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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, August 16, 2022

254 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $175.47/cwt +13.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,135/hd at 647 lb · 28 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $181.52/cwt ≈ $1,022/hd at 563 lb · 18 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.81/cwt ≈ $989/hd at 656 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 254 106 408
Feeder cattle 254 106 408

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 125, Heifers 105, Bulls 24) 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
458 458 3 185.00 $185.00 $847 +5.00
533 533 1 145.00 $145.00 $773 -36.00
558–575 563 18 139.00–187.00 $181.52 $1,022 —
643–648 647 28 170.00–177.00 $175.47 $1,135 +13.47
655 655 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,094 -1.00
758 758 8 160.00 $160.00 $1,213 —
908–915 910 4 130.00–141.00 $138.23 $1,258 +9.23
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–748 740 16 160.00–163.00 $160.54 $1,188 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 4 183.00 $183.00 $811 +8.12
495 495 1 155.00 $155.00 $767 —
566 566 7 182.00 $182.00 $1,030 +10.00
660–675 664 4 136.00–153.00 $148.68 $987 -21.32
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 115.00 $115.00 $408 —
484 484 6 150.00 $150.00 $726 +34.64
533 533 1 145.00 $145.00 $773 —
578 578 3 139.00 $139.00 $803 —
659 659 4 140.00 $140.00 $923 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 151.00 $151.00 $695 +61.55
575 575 2 156.00 $156.00 $897 —
655 655 3 163.00 $163.00 $1,068 —
658 value added 658 3 140.00 $140.00 $921 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 2 139.00 $139.00 $876 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 1 100.00 $100.00 $690 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 151.00 $151.00 $385 —
360 360 1 174.00 $174.00 $626 —
483–489 487 7 168.00–173.00 $169.42 $825 —
547 547 3 155.00 $155.00 $848 —
569 569 13 162.00 $162.00 $922 +24.00
639 639 4 147.00 $147.00 $939 —
652–672 656 16 150.00–151.00 $150.81 $989 —
723–743 739 10 130.00–131.00 $130.80 $967 —
760 760 2 120.00 $120.00 $912 —
877 877 3 121.00 $121.00 $1,061 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 173.00 $173.00 $580 —
485 485 1 167.00 $167.00 $810 —
544 544 12 156.00 $156.00 $849 —
652 652 8 152.00 $152.00 $991 —
758 758 2 121.00 $121.00 $917 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 6 171.00 $171.00 $732 —
703 value added 703 3 124.00 $124.00 $872 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 3 131.00 $131.00 $607 —
553 553 2 124.00 $124.00 $686 —
675 675 2 130.00 $130.00 $878 —
740 740 1 104.00 $104.00 $770 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 118.00 $118.00 $661 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 388 3 181.00–184.00 $182.02 $706 —
468 468 4 177.00 $177.00 $828 +6.00
567–575 569 4 113.00–166.00 $152.61 $868 —
628–643 636 4 111.00–134.00 $122.64 $780 —
730 730 1 100.00 $100.00 $730 -24.00
965 965 1 95.00 $95.00 $917 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 189.00 $189.00 $576 +9.00
553–585 564 3 113.00–152.00 $138.51 $781 +40.51
800 800 1 99.00 $99.00 $792 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 161.00 $161.00 $467 —
740 740 1 69.00 $69.00 $511 —

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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.