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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, July 19, 2022

353 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.04/cwt ≈ $885/hd at 567 lb · 32 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $194.50/cwt +28.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,153/hd at 593 lb · 31 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.50/cwt ≈ $797/hd at 509 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 353 401 462
Feeder cattle 353 401 462

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 169, Heifers 173, Bulls 11) Value Added and Natural 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
489 489 18 190.00 $190.00 $929 —
546 546 13 188.00 $188.00 $1,026 —
593 593 31 194.50 $194.50 $1,153 +28.16
634 634 13 186.00 $186.00 $1,179 —
682 682 10 170.00 $170.00 $1,159 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 181.00 $181.00 $805 —
545 545 6 186.00 $186.00 $1,014 +85.00
644 644 14 180.00 $180.00 $1,159 +33.30
723 value added 723 6 166.50 $166.50 $1,204 —
749 749 5 154.00 $154.00 $1,153 -3.20
755–763 760 3 143.00–153.00 $149.69 $1,138 +4.69
825 825 3 143.00 $143.00 $1,180 +13.00
935 935 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,281 +21.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–442 438 4 135.00–168.00 $159.99 $701 —
465–480 472 3 111.00–131.00 $120.11 $567 -40.67
525 525 1 140.00 $140.00 $735 —
552 552 7 164.00 $164.00 $905 -1.00
633–643 639 7 170.00–171.00 $170.58 $1,090 +6.58
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–443 439 3 119.00–124.00 $122.37 $537 —
618 618 3 136.00 $136.00 $840 —
680 680 1 94.00 $94.00 $639 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 2 103.00–128.00 $115.41 $390 —
470 470 1 130.00 $130.00 $611 —
535 535 1 128.00 $128.00 $685 -3.00
555 555 1 133.00 $133.00 $738 +12.00
615 615 1 110.00 $110.00 $676 —
670 670 1 105.00 $105.00 $704 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 3 130.00 $130.00 $585 +11.00
555 555 1 135.00 $135.00 $749 -6.00
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
668 668 3 114.00 $114.00 $762 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
509 509 24 156.50 $156.50 $797 —
553–570 567 32 154.00–156.50 $156.04 $885 —
657 657 17 137.00 $137.00 $900 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 2 145.00 $145.00 $693 +4.00
564 564 13 145.00 $145.00 $818 -1.50
600–648 641 11 106.00–130.00 $126.10 $808 -4.90
805 805 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,006 +7.00
867 867 5 124.00 $124.00 $1,075 —
900 900 1 102.00 $102.00 $918 —
991 value added 991 7 124.00 $124.00 $1,229 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 2 149.00 $149.00 $615 +3.00
438 438 7 152.00 $152.00 $666 +6.00
474–488 483 11 148.00–149.50 $148.54 $717 +5.54
559 559 7 141.00 $141.00 $788 -3.00
710 710 1 111.00 $111.00 $788 -9.00
815 815 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,002 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 3 125.00 $125.00 $481 -4.00
402–425 411 5 116.00–122.00 $119.52 $491 —
490 490 1 89.00 $89.00 $436 —
544 544 4 124.00 $124.00 $675 —
670–690 680 2 90.00–105.00 $97.61 $664 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 2 118.00 $118.00 $352 —
485 485 1 91.00 $91.00 $441 —
518 518 3 123.00 $123.00 $637 —
715 715 1 79.00 $79.00 $565 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 118.00 $118.00 $372 +8.00
455 455 1 129.00 $129.00 $587 +12.00
565 565 2 115.00–123.00 $119.00 $672 +3.00
665 665 1 70.00 $70.00 $466 -34.00
740 740 1 91.00 $91.00 $673 -12.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 150.00 $150.00 $420 —
325 325 1 152.00 $152.00 $494 —
455 455 1 176.00 $176.00 $801 —
533 533 3 151.00 $151.00 $805 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 101.00 $101.00 $343 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 137.00 $137.00 $836 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 89.00 $89.00 $427 -39.30
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 94.00 $94.00 $531 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865 865 2 80.00 $80.00 $692 —

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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.