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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 26, 2022

414 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $187.55/cwt ≈ $1,111/hd at 592 lb · 53 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $197.00/cwt +2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,139/hd at 578 lb · 39 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $175.00/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,185/hd at 677 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 414 353 340
Feeder cattle 414 353 340

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 242, Heifers 166, Bulls 6) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Vaccinated, some Weaned

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490–498 value added 494 8 195.00 $195.00 $963 —
578 578 39 197.00 $197.00 $1,139 +2.50
667 value added 667 5 175.00 $175.00 $1,167 —
673–687 679 29 175.00 $175.00 $1,188 +5.00
756 756 9 163.00 $163.00 $1,232 —
811 value added 811 10 163.00 $163.00 $1,322 —
870 value added 870 13 144.00 $144.00 $1,253 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 2 190.00 $190.00 $770 —
500 500 1 148.00 $148.00 $740 —
516 516 8 192.00 $192.00 $991 +6.00
558 558 4 182.00 $182.00 $1,016 —
595 595 49 188.00 $188.00 $1,119 —
665 665 3 168.00 $168.00 $1,117 —
697 697 25 176.00 $176.00 $1,227 —
700 700 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,148 —
760 760 5 156.00 $156.00 $1,186 +6.31
799 799 4 155.00 $155.00 $1,238 —
801 801 5 155.00 $155.00 $1,242 +12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 168.00 $168.00 $697 +8.01
487 487 5 186.00 $186.00 $906 +65.89
553 553 3 177.00 $177.00 $979 +13.00
635 635 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,048 -5.58
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 138.00 $138.00 $669 +8.00
530 530 2 133.00 $133.00 $705 +5.00
585 585 1 70.00 $70.00 $410 -63.00
700–710 705 2 135.00–137.00 $135.99 $959 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 129.00 $129.00 $516 —
535 535 1 143.00 $143.00 $765 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 2 136.00 $136.00 $480 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 20 170.00 $170.00 $842 +25.00
542 542 11 156.00 $156.00 $846 —
558 558 12 158.00 $158.00 $882 +13.00
619 value added 619 9 152.00 $152.00 $941 —
652 652 20 150.00 $150.00 $978 —
657 657 5 145.00 $145.00 $953 —
746 746 4 126.00 $126.00 $940 —
747 747 10 160.00 $160.00 $1,195 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 4 161.50 $161.50 $788 —
495 495 9 159.00 $159.00 $787 —
569 569 21 158.00 $158.00 $899 +1.96
726 726 21 162.00 $162.00 $1,176 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 388 2 130.00–148.00 $139.17 $540 —
433 433 4 157.00 $157.00 $680 +5.00
554 554 5 152.00 $152.00 $842 +11.00
930 930 3 103.00 $103.00 $958 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 123.00 $123.00 $541 —
520 520 1 122.00 $122.00 $634 —
593 593 2 124.00 $124.00 $735 +5.00
710 710 1 120.00 $120.00 $852 +29.00
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 81.00 $81.00 $284 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 151.00 $151.00 $536 —
571 571 4 140.00 $140.00 $799 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 1 125.00 $125.00 $862 —

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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.