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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, February 1, 2022

207 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $151.84/cwt +8.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,077/hd at 709 lb · 19 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $146.00/cwt -4.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,157/hd at 792 lb · 16 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $157.97/cwt -4.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,046/hd at 662 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 207 1,021 0
Feeder cattle 207 1,021 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 95, Heifers 74, Bulls 38) 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
569 569 4 174.00 $174.00 $990 +4.00
673–690 675 10 145.00–156.00 $154.88 $1,045 +0.89
708 value added 708 17 153.00 $153.00 $1,083 —
720 720 2 142.00 $142.00 $1,022 -1.00
765 765 2 139.00 $139.00 $1,063 +4.25
796 value added 796 14 147.00 $147.00 $1,170 +1.00
873 value added 873 12 151.50 $151.50 $1,323 +11.48
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 3 185.00 $185.00 $836 —
573 value added 573 5 166.00 $166.00 $951 —
651–672 662 14 156.00–160.00 $157.97 $1,046 -4.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
547 547 3 160.00 $160.00 $875 —
623 623 2 152.00 $152.00 $947 +8.00
855 855 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,026 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 144.00 $144.00 $533 —
565 565 1 146.00 $146.00 $825 —
623 value added 623 3 156.00 $156.00 $972 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 6 152.00 $152.00 $719 +12.00
569 569 7 146.00 $146.00 $831 +6.00
649 649 10 139.00 $139.00 $902 +16.00
680 680 1 111.00 $111.00 $755 -16.58
768 768 2 111.00 $111.00 $852 -31.00
783 783 7 128.00 $128.00 $1,002 -14.00
875 875 1 91.00 $91.00 $796 -36.00
935 935 1 71.00 $71.00 $664 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 126.00 $126.00 $321 —
435 435 1 142.00 $142.00 $618 —
477 477 6 151.00 $151.00 $720 +12.00
571 571 6 144.00 $144.00 $822 —
637 637 6 139.00 $139.00 $885 +13.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 2 138.00 $138.00 $515 -3.00
545 545 3 142.00 $142.00 $774 +18.00
659 659 4 138.00 $138.00 $909 -8.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 313 2 119.00–133.00 $126.17 $395 —
473 473 2 128.00 $128.00 $605 +7.00
570 570 2 128.00 $128.00 $730 +9.00
650 650 3 120.00 $120.00 $780 +10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 161.00 $161.00 $612 —
458–495 467 4 160.00–165.00 $163.68 $764 —
554 554 10 160.00 $160.00 $886 +15.00
725 725 1 116.00 $116.00 $841 —
800 800 1 115.00 $115.00 $920 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 133.00 $133.00 $605 —
628 628 3 136.00 $136.00 $854 —
650 650 11 142.00 $142.00 $923 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
613 613 2 131.00 $131.00 $803 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 2 163.00 $163.00 $738 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 134.00 $134.00 $576 —

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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.