Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, November 19, 2024

309 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $241.49/cwt +2.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,897/hd at 785 lb · 54 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $228.69/cwt -2.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,249/hd at 546 lb · 26 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $279.53/cwt +6.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,588/hd at 568 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	309	331	349
Feeder cattle	309	331	349

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 151, Heifers 137, Bulls 21) Value Added 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
330	330	1	278.00	$278.00	$917	—
365	365	2	288.00	$288.00	$1,051	-22.00
472	472	11	285.00	$285.00	$1,345	+3.07
567–585	568	22	270.00–280.00	$279.53	$1,588	+6.46
647 value added	647	8	267.00	$267.00	$1,727	—
662	662	18	257.00	$257.00	$1,701	+8.10
757–763	758	15	238.00–245.00	$244.06	$1,850	+5.23
796 value added	796	39	240.50	$240.50	$1,914	—
875	875	1	213.00	$213.00	$1,864	—
915 value added	915	5	240.00	$240.00	$2,196	—
995	995	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,990	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	3	286.00	$286.00	$1,015	—
466	466	5	275.00	$275.00	$1,282	+1.00
570	570	1	261.00	$261.00	$1,488	+1.00
860	860	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,290	-50.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	2	226.00	$226.00	$1,051	—
533	533	3	238.00	$238.00	$1,269	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
814 value added	814	4	240.00	$240.00	$1,954	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	200.00	$200.00	$910	-50.00
580	580	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,131	-35.00
675	675	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,148	—
825	825	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,485	+5.00

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	190.00	$190.00	$874	—
575	575	1	165.00	$165.00	$949	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	1	155.00	$155.00	$852	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	220.00	$220.00	$836	-20.00
482	482	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,109	-10.00
545–546	546	26	221.00–229.00	$228.69	$1,249	-2.31
590	590	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,268	-22.00
633	633	2	216.00	$216.00	$1,367	—
662	662	17	217.00	$217.00	$1,437	-5.79
745	745	12	200.00	$200.00	$1,490	+5.00
818 value added	818	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,718	—
833	833	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,749	—
960	960	1	210.00	$210.00	$2,016	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	3	247.00	$247.00	$803	—
382	382	10	247.00	$247.00	$944	-9.00
425	425	7	235.00	$235.00	$999	-9.72
673 value added	673	4	225.00	$225.00	$1,514	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	357	5	215.00–226.00	$223.75	$799	—
477	477	3	219.00	$219.00	$1,045	+24.00
535	535	3	216.00	$216.00	$1,156	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	170.00	$170.00	$348	—
425	425	1	160.00	$160.00	$680	—
515	515	2	185.00	$185.00	$953	—
580	580	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,102	+1.00
662	662	3	195.00	$195.00	$1,291	—
760	760	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,026	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	225.00	$225.00	$799	—
455–465	460	2	213.00–217.00	$215.02	$989	-19.98
500–530	510	3	180.00–220.00	$206.14	$1,051	—
610–635	623	2	180.00–200.00	$189.80	$1,182	-29.20
690	690	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,449	+12.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
273	273	2	200.00	$200.00	$546	—
652	652	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,239	—

Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
487	487	3	195.00	$195.00	$950	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	180.00	$180.00	$765	—
560	560	1	160.00	$160.00	$896	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	120.00	$120.00	$354	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–495	482	3	251.00–260.00	$256.92	$1,238	-6.08
525	525	4	240.00	$240.00	$1,260	—
610–623	620	4	214.00–218.00	$214.98	$1,333	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	248.00	$248.00	$1,215	—
540	540	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,242	—
925	925	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,226	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
493	493	2	222.00	$222.00	$1,094	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	2	192.00	$192.00	$797	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630	630	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,008	—

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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.