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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, May 3, 2022

305 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $167.00/cwt +1.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,072/hd at 642 lb · 31 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $182.00/cwt -5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,008/hd at 554 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.00/cwt ≈ $807/hd at 545 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 305 322 202
Feeder cattle 305 322 202

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 156, Heifers 94, Bulls 55) 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
360 360 1 178.00 $178.00 $641 +5.00
443 443 10 186.00 $186.00 $824 —
496 496 4 128.00 $128.00 $635 -64.00
554 554 25 182.00 $182.00 $1,008 -5.00
642 642 31 167.00 $167.00 $1,072 +1.57
650 650 3 140.00 $140.00 $910 -30.00
730 730 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,022 —
744 value added 744 7 161.00 $161.00 $1,198 +14.00
835 835 3 127.00 $127.00 $1,060 -13.00
850–860 855 2 110.00–120.00 $115.03 $984 —
948 948 2 114.00 $114.00 $1,081 —
1445 1445 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,590 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 3 164.00 $164.00 $705 —
450 450 2 151.00 $151.00 $680 -24.00
544 544 5 170.00 $170.00 $925 —
563 value added 563 3 135.00 $135.00 $760 —
656 656 4 155.00 $155.00 $1,017 -6.00
774 774 4 145.00 $145.00 $1,122 —
875 875 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,094 -5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
858 value added 858 11 144.00 $144.00 $1,236 —
1056 1056 4 129.50 $129.50 $1,368 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 129.00 $129.00 $503 —
435 435 1 128.00 $128.00 $557 —
460 460 3 150.00 $150.00 $690 —
500 500 1 139.00 $139.00 $695 -5.00
583 583 2 134.00 $134.00 $781 +36.00
620 620 1 130.00 $130.00 $806 -4.00
730–735 733 2 120.00–130.00 $124.98 $916 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 145.00 $145.00 $471 —
425 425 2 140.00 $140.00 $595 —
573 573 2 140.00 $140.00 $802 -3.00
695 695 1 118.00 $118.00 $820 —
910 910 1 95.00 $95.00 $864 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
709 value added 709 5 116.00 $116.00 $822 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 103.00 $103.00 $603 —
610 610 1 90.00 $90.00 $549 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 1 140.00 $140.00 $952 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 4 146.00 $146.00 $615 —
489 489 4 148.00 $148.00 $724 -7.07
545 545 16 148.00 $148.00 $807 —
600–636 631 7 131.00–135.00 $134.46 $848 —
750 750 6 127.00 $127.00 $952 —
845 845 1 101.00 $101.00 $853 -18.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 380 2 129.00–144.00 $136.30 $518 —
430 430 2 143.00 $143.00 $615 -0.57
450–488 470 4 141.00–146.00 $144.80 $681 -12.20
535 535 6 145.00 $145.00 $776 +15.87
568 568 2 136.00 $136.00 $772 -11.70
655–674 666 7 118.00–127.00 $121.79 $811 -8.21
758 758 2 120.00 $120.00 $910 +4.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–480 473 3 87.00–117.50 $107.62 $509 —
530–538 535 6 117.00–135.00 $129.06 $690 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 3 145.00 $145.00 $468 —
371 371 4 146.00 $146.00 $542 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 114.00 $114.00 $496 —
450 450 4 131.00 $131.00 $590 +2.00
625 625 1 72.00 $72.00 $450 -49.83
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 119.00 $119.00 $393 —
390 390 1 125.00 $125.00 $488 —
400 400 1 111.00 $111.00 $444 —
510–530 520 2 108.00–110.00 $108.98 $567 —
640 640 1 79.00 $79.00 $506 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 109.00 $109.00 $649 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 150.00 $150.00 $450 —
378–388 382 5 165.00–170.00 $167.97 $642 —
443 443 5 159.00 $159.00 $704 —
510 510 1 131.00 $131.00 $668 —
550–580 565 4 105.00–147.00 $125.44 $709 —
680 680 1 93.00 $93.00 $632 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 371 4 109.00–139.00 $123.75 $459 —
461–490 471 6 125.00–131.00 $128.92 $607 —
580 580 2 119.00 $119.00 $690 —
750 750 1 87.00 $87.00 $652 —
870 870 1 81.00 $81.00 $705 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 172.00 $172.00 $671 —
449 449 4 165.00 $165.00 $741 —
520 520 3 159.00 $159.00 $827 —
905 905 1 88.00 $88.00 $796 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 2 135.00 $135.00 $648 —
515 515 2 131.00 $131.00 $675 +5.00
638 638 2 119.00 $119.00 $759 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
633 633 5 135.00 $135.00 $855 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 125.00 $125.00 $450 —
555 555 1 89.00 $89.00 $494 —
735 735 1 91.00 $91.00 $669 —

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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.