Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, October 29, 2024

395 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $242.30/cwt ≈ $2,296/hd at 948 lb · 54 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $229.69/cwt +4.69 vs last sale · ≈ $2,212/hd at 963 lb · 26 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $256.00/cwt ≈ $1,329/hd at 519 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	395	367	365
Feeder cattle	395	367	365

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 211, Heifers 157, Bulls 27) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Weaned, mostly Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	288.00	$288.00	$1,238	—
571	571	8	280.00	$280.00	$1,599	+5.00
670–685	674	18	241.00–254.00	$252.78	$1,704	+9.78
710–735	723	2	220.00–239.00	$229.66	$1,660	-5.34
724	724	4	246.00	$246.00	$1,781	+11.00
762	762	7	236.00	$236.00	$1,798	—
850	850	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,870	—
925	925	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,896	—
948 value added	948	53	243.00	$243.00	$2,304	—
960 value added	960	24	231.00	$231.00	$2,218	+6.00
998	998	2	214.00	$214.00	$2,136	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
647 value added	647	21	265.00	$265.00	$1,715	—
655	655	7	266.00	$266.00	$1,742	—
709–747 value added	732	10	250.00–255.00	$251.94	$1,844	—
756	756	5	246.00	$246.00	$1,860	—
765 value added	765	9	240.00	$240.00	$1,836	—
808 value added	808	6	235.00	$235.00	$1,899	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,232	—
532	532	5	276.00	$276.00	$1,468	—
648	648	2	253.00	$253.00	$1,639	+20.00
742	742	3	234.00	$234.00	$1,736	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	2	282.50	$282.50	$1,059	—
465	465	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,116	—
570	570	2	150.00–197.50	$173.75	$990	—
665	665	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,330	—
720	720	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,404	—

Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
611 value added	611	5	237.00	$237.00	$1,448	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680 value added	680	3	236.00	$236.00	$1,605	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	302.50	$302.50	$756	—
545	545	1	110.00	$110.00	$600	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795	795	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,153	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	190.00	$190.00	$608	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	2	238.00	$238.00	$923	+3.00
415	415	4	234.00	$234.00	$971	—
519	519	24	256.00	$256.00	$1,329	—
642	642	14	241.00	$241.00	$1,547	+16.00
658 value added	658	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,579	—
767 value added	767	8	215.00	$215.00	$1,649	—
811 value added	811	6	215.00	$215.00	$1,744	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	2	232.00	$232.00	$1,137	-9.00
573	573	9	240.00	$240.00	$1,375	+3.32
649	649	12	230.00	$230.00	$1,493	+5.26
718	718	6	223.00	$223.00	$1,601	—
720	720	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,584	—
758 value added	758	6	202.00	$202.00	$1,531	—
850	850	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,572	+4.00
947 value added	947	3	180.00	$180.00	$1,705	—
1028 value added	1028	2	173.00	$173.00	$1,778	-3.00
1185 value added	1185	5	189.00	$189.00	$2,240	—
1250 value added	1250	2	142.50	$142.50	$1,781	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590 value added	590	14	245.00	$245.00	$1,446	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,070	-2.83
550–566	564	8	224.00–228.00	$227.51	$1,283	—
613	613	3	228.00	$228.00	$1,398	—
740	740	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,480	-5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150	150	1	140.00	$140.00	$210	—
410	410	2	187.50	$187.50	$769	-19.86
490	490	1	192.50	$192.50	$943	—
535–541	540	6	175.00–219.00	$211.73	$1,143	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	2	182.50	$182.50	$849	-32.57
520	520	1	192.50	$192.50	$1,001	-30.00
655	655	1	135.00	$135.00	$884	-10.00
688 value added	688	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,582	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,179	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	100.00	$100.00	$350	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453	453	6	261.00	$261.00	$1,182	+46.00
579	579	5	245.00	$245.00	$1,419	+15.00
648	648	4	233.00	$233.00	$1,510	—
760	760	1	199.00	$199.00	$1,512	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343–345	343	5	272.00–291.00	$287.18	$985	—
565	565	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,356	+18.94

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	245.00	$245.00	$956	—
500	500	2	190.00	$190.00	$950	-35.00

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,204	—
715	715	1	107.50	$107.50	$769	—

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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.