Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, November 12, 2024

331 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $242.54/cwt -1.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,769/hd at 729 lb · 25 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.00/cwt +6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,330/hd at 568 lb · 24 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $248.90/cwt +4.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,643/hd at 660 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	331	360	349
Feeder cattle	331	360	349

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 141, Heifers 163, Bulls 27) 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
374	374	5	310.00	$310.00	$1,159	+12.50
456–490	459	13	270.00–283.00	$281.93	$1,294	-4.07
563–580	565	12	260.00–277.00	$273.07	$1,543	+3.07
600 value added	600	6	263.00	$263.00	$1,578	—
650–661	660	20	247.00–249.00	$248.90	$1,643	+4.90
726	726	13	246.00	$246.00	$1,786	+2.00
703–745	727	6	200.00–236.00	$227.60	$1,655	-16.40
739 value added	739	6	250.00	$250.00	$1,848	—
753–769	759	14	235.00–241.00	$238.83	$1,813	—
810–815	813	2	224.00–233.00	$228.51	$1,858	—
920	920	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,748	—
1105–1113	1110	3	127.00–157.50	$147.38	$1,636	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	328	2	285.00	$285.00	$935	—
498	498	2	274.00	$274.00	$1,365	—
565	565	4	260.00	$260.00	$1,469	—
610–630	620	2	170.00–230.00	$199.52	$1,237	—
679	679	4	242.00	$242.00	$1,643	+6.00
850	850	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,700	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
708–726 value added	717	14	245.00	$245.00	$1,757	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
488	488	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,220	—
540	540	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,053	—
570	570	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,311	—
815	815	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,426	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
563	563	2	236.00	$236.00	$1,329	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	180.00	$180.00	$612	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	240.00	$240.00	$936	—
484	484	9	240.00	$240.00	$1,162	+10.21
545	545	1	231.00	$231.00	$1,259	+11.00
556	556	16	237.00	$237.00	$1,318	+9.00
593 value added	593	8	228.00	$228.00	$1,352	—
658–659	659	14	222.00–223.00	$222.79	$1,468	+1.34
728	728	3	195.00	$195.00	$1,420	-15.00
753–765	760	5	180.00–185.00	$181.98	$1,383	—
925	925	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,388	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
371	371	16	256.00	$256.00	$950	+31.00
434–443	436	12	238.00–247.00	$244.72	$1,067	—
571	571	4	228.00	$228.00	$1,302	—
625 value added	625	7	237.00	$237.00	$1,481	—
701 value added	701	6	225.00	$225.00	$1,577	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	165.00	$165.00	$355	—
492	492	5	235.00	$235.00	$1,156	+10.00
566	566	9	232.00	$232.00	$1,313	+10.98
637	637	6	219.00	$219.00	$1,395	+3.00
675	675	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,333	—
728	728	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,456	+5.00
830	830	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,494	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–373	372	4	130.00–165.00	$156.30	$581	—
561	561	8	189.00	$189.00	$1,060	-3.50
648	648	6	210.00	$210.00	$1,361	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–438	436	4	197.50–220.00	$214.45	$935	—
465	465	1	195.00	$195.00	$907	-2.50
550	550	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,182	—

Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
511 value added	511	6	95.00	$95.00	$485	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	150.00	$150.00	$518	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	80.00	$80.00	$388	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	300.00	$300.00	$960	—
471	471	4	263.00	$263.00	$1,239	-0.08
563–570	564	5	231.00–246.00	$242.97	$1,370	—
670	670	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,440	—
715	715	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,287	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	2	245.00	$245.00	$828	—
450	450	2	195.00	$195.00	$878	+52.14
692	692	3	170.00	$170.00	$1,176	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	290.00	$290.00	$957	-20.00
420–440	433	3	220.00–268.00	$252.49	$1,093	—
630	630	1	209.00	$209.00	$1,317	—
745	745	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,341	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	180.00	$180.00	$945	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	100.00	$100.00	$460	±0.00

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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.