Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
654	654	4	224.00	$224.00	$1,465	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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.