Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, April 5, 2022

413 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $180.00/cwt +15.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,174/hd at 652 lb · 45 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $178.54/cwt +6.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,002/hd at 561 lb · 37 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $174.08/cwt ≈ $1,154/hd at 663 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	413	263	483
Feeder cattle	413	263	483

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 218, Heifers 151, Bulls 44) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Weaned, mostly Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463–480	473	5	158.00–173.00	$167.13	$791	-5.87
558–565	558	21	179.50–184.00	$179.72	$1,003	+7.72
565	565	16	177.00	$177.00	$1,000	+5.00
632–641	637	13	164.00–167.00	$165.37	$1,053	+11.37
652 value added	652	45	180.00	$180.00	$1,174	—
710–746	740	6	147.00–151.00	$150.36	$1,113	+23.36
754 value added	754	9	163.00	$163.00	$1,229	—
863 value added	863	6	125.00	$125.00	$1,079	-15.00
1080–1090	1085	2	85.00–106.00	$95.45	$1,036	-7.08

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
546 value added	546	8	168.00	$168.00	$917	—
561 value added	561	7	175.00	$175.00	$982	—
636	636	4	167.00	$167.00	$1,062	—
656 value added	656	4	171.00	$171.00	$1,122	—
664	664	29	174.50	$174.50	$1,159	—
753 value added	753	9	158.00	$158.00	$1,190	—
920 value added	920	3	131.50	$131.50	$1,210	+8.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	3	166.00	$166.00	$755	—
520	520	1	111.00	$111.00	$577	-50.00
555–575	565	2	135.00–165.00	$150.27	$849	—
645	645	1	151.00	$151.00	$974	+1.00
702	702	13	154.00	$154.00	$1,081	—
748	748	3	149.00	$149.00	$1,115	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	131.00	$131.00	$642	—
560	560	2	135.00	$135.00	$756	—
643	643	2	132.00	$132.00	$849	—
720	720	2	116.00	$116.00	$835	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
434–445	436	9	149.00–150.00	$149.77	$653	+19.58
478	478	6	150.00	$150.00	$717	+10.00
510	510	1	122.00	$122.00	$622	-2.00
558	558	11	146.50	$146.50	$817	+3.50
558	558	8	152.00	$152.00	$848	+9.00
661	661	10	136.50	$136.50	$902	—
699 value added	699	5	133.00	$133.00	$930	—
703 value added	703	8	125.00	$125.00	$879	—
765	765	5	115.00	$115.00	$880	+5.00
1000	1000	1	93.00	$93.00	$930	-1.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
582 value added	582	5	149.50	$149.50	$870	—
651	651	21	143.00	$143.00	$931	—
742	742	7	125.00	$125.00	$928	—
855	855	4	109.00	$109.00	$932	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	136.00	$136.00	$401	—
378	378	2	139.00	$139.00	$525	—
437	437	3	156.00	$156.00	$682	+14.00
478	478	4	150.00	$150.00	$717	—
556	556	6	145.50	$145.50	$809	—
640	640	1	119.00	$119.00	$762	—
700–710	705	2	114.00–116.00	$115.01	$811	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	140.00	$140.00	$553	—
466	466	5	140.00	$140.00	$652	+10.00
545	545	1	128.00	$128.00	$698	—
665	665	1	126.00	$126.00	$838	—
725–740	733	2	81.00–101.00	$90.90	$666	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
442	442	6	134.00	$134.00	$592	—
560	560	1	101.00	$101.00	$566	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
596	596	6	144.00	$144.00	$858	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	2	130.00	$130.00	$604	—
545	545	1	126.00	$126.00	$687	—
560–595	578	2	97.00–123.00	$110.39	$638	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	60.00	$60.00	$306	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
374	374	4	156.00	$156.00	$583	—
446	446	8	161.00	$161.00	$718	—
561	561	9	150.00	$150.00	$842	+5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	150.00	$150.00	$495	+2.94
438	438	2	152.00	$152.00	$666	+1.00
565–570	567	3	108.00–133.00	$124.62	$707	-10.38
715	715	1	108.00	$108.00	$772	—
905	905	1	80.00	$80.00	$724	—
965 value added	965	2	93.00	$93.00	$897	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	123.00	$123.00	$547	—
565	565	1	126.00	$126.00	$712	—
750	750	1	106.00	$106.00	$795	—
935	935	1	85.00	$85.00	$795	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	140.00	$140.00	$266	—
398	398	2	125.00	$125.00	$498	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700	700	2	127.00	$127.00	$889	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	121.00	$121.00	$581	+11.00
610	610	1	103.00	$103.00	$628	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	127.00	$127.00	$356	—

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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.