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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 14, 2022

271 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.00/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $843/hd at 566 lb · 27 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.71/cwt ≈ $904/hd at 652 lb · 22 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $184.56/cwt +3.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,048/hd at 568 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 271 333 457
Feeder cattle 271 333 457

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 140, Heifers 117, Bulls 14) 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
488 488 4 181.00 $181.00 $883 +3.00
560–568 568 20 176.00–185.00 $184.56 $1,048 +3.51
640 640 17 183.00 $183.00 $1,171 +14.50
651 651 18 180.00 $180.00 $1,172 +53.00
760–765 760 19 152.50–154.00 $152.58 $1,160 -2.42
856 856 7 140.00 $140.00 $1,198 +12.00
994 value added 994 4 135.00 $135.00 $1,342 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 6 171.00 $171.00 $761 —
470 470 1 139.00 $139.00 $653 -28.00
530 530 1 116.00 $116.00 $615 -44.00
558 558 4 168.00 $168.00 $937 -9.00
689 689 4 148.00 $148.00 $1,020 +1.26
743 743 4 142.00 $142.00 $1,055 +38.68
820 820 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,148 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 142.00 $142.00 $419 —
369 369 4 152.00 $152.00 $561 —
447 447 3 144.00 $144.00 $644 —
545 545 4 141.00 $141.00 $768 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 138.00 $138.00 $524 —
450 450 3 140.00 $140.00 $630 +4.00
533 533 3 138.00 $138.00 $736 ±0.00
590 590 1 86.00 $86.00 $507 —
670 670 2 137.00 $137.00 $918 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
669 value added 669 5 179.00 $179.00 $1,198 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 111.00 $111.00 $377 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481 481 5 150.00 $150.00 $722 +2.00
566 566 27 149.00 $149.00 $843 +1.00
650–667 652 22 138.50–140.00 $138.71 $904 —
743 743 5 122.00 $122.00 $906 +12.00
865 865 1 102.00 $102.00 $882 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 3 149.00 $149.00 $663 +7.00
494 494 5 147.00 $147.00 $726 +1.00
543 543 2 101.00 $101.00 $548 -42.00
555 555 8 146.00 $146.00 $810 +73.00
615 615 3 127.00 $127.00 $781 +6.00
650 650 1 121.00 $121.00 $786 —
663 value added 663 5 140.00 $140.00 $928 —
700–715 708 2 100.00 $100.00 $708 —
770 770 1 122.00 $122.00 $939 +21.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 2 131.00 $131.00 $524 +17.00
452 452 9 138.50 $138.50 $626 +18.50
546 546 4 130.00 $130.00 $710 +11.00
565 565 1 99.00 $99.00 $559 —
625 625 1 130.00 $130.00 $812 +11.00
680 680 1 93.00 $93.00 $632 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 118.00 $118.00 $401 —
535 535 1 130.00 $130.00 $696 —
560 560 1 114.00 $114.00 $638 +15.00
653 653 2 116.00 $116.00 $757 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 149.00 $149.00 $633 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 1 93.00 $93.00 $595 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 2 158.00 $158.00 $716 —
585 585 2 138.00 $138.00 $807 —
600–630 615 2 141.00–143.00 $141.98 $873 —
738 738 2 132.00 $132.00 $974 —
830 830 1 99.00 $99.00 $822 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 2 141.00 $141.00 $634 —
715 715 1 114.00 $114.00 $815 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 2 139.00 $139.00 $532 —

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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.