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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 24, 2022

455 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $138.00/cwt ≈ $1,264/hd at 916 lb · 55 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.50/cwt ≈ $1,050/hd at 612 lb · 50 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.00/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 563 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 455 258 300
Feeder cattle 455 258 300

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 254, Heifers 176, Bulls 25) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 3 163.00 $163.00 $623 —
459 459 17 180.00 $180.00 $826 —
539 539 11 182.50 $182.50 $984 —
612 612 50 171.50 $171.50 $1,050 —
716 716 9 152.00 $152.00 $1,088 —
916 value added 916 55 138.00 $138.00 $1,264 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479 479 7 175.00 $175.00 $838 -5.44
570 570 23 177.50 $177.50 $1,012 +1.99
646 646 19 166.00 $166.00 $1,072 +4.00
745 745 4 143.00–145.00 $143.50 $1,069 +0.50
855 value added 855 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,112 —
947 value added 947 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,136 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 11 165.00 $165.00 $904 +9.00
615 value added 615 4 146.00 $146.00 $898 -11.00
670 670 1 139.00 $139.00 $931 —
950 950 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,083 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
599 value added 599 12 150.00 $150.00 $898 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 139.00 $139.00 $535 —
469 469 5 130.00 $130.00 $610 -5.00
595 595 2 116.00–130.00 $123.00 $732 -23.00
710 710 1 139.00 $139.00 $987 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 143.00 $143.00 $465 +4.00
460 460 2 130.00 $130.00 $598 -10.00
525 525 3 142.00 $142.00 $746 +7.00
620 620 1 136.00 $136.00 $843 —
1045 1045 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,097 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 101.00 $101.00 $449 —
475 475 2 99.00 $99.00 $470 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 128.00 $128.00 $371 —
483 483 5 146.00 $146.00 $705 -4.00
563 563 26 151.00 $151.00 $850 +5.00
610 610 1 131.00 $131.00 $799 +10.00
656 656 10 135.00 $135.00 $886 +4.00
758 758 2 114.00 $114.00 $864 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 9 140.50 $140.50 $556 -13.50
461 461 14 152.00 $152.00 $701 —
559 559 22 152.50 $152.50 $852 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 135.00 $135.00 $425 —
360 360 1 114.00 $114.00 $410 —
460–490 476 13 109.00–152.00 $147.61 $703 -0.39
561 561 8 147.00 $147.00 $825 —
621 value added 621 5 144.00 $144.00 $894 —
661 661 5 125.00 $125.00 $826 —
665 value added 665 6 135.00 $135.00 $898 —
785 785 1 110.00 $110.00 $864 —
920 920 1 100.00 $100.00 $920 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286 286 4 131.00 $131.00 $375 —
584 value added 584 11 144.00 $144.00 $841 —
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
593 value added 593 11 131.00 $131.00 $777 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 125.00 $125.00 $475 -15.00
466 466 4 136.00 $136.00 $634 —
550 550 2 122.00 $122.00 $671 —
720 720 1 93.00 $93.00 $670 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–490 467 3 118.00–133.00 $127.75 $597 —
543 543 2 117.00 $117.00 $635 —
660 660 1 110.00 $110.00 $726 +3.00
735 735 1 102.00 $102.00 $750 +31.00
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 101.00 $101.00 $465 +8.00
535 535 1 83.00 $83.00 $444 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439 439 4 140.00 $140.00 $615 —
565 565 3 132.00 $132.00 $746 —
785 785 1 85.00 $85.00 $667 —
1040 1040 1 89.00 $89.00 $926 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 158.00 $158.00 $616 —
495 495 1 151.00 $151.00 $747 —
571 571 4 136.00 $136.00 $777 —
723 723 2 121.00 $121.00 $875 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
669 669 4 130.00 $130.00 $870 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 1 87.00 $87.00 $548 —
675 675 1 97.00 $97.00 $655 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–485 483 2 95.00–121.00 $108.07 $522 -8.93

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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.