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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 23, 2022

388 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $165.20/cwt +5.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,262/hd at 764 lb · 50 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $170.00/cwt ≈ $1,182/hd at 695 lb · 28 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $177.55/cwt +2.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,132/hd at 638 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 388 254 243
Feeder cattle 388 254 243

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 227, Heifers 139, Bulls 22) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Vaccinated, mostly Weaned Natural cattle are Vaccinated, mostly Weaned

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 5 190.00 $190.00 $916 +5.00
499 499 4 150.00 $150.00 $748 —
507 507 3 188.00 $188.00 $953 +43.00
530 530 1 171.00 $171.00 $906 +26.00
561 561 12 196.50 $196.50 $1,102 +14.98
616–645 637 15 182.50–186.00 $183.40 $1,168 +7.93
640 640 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,024 -15.47
657 657 6 186.00 $186.00 $1,222 +19.00
695 695 2 110.00 $110.00 $764 —
735–740 738 2 119.00–155.00 $136.94 $1,011 —
760 760 10 166.00 $166.00 $1,262 +6.00
765 765 40 165.00 $165.00 $1,262 +5.00
890 890 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,264 —
945 945 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,247 -6.23
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
527 value added 527 3 187.00 $187.00 $985 —
589 589 4 189.00 $189.00 $1,113 —
619 value added 619 11 185.00 $185.00 $1,145 —
695 695 28 170.00 $170.00 $1,182 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 2 184.00 $184.00 $889 +29.00
540 540 1 163.00 $163.00 $880 —
557 557 9 185.00 $185.00 $1,030 +3.00
650–680 656 7 145.00–169.00 $164.66 $1,080 +15.98
775 775 1 125.00 $125.00 $969 —
805 805 4 146.00 $146.00 $1,175 —
868 868 2 144.00 $144.00 $1,250 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–481 481 7 148.00–152.00 $149.14 $717 -0.86
541 541 9 149.00 $149.00 $806 +4.00
605 605 1 120.00 $120.00 $726 —
655 655 6 147.00 $147.00 $963 +7.00
770 770 1 111.00 $111.00 $855 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 135.00 $135.00 $526 —
546 546 10 160.00 $160.00 $874 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 4 171.00 $171.00 $1,103 +32.00
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 120.00 $120.00 $396 —
350 350 1 130.00 $130.00 $455 —
455 455 1 131.00 $131.00 $596 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 88.00 $88.00 $282 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 172.00 $172.00 $456 +21.00
385 385 1 172.00 $172.00 $662 -2.00
428 428 3 176.00 $176.00 $753 —
486 486 5 175.00 $175.00 $850 +5.58
500–537 528 4 152.00–168.00 $155.79 $823 +0.79
532 532 3 153.00 $153.00 $814 -2.00
554–565 555 14 124.00–160.00 $155.76 $864 -6.24
642–643 643 13 151.00–155.00 $151.92 $977 +4.92
677 677 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,083 +9.19
738 738 3 142.00 $142.00 $1,048 +11.20
835 835 2 137.50 $137.50 $1,148 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 2 180.00 $180.00 $680 —
474–495 478 6 168.00–173.00 $172.14 $823 +5.14
530–535 533 2 148.00–152.00 $150.01 $800 -5.99
563 563 11 156.00 $156.00 $878 —
665–668 667 6 120.00–143.00 $135.36 $903 -16.64
760 760 6 143.50 $143.50 $1,091 +22.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 2 137.00 $137.00 $607 —
475 475 4 139.00 $139.00 $660 +8.00
545 545 12 140.50 $140.50 $766 —
641 641 4 126.00 $126.00 $808 —
715 715 1 107.00 $107.00 $765 +3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 159.00 $159.00 $588 —
465 465 5 157.00 $157.00 $730 —
520 520 6 150.00 $150.00 $780 —
609 609 5 131.00 $131.00 $798 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
589 589 5 141.00 $141.00 $830 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
653 653 2 122.00 $122.00 $797 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 108.00 $108.00 $486 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 3 187.00 $187.00 $828 —
535–545 540 2 136.00–164.00 $149.87 $809 —
554 554 6 175.00 $175.00 $970 +22.39
600 600 1 127.00 $127.00 $762 —
700–705 703 2 106.00–136.00 $120.95 $850 +20.95
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 120.00 $120.00 $534 —
535 535 2 132.00 $132.00 $706 —
840 840 1 100.00 $100.00 $840 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 187.00 $187.00 $570 -2.00
440 440 1 110.00 $110.00 $484 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 115.00 $115.00 $661 —
835 835 1 90.00 $90.00 $752 —

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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.