Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, March 29, 2022

263 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $141.75/cwt +4.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,253/hd at 884 lb · 56 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $170.50/cwt +28.50 vs last sale · ≈ $803/hd at 471 lb · 18 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $172.00/cwt +5.50 vs last sale · ≈ $967/hd at 562 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	263	322	478
Feeder cattle	263	322	478

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 148, Heifers 69, Bulls 46) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	3	158.00	$158.00	$525	—
884 value added	884	56	141.75	$141.75	$1,253	+4.75
926 value added	926	7	123.00	$123.00	$1,139	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453	453	6	173.00	$173.00	$784	+22.00
562	562	14	172.00	$172.00	$967	+5.50
610	610	1	154.00	$154.00	$939	-9.00
657	657	10	165.00	$165.00	$1,084	—
715	715	1	127.00	$127.00	$908	-18.97
750	750	8	146.00	$146.00	$1,095	—
856 value added	856	11	140.00	$140.00	$1,198	-4.00
1050–1075	1063	2	100.00–105.00	$102.53	$1,090	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293	293	2	151.00	$151.00	$442	—
376	376	7	171.00	$171.00	$643	+20.01
430–438	435	3	147.00–163.00	$157.73	$686	—
541	541	7	161.00	$161.00	$871	—
643	643	2	150.00	$150.00	$964	—
885 value added	885	2	121.00	$121.00	$1,071	—
885	885	1	101.00	$101.00	$894	—
925	925	1	105.00	$105.00	$971	—
968	968	2	99.00	$99.00	$958	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	140.00	$140.00	$490	—
675	675	1	123.00	$123.00	$830	-7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408–423	418	8	98.00–145.00	$130.19	$544	—
491	491	4	140.00	$140.00	$687	+1.80
530	530	1	124.00	$124.00	$657	—
560	560	4	143.00	$143.00	$801	-2.50
632	632	7	132.00	$132.00	$834	+3.00
751	751	4	110.00	$110.00	$826	-1.43
1035	1035	1	94.00	$94.00	$973	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	128.00	$128.00	$269	—
431	431	5	142.00	$142.00	$612	—
543	543	3	140.00	$140.00	$760	+20.00
623 value added	623	6	135.00	$135.00	$841	—
675	675	2	120.00	$120.00	$810	-15.00
753	753	2	112.00	$112.00	$843	-8.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
284	284	4	129.00	$129.00	$366	—
349	349	4	125.00	$125.00	$436	—
463	463	3	130.00	$130.00	$602	+6.00
570	570	1	107.00	$107.00	$610	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
374	374	4	143.00	$143.00	$535	+5.00

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	101.00	$101.00	$404	—
605	605	1	105.00	$105.00	$635	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	114.00	$114.00	$570	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	151.00	$151.00	$385	+12.00
325	325	1	148.00	$148.00	$481	+2.00
403	403	6	169.00	$169.00	$681	+39.00
471	471	18	170.50	$170.50	$803	+28.50
575	575	5	145.00	$145.00	$834	+8.79
690	690	1	128.00	$128.00	$883	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
268	268	2	145.00	$145.00	$389	—
310–340	330	3	145.00–148.00	$147.06	$485	-3.94
430	430	1	151.00	$151.00	$649	—
465	465	1	133.00	$133.00	$618	+2.00
555	555	2	135.00	$135.00	$749	±0.00
750	750	1	109.00	$109.00	$818	-11.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	135.00	$135.00	$317	—
450	450	1	110.00	$110.00	$495	—
510	510	1	121.00	$121.00	$617	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	91.00	$91.00	$491	—

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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.