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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 19, 2022

269 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $186.00/cwt +11.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,038/hd at 558 lb · 23 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $195.00/cwt ≈ $1,199/hd at 615 lb · 23 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $165.00/cwt +1.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,072/hd at 650 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 269 443 285
Feeder cattle 269 443 285

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 157, Heifers 97, Bulls 15) Value Added and Natural 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
473 473 14 196.00 $196.00 $927 +16.00
558 558 23 186.00 $186.00 $1,038 +11.77
630 630 1 110.00 $110.00 $693 —
650 650 20 165.00 $165.00 $1,072 +1.19
764 764 8 169.00 $169.00 $1,291 +32.00
766 value added 766 7 163.00 $163.00 $1,249 —
858 858 3 134.00 $134.00 $1,150 —
920 920 2 129.00 $129.00 $1,187 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 3 171.00 $171.00 $645 —
615 615 23 195.00 $195.00 $1,199 —
697 697 6 172.00 $172.00 $1,199 —
707 707 7 147.00 $147.00 $1,039 —
741 value added 741 6 133.00 $133.00 $986 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 4 172.00 $172.00 $793 +5.00
540 540 3 132.00 $132.00 $713 —
625 625 4 153.00 $153.00 $956 +5.23
680 680 1 123.00 $123.00 $836 —
750 750 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,155 +23.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 171.00 $171.00 $633 +25.00
468 468 2 144.00 $144.00 $674 +14.00
566 566 4 148.00 $148.00 $838 —
610 610 1 81.00 $81.00 $494 -54.00
695 695 1 95.00 $95.00 $660 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 2 131.00 $131.00 $554 +20.00
650–685 661 5 112.00–129.00 $122.33 $809 -6.67
845 845 1 100.00 $100.00 $845 -16.00
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 118.00 $118.00 $702 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 142.00 $142.00 $469 —
486 486 7 151.00 $151.00 $734 -1.00
557 557 19 150.00 $150.00 $836 +1.00
662–695 666 9 140.00 $140.00 $932 +9.00
737 737 3 123.00 $123.00 $907 +4.33
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 157.00 $157.00 $597 —
429 429 4 156.00 $156.00 $669 —
563 563 14 151.00 $151.00 $850 —
655 655 12 144.50 $144.50 $946 —
786 value added 786 4 128.00 $128.00 $1,006 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 130.00 $130.00 $377 —
558–560 558 5 135.00–144.00 $142.19 $793 -1.81
690 690 1 110.00 $110.00 $759 —
746 746 5 120.00 $120.00 $895 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 128.00 $128.00 $493 -7.32
455 455 1 133.00 $133.00 $605 —
513 513 2 118.00 $118.00 $605 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 3 113.00 $113.00 $534 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 3 119.00 $119.00 $660 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
554 554 5 157.00 $157.00 $870 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 157.00 $157.00 $542 +3.78
450 450 1 151.00 $151.00 $680 —
547 547 3 129.00 $129.00 $706 +9.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 2 114.00 $114.00 $809 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 2 105.00 $105.00 $651 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 137.00 $137.00 $301 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 1 93.00 $93.00 $651 —

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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.