Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, October 1, 2024

132 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $221.50/cwt ≈ $1,473/hd at 665 lb · 14 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.00/cwt -0.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,271/hd at 555 lb · 13 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $223.00/cwt -3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,450/hd at 650 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	132	451	386
Feeder cattle	132	451	386

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 32, Heifers 63, Bulls 37) Natural cattle are 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
460	460	2	282.00	$282.00	$1,297	-8.00
565	565	7	250.00–269.00	$263.57	$1,489	-11.43
662	662	6	243.00	$243.00	$1,609	—
785	785	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,648	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428	428	2	190.00	$190.00	$813	—
737	737	8	243.00	$243.00	$1,791	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
543	543	4	251.00	$251.00	$1,363	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,199	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
476	476	4	232.00	$232.00	$1,104	-7.00
500–510	505	2	170.00–226.00	$198.28	$1,001	—
555	555	13	229.00	$229.00	$1,271	-0.79
650	650	11	223.00	$223.00	$1,450	-3.00
717	717	6	220.00	$220.00	$1,577	+20.00
755	755	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,510	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	175.00	$175.00	$508	—
433	433	4	233.00	$233.00	$1,009	-7.00
488	488	5	226.00	$226.00	$1,103	-13.00
553	553	4	225.00	$225.00	$1,244	+1.13
625	625	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,344	+9.20
650	650	1	214.00	$214.00	$1,391	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362	362	3	236.00	$236.00	$854	+6.00

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	185.00	$185.00	$657	—
593	593	2	187.50	$187.50	$1,112	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	2	195.00	$195.00	$692	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	4	246.00	$246.00	$849	—
448	448	5	226.00	$226.00	$1,012	—
532	532	3	197.50	$197.50	$1,051	—
665	665	14	221.50	$221.50	$1,473	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	3	238.00	$238.00	$821	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	220.00	$220.00	$880	—
790	790	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,462	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	2	220.00	$220.00	$572	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	190.00	$190.00	$712	-85.00

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	130.00	$130.00	$578	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	185.00	$185.00	$842	+15.00

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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.