Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, May 17, 2022

258 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $163.76/cwt -1.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,034/hd at 631 lb · 37 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.00/cwt -2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $809/hd at 554 lb · 30 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $175.51/cwt -5.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,016/hd at 579 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	258	193	179
Feeder cattle	258	193	179

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 114, Heifers 119, Bulls 25) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
483–485	485	9	180.00–182.00	$180.44	$875	-4.56
574–596	579	25	174.00–176.00	$175.51	$1,016	-5.49
613	613	13	167.00	$167.00	$1,024	+2.00
641	641	24	162.00	$162.00	$1,038	-3.00
690	690	2	149.00	$149.00	$1,028	—
743	743	6	143.00	$143.00	$1,062	—
775	775	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,085	-4.00
845	845	1	133.00	$133.00	$1,124	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448	448	2	166.00	$166.00	$744	—
543	543	6	156.00	$156.00	$847	-3.00
550	550	1	107.00	$107.00	$588	—
640	640	5	142.00	$142.00	$909	—
643 value added	643	3	157.00	$157.00	$1,010	—
784 value added	784	4	150.00	$150.00	$1,176	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	139.00	$139.00	$473	—
470	470	1	140.00	$140.00	$658	-6.00
528	528	2	135.00	$135.00	$713	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	135.00	$135.00	$662	-14.00
595	595	2	146.00	$146.00	$869	+28.00

Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065	1065	2	91.00	$91.00	$969	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810	810	1	95.00	$95.00	$770	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	146.00	$146.00	$467	—
484	484	12	150.00	$150.00	$726	+4.00
554	554	30	146.00	$146.00	$809	-2.00
635	635	1	121.00	$121.00	$768	-14.00
657	657	11	131.00	$131.00	$861	-9.50
733	733	2	114.00	$114.00	$836	-9.00
920–925	923	2	70.00–100.00	$85.04	$785	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357	357	6	140.00	$140.00	$500	—
446	446	7	130.00	$130.00	$580	—
540	540	6	132.00	$132.00	$713	+8.00
620	620	2	115.00	$115.00	$713	+25.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	134.00	$134.00	$382	—
420	420	4	146.00	$146.00	$613	—
480	480	5	148.00	$148.00	$710	+13.00
510–543	538	7	132.00–141.00	$139.78	$752	-5.22
643	643	2	124.00	$124.00	$797	-11.00
725	725	1	110.00	$110.00	$798	+1.36

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	114.00	$114.00	$291	—
458	458	2	93.00	$93.00	$426	—
750	750	3	80.00	$80.00	$600	—
880	880	1	68.00	$68.00	$598	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
376	376	5	154.00	$154.00	$579	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	124.00	$124.00	$372	—
395	395	1	115.00	$115.00	$454	-23.00
560	560	1	113.00	$113.00	$633	-20.00
690	690	1	107.00	$107.00	$738	—
715	715	1	71.00	$71.00	$508	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	132.00	$132.00	$383	—
455	455	6	152.00	$152.00	$692	—
650	650	2	120.00	$120.00	$780	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	3	171.00	$171.00	$667	—
535	535	2	133.00	$133.00	$712	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
456	456	4	137.00	$137.00	$625	—
525	525	1	120.00	$120.00	$630	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	159.00	$159.00	$708	—
940	940	1	90.00	$90.00	$846	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	121.00	$121.00	$520	—
610	610	1	90.00	$90.00	$549	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	117.00	$117.00	$532	—
585	585	1	110.00	$110.00	$644	—

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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.