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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 8, 2022

239 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $179.59/cwt -4.41 vs last sale · ≈ $814/hd at 453 lb · 20 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $177.00/cwt -9.06 vs last sale · ≈ $986/hd at 557 lb · 12 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.62/cwt -13.38 vs last sale · ≈ $727/hd at 565 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 239 536 783
Feeder cattle 239 536 783

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 75, Heifers 103, Bulls 61) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Weaned, some Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452–465 453 20 176.00–180.00 $179.59 $814 -4.41
557 557 12 177.00 $177.00 $986 -8.00
620 620 1 138.00 $138.00 $856 -4.00
650–661 660 8 153.00–157.00 $156.51 $1,033 +5.39
745 745 3 147.00 $147.00 $1,095 —
840 840 1 116.00 $116.00 $974 -19.50
850 850 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,105 +4.00
855 value added 855 2 122.00 $122.00 $1,043 —
1005–1045 1025 2 100.00–109.00 $104.59 $1,072 —
1225 1225 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,200 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 6 168.00 $168.00 $778 +80.00
667 667 3 157.00 $157.00 $1,047 —
740 740 1 110.00 $110.00 $814 -30.00
1065 1065 2 105.00 $105.00 $1,118 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 161.00 $161.00 $547 —
800 800 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,120 —
928 928 3 119.00 $119.00 $1,104 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 128.00 $128.00 $563 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 107.00 $107.00 $423 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 130.00 $130.00 $396 —
365–375 370 2 122.00–144.00 $133.15 $493 —
478–483 480 11 133.00–139.00 $135.74 $652 -13.26
535–547 544 7 105.00–126.00 $120.93 $658 -25.07
557 557 3 129.00 $129.00 $719 -17.00
640 640 1 101.00 $101.00 $646 —
653 653 6 122.00 $122.00 $797 -13.00
770 770 1 78.00 $78.00 $601 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–382 379 4 130.00–140.00 $137.56 $521 —
484 484 6 135.00 $135.00 $653 -10.00
563–585 565 11 125.00–129.00 $128.62 $727 -13.38
640 640 1 110.00 $110.00 $704 -24.02
655 655 4 124.00 $124.00 $812 —
735 735 1 105.00 $105.00 $772 -13.00
890 890 1 99.00 $99.00 $881 -1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 10 139.75 $139.75 $611 -11.89
608 608 7 146.00 $146.00 $888 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 125.00 $125.00 $369 —
373 373 2 121.00 $121.00 $451 -18.00
405 405 1 120.00 $120.00 $486 —
465 465 7 130.50 $130.50 $607 -8.50
558 558 2 114.00 $114.00 $636 —
650 650 1 110.00 $110.00 $715 —
730 730 1 91.00 $91.00 $664 +21.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 135.00 $135.00 $466 —
470 470 1 120.00 $120.00 $564 —
645 645 1 115.00 $115.00 $742 —
650 650 1 107.00 $107.00 $696 -23.00
720–725 723 2 87.00–90.00 $88.49 $640 —
825 825 1 80.00 $80.00 $660 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 101.00 $101.00 $328 —
425 425 1 91.00 $91.00 $387 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
484 484 4 160.00 $160.00 $774 -8.00
536 536 5 154.00 $154.00 $825 +11.00
565 565 2 160.00 $160.00 $904 —
800 800 1 100.00 $100.00 $800 +1.00
885 885 1 106.00 $106.00 $938 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 132.00 $132.00 $383 —
344 344 4 129.00 $129.00 $444 —
365–385 375 2 88.00–89.00 $88.49 $332 —
425 425 2 111.00 $111.00 $472 —
455 455 1 88.00 $88.00 $400 —
600 600 1 103.00 $103.00 $618 —
800 800 1 77.00 $77.00 $616 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 143.00 $143.00 $408 —
405–444 436 5 138.00–142.00 $141.26 $616 +0.26
515 515 1 121.00 $121.00 $623 —
569 569 4 140.00 $140.00 $797 +4.68
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 136.00 $136.00 $466 —
400–427 420 4 125.00–126.00 $125.76 $528 —
586 586 5 129.00 $129.00 $756 -4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 4 156.00 $156.00 $551 —
646 646 4 136.00 $136.00 $879 —
735 735 2 126.00 $126.00 $926 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 124.00 $124.00 $521 -12.00
540 540 1 113.00 $113.00 $610 —

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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.