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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Radiant, VA

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

Sale of Tuesday, December 3, 2024

395 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $244.05/cwt +29.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,364/hd at 559 lb · 33 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $236.00/cwt -4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,897/hd at 804 lb · 30 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $249.33/cwt ≈ $1,838/hd at 737 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 395 309 271
Feeder cattle 395 309 271

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 191, Heifers 165, Bulls 39) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Vaccinated, some Weaned

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 319.00 $319.00 $1,164 +31.00
440 440 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,320 —
456 456 10 318.00 $318.00 $1,450 +33.00
548 548 13 293.00 $293.00 $1,606 —
581 581 21 285.00 $285.00 $1,656 +5.47
590 590 1 271.00 $271.00 $1,599 -8.53
600 600 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,680 —
619 value added 619 10 270.00 $270.00 $1,671 +3.00
655 655 14 270.00 $270.00 $1,768 +13.00
731 value added 731 18 254.00 $254.00 $1,857 —
749 749 9 240.00 $240.00 $1,798 —
785 785 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,295 -79.06
830 830 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,370 —
870 870 2 230.00 $230.00 $2,001 +17.00
875 value added 875 12 230.00 $230.00 $2,012 —
970–975 973 2 125.00–190.00 $157.42 $1,532 -42.58
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
804 value added 804 30 236.00 $236.00 $1,897 -4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 323.00 $323.00 $985 —
430 430 1 294.00 $294.00 $1,264 —
465–467 466 9 301.00–316.00 $310.99 $1,449 +35.99
602 602 6 272.00 $272.00 $1,637 —
658 658 4 269.00 $269.00 $1,770 —
720–725 723 2 145.00–200.00 $172.40 $1,246 —
775 775 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,713 —
835 835 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,820 —
935 935 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,776 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 255.00 $255.00 $994 —
570–580 577 3 205.00–220.00 $209.94 $1,211 +14.94
635 635 1 150.00 $150.00 $952 —
740 740 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,295 —
825 825 1 100.00 $100.00 $825 -80.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
656 value added 656 4 150.00 $150.00 $984 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,097 —
450 450 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,125 +24.00
715 715 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,537 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,092 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 250.00 $250.00 $638 —
380 380 1 261.00 $261.00 $992 +41.00
410–425 418 2 255.00–260.00 $257.46 $1,076 —
476 476 6 259.00 $259.00 $1,233 +29.00
550 550 26 245.00 $245.00 $1,348 —
592 592 7 240.50 $240.50 $1,424 +25.50
612 value added 612 11 249.00 $249.00 $1,524 —
647 647 7 229.50 $229.50 $1,485 +13.50
666 value added 666 10 228.00 $228.00 $1,518 —
706 value added 706 21 228.00 $228.00 $1,610 —
719 719 5 206.00 $206.00 $1,481 +6.00
875–890 885 3 172.50–196.00 $188.26 $1,666 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 273.00 $273.00 $942 —
478 478 2 251.00 $251.00 $1,200 +35.98
570 570 6 248.00 $248.00 $1,414 —
690 690 4 219.00 $219.00 $1,511 +9.00
760 value added 760 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,558 —
790 790 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,540 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 5 270.00 $270.00 $1,026 +23.00
430 430 7 265.00 $265.00 $1,140 +30.00
688 688 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,589 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 250.00 $250.00 $638 —
465–470 468 2 190.00–215.00 $202.43 $947 -16.57
570–586 584 9 212.50–244.00 $240.59 $1,405 —
690 690 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,397 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
559 value added 559 4 162.50 $162.50 $908 —
868 868 6 185.00 $185.00 $1,606 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 222.00 $222.00 $799 —
433 433 2 210.00 $210.00 $909 +50.00
520 520 1 170.00 $170.00 $884 -15.00
615 615 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,046 —
710 710 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,402 —
810 810 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,458 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,007 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 318.00 $318.00 $1,240 —
468 468 6 295.00 $295.00 $1,381 +38.08
540 540 1 256.00 $256.00 $1,382 +16.00
561 561 8 255.00 $255.00 $1,431 —
800 800 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,560 —
910 910 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,320 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 324.00 $324.00 $1,247 —
405 405 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,154 —
482–490 484 4 270.00–287.00 $282.70 $1,368 +34.70
547 547 3 238.00 $238.00 $1,302 +8.00
550 550 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,375 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
654 654 4 224.00 $224.00 $1,465 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 190.00 $190.00 $912 -32.00
548 548 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,260 —
820 820 1 100.00 $100.00 $820 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 220.00 $220.00 $517 —
850 850 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,530 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 200.00 $200.00 $670 —

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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.