Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, October 22, 2024

367 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $251.00/cwt ≈ $1,709/hd at 681 lb · 53 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $225.68/cwt +2.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,442/hd at 639 lb · 28 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.68/cwt +5.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,325/hd at 560 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	367	244	508
Feeder cattle	367	244	508

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 117, Heifers 206, Bulls 44) Value Added and 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
480	480	6	284.00	$284.00	$1,363	+4.00
568	568	13	275.00	$275.00	$1,562	+8.00
649	649	22	241.00	$241.00	$1,564	—
665	665	2	243.00	$243.00	$1,616	+5.64
749	749	12	235.00	$235.00	$1,760	—
976 value added	976	20	225.00	$225.00	$2,196	—
1185 value added	1185	2	192.00	$192.00	$2,275	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
287	287	3	300.00	$300.00	$861	—
365	365	2	283.00	$283.00	$1,033	+9.00
465	465	8	275.00	$275.00	$1,279	+14.00
563	563	9	261.00	$261.00	$1,469	—
615	615	1	233.00	$233.00	$1,433	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	250.00	$250.00	$662	—
315	315	1	190.00	$190.00	$598	—
425	425	4	214.00	$214.00	$910	—
544	544	4	205.00	$205.00	$1,115	—
640	640	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,040	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,188	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	275.00	$275.00	$935	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	221.00	$221.00	$895	—
476	476	8	241.00	$241.00	$1,147	+4.00
559–575	560	26	229.00–237.00	$236.68	$1,325	+5.68
607	607	5	230.00	$230.00	$1,396	+7.00
635–648	646	23	223.00–225.00	$224.74	$1,452	+1.74
755	755	6	202.00	$202.00	$1,525	+18.99
810	810	1	176.00	$176.00	$1,426	—
868	868	2	181.00	$181.00	$1,571	—
1019 value added	1019	7	176.00	$176.00	$1,793	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	2	233.00	$233.00	$788	—
381	381	4	235.00	$235.00	$895	+18.00
624	624	7	225.00	$225.00	$1,404	—
681	681	53	251.00	$251.00	$1,709	—
731 value added	731	6	220.00	$220.00	$1,608	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	140.00	$140.00	$231	—
410–441	435	6	225.00–233.00	$230.83	$1,004	—
455–478	472	4	226.00–235.00	$232.83	$1,099	+3.83
510–547	544	14	224.00–231.00	$230.53	$1,254	—
658–660	659	3	218.00–222.00	$219.34	$1,445	+19.21
747	747	3	205.00	$205.00	$1,531	+5.00

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
324	324	5	210.00	$210.00	$680	—
465–479	477	6	200.00–218.00	$215.07	$1,026	—
543	543	3	222.50	$222.50	$1,208	+22.50
665	665	1	145.00	$145.00	$964	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	120.00	$120.00	$342	—
378	378	2	220.00	$220.00	$832	—
400–415	408	2	200.00–215.00	$207.36	$846	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	100.00	$100.00	$180	—
445	445	1	170.00	$170.00	$756	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–370	359	4	170.00–185.00	$181.13	$650	-43.87
462–465	463	4	215.00–240.00	$221.28	$1,025	-22.72
550–560	553	4	180.00–235.00	$221.06	$1,222	+14.06
625	625	1	214.00	$214.00	$1,338	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	288.00	$288.00	$922	—
420	420	3	275.00	$275.00	$1,155	—
480	480	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,032	-45.00
517	517	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,292	+23.08
560	560	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,288	—
715	715	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,251	—
943	943	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,273	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
649	649	7	222.00	$222.00	$1,441	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–385	378	4	260.00–270.00	$264.90	$1,001	—
530	530	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,086	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,090	—
535	535	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,204	—
670	670	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,005	—
735	735	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,286	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	180.00	$180.00	$513	—
450	450	1	170.00	$170.00	$765	—

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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.