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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, June 7, 2022

333 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $181.05/cwt +3.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,016/hd at 561 lb · 55 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.29/cwt ≈ $826/hd at 515 lb · 26 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $172.00/cwt ≈ $1,144/hd at 665 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 333 455 265
Feeder cattle 333 455 265

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 221, Heifers 106, Bulls 6) 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 5 178.00 $178.00 $842 +3.00
557–565 561 55 177.00–185.50 $181.05 $1,016 +3.55
649 649 22 168.50 $168.50 $1,094 +2.50
675 675 1 127.00 $127.00 $857 —
726 726 9 153.00 $153.00 $1,111 +9.50
760 760 6 155.00 $155.00 $1,178 —
823 823 4 138.00 $138.00 $1,136 —
890 890 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,139 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 value added 403 7 175.00 $175.00 $705 —
507 value added 507 5 170.00 $170.00 $862 —
566 566 4 174.00 $174.00 $985 —
604 604 7 169.00 $169.00 $1,021 -2.50
644 value added 644 10 160.00 $160.00 $1,030 —
665 665 23 172.00 $172.00 $1,144 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 12 167.00 $167.00 $760 —
540 540 10 160.00 $160.00 $864 -5.00
573 value added 573 3 172.00 $172.00 $986 —
581 581 6 177.00 $177.00 $1,028 —
623–630 625 3 108.00–131.00 $115.72 $723 —
657–680 663 4 146.00–147.00 $146.74 $973 +7.74
718–745 734 6 74.00–140.00 $103.32 $758 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 135.00 $135.00 $560 —
473 473 3 136.00 $136.00 $643 +6.00
548 548 3 138.00 $138.00 $756 -4.00
638 638 2 130.00 $130.00 $829 -6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 2 130.00 $130.00 $602 ±0.00
615 615 1 126.00 $126.00 $775 —
770 770 1 98.00 $98.00 $755 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 1 79.00 $79.00 $541 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
504 value added 504 19 158.55 $158.55 $799 —
546 546 7 165.00 $165.00 $901 —
564 564 7 153.00 $153.00 $863 +0.50
618 value added 618 3 135.00 $135.00 $834 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 148.00 $148.00 $666 +2.00
557 557 20 148.00 $148.00 $824 -3.00
623–641 638 11 132.00–136.00 $135.29 $863 +4.29
720 720 1 110.00 $110.00 $792 —
765 765 1 105.00 $105.00 $803 -9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 139.00 $139.00 $542 +25.00
433 433 2 142.00 $142.00 $615 —
471 471 4 146.00 $146.00 $688 -1.61
545 545 7 143.00 $143.00 $779 —
585 585 1 73.00 $73.00 $427 -74.00
618 618 2 121.00 $121.00 $748 —
745 745 1 73.00 $73.00 $544 —
785 785 1 101.00 $101.00 $793 -9.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 127.00 $127.00 $483 +2.00
405 405 1 114.00 $114.00 $462 —
470 470 4 120.00 $120.00 $564 -16.00
542 542 3 119.00 $119.00 $645 —
642 642 3 119.00 $119.00 $764 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 109.00 $109.00 $425 —
450 450 1 97.00 $97.00 $436 -4.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 99.00 $99.00 $589 —
780 780 1 100.00 $100.00 $780 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 109.00 $109.00 $191 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 2 93.00 $93.00 $549 —
700 700 1 49.00 $49.00 $343 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 137.00 $137.00 $733 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 132.00 $132.00 $561 -8.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 127.00 $127.00 $546 —

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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.