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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, March 1, 2022

536 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.00/cwt ≈ $1,028/hd at 773 lb · 67 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $140.00/cwt ≈ $927/hd at 662 lb · 33 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $186.06/cwt -2.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,036/hd at 557 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 536 541 102
Feeder cattle 536 541 102

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 184, Heifers 321, Bulls 31) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Vaccinated, mostly Weaned

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 171.00 $171.00 $744 +38.00
479 479 9 184.00 $184.00 $881 -0.32
555 555 20 185.00 $185.00 $1,027 -3.42
560 560 11 188.00 $188.00 $1,053 -0.42
600 600 1 142.00 $142.00 $852 —
655–695 662 13 110.00–161.00 $151.12 $1,000 +15.12
664 664 7 170.00 $170.00 $1,129 +34.00
768 768 6 139.00 $139.00 $1,068 -8.50
770 770 3 143.00 $143.00 $1,101 -4.50
810 810 1 95.00 $95.00 $770 -20.00
843 843 4 135.50 $135.50 $1,142 +20.50
857 857 3 126.00 $126.00 $1,080 —
923–938 value added 928 6 127.00 $127.00 $1,179 —
1050 1050 1 89.00 $89.00 $934 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 value added 453 9 171.00 $171.00 $775 —
627–646 638 14 175.00–183.00 $178.37 $1,138 —
763 value added 763 13 144.00 $144.00 $1,099 -8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 170.00 $170.00 $654 -2.00
437 437 6 168.00 $168.00 $734 —
473 473 1 88.00 $88.00 $416 -93.02
545 545 5 164.00 $164.00 $894 —
622–630 624 4 138.00–145.00 $143.23 $894 +2.17
646 value added 646 8 155.00 $155.00 $1,001 —
743 743 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,040 +21.00
755 755 1 121.00 $121.00 $914 -25.62
768 value added 768 6 142.00 $142.00 $1,091 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
501–543 value added 531 17 141.00–164.00 $157.61 $837 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 3 160.00 $160.00 $624 —
430 430 1 104.00 $104.00 $447 —
625 625 1 137.00 $137.00 $856 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 144.00 $144.00 $346 —
740 740 2 127.00 $127.00 $940 -2.00
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 139.00 $139.00 $612 —
473 473 1 88.00 $88.00 $416 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 153.00 $153.00 $581 —
433–447 438 9 149.00–153.00 $151.64 $664 +20.64
510 510 2 106.00 $106.00 $541 —
531 value added 531 9 157.00 $157.00 $834 —
555–594 585 21 151.50–157.00 $152.74 $894 —
641 value added 641 9 129.00 $129.00 $827 —
718 718 5 131.00 $131.00 $941 —
773 value added 773 67 133.00 $133.00 $1,028 —
803 value added 803 10 115.00 $115.00 $923 —
870 value added 870 22 126.50 $126.50 $1,101 —
906 value added 906 9 115.00 $115.00 $1,042 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 8 145.00 $145.00 $700 +1.06
548 548 15 151.50 $151.50 $830 —
595 595 1 142.00 $142.00 $845 —
635–644 642 9 127.00–136.00 $134.02 $860 -0.98
713 713 6 130.00 $130.00 $927 +11.00
738 738 3 118.00 $118.00 $871 -1.00
845 845 4 106.00 $106.00 $896 —
890 890 1 100.00 $100.00 $890 -29.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 value added 508 6 136.00 $136.00 $691 —
662 value added 662 33 140.00 $140.00 $927 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 109.00 $109.00 $485 -35.00
470 470 3 149.00 $149.00 $700 +8.50
491 value added 491 8 154.00 $154.00 $756 —
540 540 7 146.00 $146.00 $788 +7.00
552 552 3 146.00 $146.00 $806 +6.77
600 600 1 99.00 $99.00 $594 —
664 664 4 135.00 $135.00 $896 —
735 735 5 121.00 $121.00 $889 +1.00
865–890 878 2 91.00–98.00 $94.55 $830 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 101.00 $101.00 $343 —
363 363 2 139.00 $139.00 $505 +19.00
450 450 5 139.00 $139.00 $626 +18.00
540 540 1 109.00 $109.00 $589 —
715 715 1 70.00 $70.00 $500 —
760 760 2 108.00 $108.00 $821 —
890 890 1 81.00 $81.00 $721 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 129.00 $129.00 $690 —
585 585 1 110.00 $110.00 $644 -10.00
660 660 3 130.00 $130.00 $858 —
780 780 1 101.00 $101.00 $788 -1.00
875 875 1 71.00 $71.00 $621 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 3 142.00 $142.00 $795 —
610 610 1 84.00 $84.00 $512 —
815 815 1 72.00 $72.00 $587 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 3 124.00 $124.00 $676 —
633 633 2 109.00 $109.00 $690 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 119.00 $119.00 $357 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 3 162.00 $162.00 $611 —
400–410 405 2 134.00–153.00 $143.38 $581 —
464 464 4 168.00 $168.00 $780 -10.00
547 547 3 143.00 $143.00 $782 -24.00
708 708 3 128.00 $128.00 $906 —
830 830 1 99.00 $99.00 $822 -6.00
1335 1335 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,522 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 160.00 $160.00 $552 —
425 425 1 141.00 $141.00 $599 -33.00
485–498 492 4 151.00–167.00 $158.89 $782 —
555–570 560 3 134.00–136.00 $135.32 $758 -25.68
620 620 1 131.00 $131.00 $812 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 133.00 $133.00 $785 —
600 600 1 95.00 $95.00 $570 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 144.00 $144.00 $562 -6.00
425 425 1 136.00 $136.00 $578 —

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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.