Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, August 30, 2022

323 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $180.00/cwt +13.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,181/hd at 656 lb · 22 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $158.06/cwt +8.05 vs last sale · ≈ $829/hd at 524 lb · 18 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.00/cwt -6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,010/hd at 656 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	323	388	280
Feeder cattle	323	388	280

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 115, Heifers 165, Bulls 43) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Vaccinated, some Weaned

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–440	436	4	185.00–199.00	$195.59	$853	—
530	530	1	130.00	$130.00	$689	-41.00
554	554	11	190.00	$190.00	$1,053	-6.50
600	600	1	176.00	$176.00	$1,056	—
656	656	22	180.00	$180.00	$1,181	-6.00
735	735	1	166.00	$166.00	$1,220	+29.06
766	766	4	164.00	$164.00	$1,256	-1.00
796 value added	796	5	169.00	$169.00	$1,345	—
815	815	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,320	—
859 value added	859	5	168.00	$168.00	$1,443	—
1123	1123	4	114.00	$114.00	$1,280	—
1238	1238	2	109.00	$109.00	$1,349	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
387	387	3	198.00	$198.00	$766	—
629	629	7	183.50	$183.50	$1,154	—
657 value added	657	5	158.00	$158.00	$1,038	—
816	816	5	161.00	$161.00	$1,314	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
459	459	7	199.00	$199.00	$913	+15.00
548	548	3	191.00	$191.00	$1,047	+28.00
612 value added	612	3	155.00	$155.00	$949	—
657	657	5	177.00	$177.00	$1,163	+12.34
738 value added	738	2	166.00	$166.00	$1,225	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
155	155	1	135.00	$135.00	$209	—
285	285	1	161.00	$161.00	$459	—
380	380	1	136.00	$136.00	$517	+1.00
620	620	2	126.00–153.00	$139.50	$865	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
538	538	2	142.00	$142.00	$764	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	161.00	$161.00	$588	—
550	550	1	144.00	$144.00	$792	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	160.00	$160.00	$448	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	150.00	$150.00	$398	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	172.00	$172.00	$705	-4.00
486	486	4	176.00	$176.00	$855	+1.00
554	554	13	160.00	$160.00	$886	+4.24
620	620	3	150.00	$150.00	$930	-1.92
638	638	6	154.00	$154.00	$983	+2.08
656	656	15	154.00	$154.00	$1,010	-6.00
748	748	6	140.00	$140.00	$1,047	-2.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333	333	3	172.00	$172.00	$573	—
390	390	1	172.00	$172.00	$671	-8.00
465	465	5	177.00	$177.00	$823	+4.86
513	513	9	158.00	$158.00	$811	+7.99
515–520	518	2	115.00–146.00	$130.57	$676	-19.44
541 value added	541	7	166.00	$166.00	$898	—
557	557	7	158.00	$158.00	$880	+2.00
665	665	1	114.00	$114.00	$758	-21.36
775	775	1	123.00	$123.00	$953	-20.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	115.00	$115.00	$293	—
348	348	2	121.00	$121.00	$421	—
365	365	1	123.00	$123.00	$449	-36.00
375 value added	375	8	181.00	$181.00	$679	—
400	400	1	128.00	$128.00	$512	—
431 value added	431	7	183.00	$183.00	$789	—
466	466	5	143.00	$143.00	$666	-14.00
539	539	5	131.00	$131.00	$706	-19.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468 value added	468	11	179.00	$179.00	$838	—
540 value added	540	15	172.50	$172.50	$932	—
625 value added	625	3	133.00	$133.00	$831	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	3	151.00	$151.00	$838	—
563	563	6	165.00	$165.00	$929	—
821	821	4	127.00	$127.00	$1,043	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
456	456	4	164.00	$164.00	$748	+56.00
530	530	1	87.00	$87.00	$461	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	1	121.00	$121.00	$690	—
870	870	1	108.00	$108.00	$940	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	107.00	$107.00	$332	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	189.00	$189.00	$397	—
370	370	2	194.00	$194.00	$718	—
541	541	6	175.00	$175.00	$947	—
553	553	2	161.00	$161.00	$890	—
623 value added	623	10	157.00	$157.00	$978	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463	463	3	178.00	$178.00	$824	—
648	648	4	148.00	$148.00	$959	—
770	770	2	129.00	$129.00	$993	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
533	533	3	186.00	$186.00	$991	+36.13
565	565	1	161.00	$161.00	$910	-14.00
793	793	2	123.00	$123.00	$975	—
845	845	1	115.00	$115.00	$972	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	3	174.00	$174.00	$762	—
475	475	1	110.00	$110.00	$522	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	134.00	$134.00	$724	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	129.00	$129.00	$716	—

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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.