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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, April 12, 2022

443 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $174.58/cwt -3.97 vs last sale · ≈ $992/hd at 568 lb · 46 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.00/cwt +20.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,107/hd at 858 lb · 39 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.00/cwt ≈ $1,174/hd at 947 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 443 413 1,015
Feeder cattle 443 413 1,015

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 181, Heifers 234, Bulls 28) Value Added 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
368 368 2 172.00 $172.00 $633 —
480 480 14 180.00 $180.00 $864 +12.87
545 545 1 158.00 $158.00 $861 —
550–595 567 37 120.00–177.00 $174.23 $988 -2.77
572 value added 572 9 176.00 $176.00 $1,007 —
653–678 654 37 137.00–166.00 $163.81 $1,071 —
733 733 14 159.00 $159.00 $1,165 +8.64
795 795 2 137.00 $137.00 $1,089 —
845 845 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,132 —
1025 value added 1025 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,384 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 4 171.00 $171.00 $563 —
444–445 444 7 139.00–146.00 $145.00 $644 —
454 454 10 167.00 $167.00 $758 +1.00
550 550 3 157.00 $157.00 $864 +6.73
630–633 632 4 132.00–153.00 $147.77 $934 -3.23
765 765 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,002 —
988 988 2 133.00 $133.00 $1,314 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 277 3 147.00 $147.00 $407 —
543 543 4 160.00 $160.00 $869 —
928 value added 928 6 135.00 $135.00 $1,253 +3.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 111.00 $111.00 $483 —
540 540 1 114.00 $114.00 $616 —
550 550 2 133.00 $133.00 $732 -2.00
690 690 1 129.00 $129.00 $890 —
738 value added 738 3 121.00 $121.00 $893 —
820 820 1 116.00 $116.00 $951 —
970 970 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,145 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 3 146.00 $146.00 $657 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 146.00 $146.00 $548 —
485 485 1 130.00 $130.00 $630 —
635 635 1 135.00 $135.00 $857 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 1 131.00 $131.00 $832 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770 770 21 134.50 $134.50 $1,036 —
858 858 39 129.00 $129.00 $1,107 +20.00
947 947 39 124.00 $124.00 $1,174 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479 479 14 152.00 $152.00 $728 +2.00
559 559 28 149.00 $149.00 $833 +2.50
654 654 19 131.00 $131.00 $857 -5.50
718–745 732 4 100.00–129.00 $118.67 $869 —
835 835 1 103.00 $103.00 $860 —
952 952 3 122.00 $122.00 $1,161 —
1030–1045 1031 23 102.00–125.00 $123.99 $1,278 +30.99
1093 1093 2 114.00 $114.00 $1,246 —
1145 1145 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,248 —
1265 1265 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,354 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 4 152.00 $152.00 $564 +13.00
432 432 6 156.00 $156.00 $674 ±0.00
473–480 474 7 144.00–150.00 $149.13 $707 -0.87
535 535 1 117.00 $117.00 $626 —
556 556 6 144.00 $144.00 $801 -1.50
775 775 2 118.00 $118.00 $914 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 139.00 $139.00 $535 —
663 663 4 117.00 $117.00 $776 —
755 755 2 115.00 $115.00 $868 —
880 880 1 100.00 $100.00 $880 —
925 925 1 106.00 $106.00 $980 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 2 121.00–148.00 $135.32 $505 -4.68
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 1 81.00 $81.00 $555 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 162.00 $162.00 $567 +6.00
475 475 5 161.00 $161.00 $765 —
552 552 5 157.00 $157.00 $867 +7.00
705 705 1 109.00 $109.00 $768 —
800 800 1 105.00 $105.00 $840 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 2 146.00–160.00 $153.22 $490 +3.22
413 413 2 151.00 $151.00 $624 -1.00
543 543 2 120.00 $120.00 $652 —
625 625 1 126.00 $126.00 $788 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 3 130.00 $130.00 $838 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 2 124.00 $124.00 $663 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 125.00 $125.00 $525 +2.00
455 455 1 127.00 $127.00 $578 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 125.00 $125.00 $525 —

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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.