Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, August 9, 2022

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $156.00/cwt ≈ $1,201/hd at 770 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	106	453	361
Feeder cattle	106	453	361

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 56, Heifers 28, Bulls 22) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–437	434	4	156.00–181.00	$174.88	$759	—
533 value added	533	2	101.00	$101.00	$538	—
574	574	8	172.00	$172.00	$987	-12.00
663	663	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,127	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377	377	3	187.00	$187.00	$705	—
470	470	2	180.00	$180.00	$846	-7.00
543	543	3	181.00	$181.00	$983	—
645	645	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,045	—
659	659	5	168.00	$168.00	$1,107	-1.77
945	945	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,219	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770 value added	770	12	156.00	$156.00	$1,201	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	134.00	$134.00	$516	—
465–495	485	3	69.00–133.00	$89.45	$434	-16.55
510–545	528	2	65.00–120.00	$91.59	$484	-19.11
630–640	635	2	89.00–136.00	$112.31	$713	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–480	478	4	89.00–142.00	$115.36	$551	-18.64

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	5	170.00	$170.00	$666	—
483	483	8	165.00	$165.00	$797	—
553	553	6	162.00	$162.00	$896	—
659	659	7	157.50	$157.50	$1,038	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	1	138.00	$138.00	$814	-11.45

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720	720	1	115.00	$115.00	$828	-20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	141.00	$141.00	$360	—
321	321	5	180.00	$180.00	$578	—
415	415	2	110.00–174.00	$142.00	$589	—
474	474	6	161.00	$161.00	$763	+9.00
580	580	1	98.00	$98.00	$568	-43.00
638	638	2	137.00	$137.00	$874	+32.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473	473	2	171.00	$171.00	$809	+9.00
730	730	1	124.00	$124.00	$905	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	151.00	$151.00	$619	—
800	800	1	85.00	$85.00	$680	—

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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.