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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 8, 2022

237 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $185.54/cwt ≈ $876/hd at 472 lb · 16 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.00/cwt ≈ $877/hd at 601 lb · 15 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.50/cwt +6.50 vs last sale · ≈ $868/hd at 569 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 237 207 148
Feeder cattle 237 207 148

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (77, Heifers 122, 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
240 240 1 172.50 $172.50 $414 —
375 375 2 192.00 $192.00 $720 —
450–465 462 11 161.00–190.00 $184.87 $854 —
495 495 5 187.00 $187.00 $926 —
557 557 6 180.00 $180.00 $1,003 +6.00
557 557 7 176.00 $176.00 $980 +2.00
620 620 1 151.00 $151.00 $936 —
655 655 7 164.00 $164.00 $1,074 +9.12
755 755 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,110 +8.00
865 865 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,133 —
955 value added 955 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,146 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 167.50 $167.50 $486 —
335 335 1 137.50 $137.50 $461 —
380 380 2 192.50 $192.50 $732 —
477 477 3 177.00 $177.00 $844 —
541 541 4 171.00 $171.00 $925 +11.00
640 640 3 161.00 $161.00 $1,030 +9.00
775 775 2 144.00 $144.00 $1,116 —
875 875 1 95.00 $95.00 $831 -25.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
609 value added 609 6 168.50 $168.50 $1,026 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
683 683 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,024 —
735 735 1 111.00 $111.00 $816 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 2 146.00 $146.00 $774 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805 805 1 81.00 $81.00 $652 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 5 166.00 $166.00 $611 —
425–435 432 9 131.00–161.00 $155.25 $671 —
482 482 10 161.00 $161.00 $776 +9.00
569 569 14 152.50 $152.50 $868 +6.50
659–675 661 10 125.00–134.00 $132.38 $875 +21.38
728 728 2 130.00 $130.00 $946 —
790 790 1 104.00 $104.00 $822 -24.00
915 915 1 106.00 $106.00 $970 +35.00
997 value added 997 7 123.00 $123.00 $1,226 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354–393 367 6 128.00–166.00 $152.44 $559 —
434 434 6 163.00 $163.00 $707 +21.00
490 490 7 155.00–160.00 $159.29 $781 +8.29
545 545 6 151.00 $151.00 $823 —
648 648 4 139.00 $139.00 $901 ±0.00
740 740 1 120.00 $120.00 $888 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 533 6 154.50 $154.50 $823 +12.50
601 601 15 146.00 $146.00 $877 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 4 136.00 $136.00 $607 —
593 593 3 148.00 $148.00 $878 +20.00
710 710 1 99.00 $99.00 $703 —
800 800 1 89.00 $89.00 $712 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 137.00 $137.00 $740 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 113.00 $113.00 $616 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 192.50 $192.50 $645 —
460–463 463 12 169.00–176.00 $175.42 $812 +11.74
541 541 7 159.00 $159.00 $860 —
585 585 1 130.00 $130.00 $760 -30.00
600 600 1 144.00 $144.00 $864 —
770 770 1 116.00 $116.00 $893 —
835 835 1 103.00 $103.00 $860 -12.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 3 149.00 $149.00 $697 —
675 675 3 139.00 $139.00 $938 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 165.00 $165.00 $462 —
500 500 1 150.00 $150.00 $750 —
600 600 1 137.00 $137.00 $822 +1.00
755 755 1 112.00 $112.00 $846 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 137.50 $137.50 $522 —
455 455 1 156.00 $156.00 $710 -7.00
865 865 1 86.00 $86.00 $744 —

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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.