeder cattle	505	468	313

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 281, Heifers 181, Bulls 43) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are a mix of Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
441	441	5	270.00	$270.00	$1,191	—
467–480	469	8	280.00–294.00	$292.21	$1,370	+10.21
559	559	23	281.00	$281.00	$1,571	±0.00
583 value added	583	4	231.00	$231.00	$1,347	-49.00
602–636	617	16	263.00–265.00	$264.10	$1,629	-3.15
644	644	20	255.00	$255.00	$1,642	-12.25
670	670	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,440	-49.00
759	759	15	239.00	$239.00	$1,814	—
825	825	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,774	—
904 value added	904	16	218.00	$218.00	$1,971	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
506–539	531	33	279.00–290.00	$281.54	$1,495	+14.54
576 value added	576	6	271.00	$271.00	$1,561	—
607–646	621	31	234.00–265.00	$243.40	$1,512	—
663 value added	663	6	255.00	$255.00	$1,691	—
760	760	7	244.00	$244.00	$1,854	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	225.00	$225.00	$731	-40.00
380	380	1	245.00	$245.00	$931	—
484–495	486	6	190.00–275.00	$260.57	$1,266	—
520	520	1	248.00	$248.00	$1,290	+73.00
550–551	551	9	227.50–255.00	$251.95	$1,388	-8.05
555 value added	555	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,304	—
638	638	6	255.00	$255.00	$1,627	+14.00
680	680	1	145.00	$145.00	$986	—
690	690	2	219.00	$219.00	$1,511	—
720 value added	720	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,512	—
895	895	2	214.00	$214.00	$1,915	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
389 value added	389	9	218.00	$218.00	$848	—
442 value added	442	17	271.00	$271.00	$1,198	—
623	623	2	239.00	$239.00	$1,489	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478	478	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,076	—
518	518	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,347	—
557–585	561	8	190.00–257.50	$248.69	$1,395	+48.69
665–695	680	2	165.00–235.00	$199.23	$1,355	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	220.00	$220.00	$748	—
415	415	1	195.00	$195.00	$809	—
545	545	4	235.00	$235.00	$1,281	—
723	723	2	222.50	$222.50	$1,609	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	180.00	$180.00	$855	—
705	705	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,093	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640	640	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,024	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
427	427	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,046	—
480–483	483	9	237.00	$237.00	$1,145	-1.00
562–578	563	28	220.00–231.00	$230.19	$1,296	-3.69
601 value added	601	5	235.00	$235.00	$1,412	—
620–647	646	30	207.50–210.00	$209.92	$1,356	—
741–743	741	9	200.00–206.00	$204.66	$1,517	+19.66
945	945	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,559	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
421	421	5	241.00	$241.00	$1,015	—
490	490	5	232.00	$232.00	$1,137	-1.88
546	546	11	226.00	$226.00	$1,234	—
608	608	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,277	—
634–643	636	12	205.00–217.00	$214.98	$1,367	+9.98
765	765	2	211.00	$211.00	$1,614	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
369	369	4	249.00	$249.00	$919	+14.00
456	456	5	251.00	$251.00	$1,145	—
553	553	19	240.00	$240.00	$1,327	+5.00
613	613	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,134	-30.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	200.00	$200.00	$580	—
465	465	5	222.50	$222.50	$1,035	+17.50
550–555	553	4	175.00–215.00	$199.96	$1,106	+14.96
705	705	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,058	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	150.00	$150.00	$458	—
370	370	1	150.00	$150.00	$555	—
430	430	1	175.00	$175.00	$752	—
533–548	541	4	155.00–180.00	$167.33	$905	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
273	273	4	224.00	$224.00	$612	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	180.00	$180.00	$729	—
450	450	1	195.00	$195.00	$878	+30.27
505	505	1	175.00	$175.00	$884	—
620	620	1	145.00	$145.00	$899	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	2	180.00	$180.00	$864	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	2	180.00	$180.00	$612	—
405	405	1	175.00	$175.00	$709	-55.00
455–467	466	9	185.00–190.00	$189.46	$883	—
610	610	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,357	+72.50
675	675	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,316	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,313	—
565–590	578	2	200.00–230.00	$214.68	$1,241	—
666	666	5	224.00	$224.00	$1,492	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
642	642	6	230.00	$230.00	$1,477	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	3	170.00	$170.00	$612	—
485	485	1	135.00	$135.00	$655	—
585	585	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,024	—
680	680	1	140.00	$140.00	$952	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	200.00	$200.00	$740	-80.00
435	435	2	259.00	$259.00	$1,127	—
533	533	2	242.00	$242.00	$1,290	+57.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825	825	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,155	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	185.00	$185.00	$583	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	125.00	$125.00	$594	—

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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.