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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, June 17, 2022

1,030 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $188.84/cwt +4.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,061/hd at 562 lb · 99 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $181.93/cwt +1.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,199/hd at 659 lb · 94 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.33/cwt ≈ $910/hd at 644 lb · 90 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,030 271 457
Feeder cattle 1,030 271 457

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 587, Heifers 442, Bulls 1) CVCA Sale 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
430 430 1 180.00 $180.00 $774 —
470 470 11 184.00 $184.00 $865 +3.00
513 513 2 149.00 $149.00 $764 —
537 value added 537 6 181.00 $181.00 $972 —
561–574 562 99 163.00–191.00 $188.84 $1,061 +4.28
643 643 78 184.25 $184.25 $1,185 +1.25
655–684 659 94 148.00–184.25 $181.93 $1,199 +1.93
751–789 753 70 144.00–173.25 $171.50 $1,291 +18.92
828 828 16 150.00 $150.00 $1,242 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 9 191.00 $191.00 $951 —
510 510 13 191.00 $191.00 $974 —
541 value added 541 5 134.00 $134.00 $725 —
550–555 value added 553 12 122.00–170.00 $146.11 $808 —
588–590 589 53 187.00–191.00 $188.96 $1,113 —
605–620 value added 614 30 186.00 $186.00 $1,142 —
622 622 3 114.00 $114.00 $709 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 3 157.00 $157.00 $601 —
449 449 11 176.00 $176.00 $790 +5.00
465 465 1 89.00 $89.00 $414 -50.00
505 505 2 120.00 $120.00 $606 +4.00
552–585 554 14 129.00–173.00 $169.68 $940 +1.68
644 644 15 167.00 $167.00 $1,075 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–415 408 2 130.00–133.00 $131.53 $537 —
455 455 2 142.00 $142.00 $646 +2.00
505 505 1 139.00 $139.00 $702 +1.00
552 552 10 141.00 $141.00 $778 —
635 635 1 115.00 $115.00 $730 —
655 655 5 132.00 $132.00 $865 -5.00
725 725 1 128.00 $128.00 $928 —
752 752 5 128.00 $128.00 $963 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 7 151.00 $151.00 $622 +7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 147.00 $147.00 $595 —
482 482 33 151.50 $151.50 $730 +1.50
551–590 561 29 111.00–150.00 $140.17 $786 -8.83
625–645 644 90 126.00–141.50 $141.33 $910 —
670–685 678 2 116.00 $116.00 $786 -22.71
736 736 17 133.00 $133.00 $979 +11.00
765 765 2 126.00 $126.00 $964 —
806 806 11 125.00 $125.00 $1,008 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429 429 9 149.00 $149.00 $639 ±0.00
430 value added 430 4 119.00 $119.00 $512 —
459 459 10 158.00 $158.00 $725 —
473 473 2 136.00 $136.00 $643 —
525 525 2 95.00 $95.00 $499 —
520–546 536 40 160.00–162.00 $160.73 $862 —
531–548 value added 538 14 113.00–160.00 $139.49 $750 —
569 569 87 150.00 $150.00 $854 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 137.00 $137.00 $507 —
405 405 1 120.00 $120.00 $486 —
477 477 16 151.00 $151.00 $720 +4.00
510–528 521 5 109.00–124.00 $119.85 $624 +18.85
556 556 19 145.00 $145.00 $806 -1.00
633 633 3 136.00 $136.00 $861 +9.00
725 725 1 116.00 $116.00 $841 +16.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 11 140.00 $140.00 $662 —
535 535 1 91.00 $91.00 $487 -39.00
567–570 567 7 121.00–126.00 $121.72 $690 +7.72
636 636 7 130.00 $130.00 $827 —
735 735 1 100.00 $100.00 $735 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 4 123.00 $123.00 $560 -15.50
525 525 1 119.00 $119.00 $625 -11.00
600 600 1 91.00 $91.00 $546 -39.00
670 670 1 71.00 $71.00 $476 -22.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 114.00 $114.00 $314 —

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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.