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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, September 13, 2022

360 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $159.85/cwt ≈ $1,547/hd at 968 lb · 33 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $183.11/cwt -0.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,165/hd at 636 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $185.76/cwt +55.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,005/hd at 541 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 360 323 362
Feeder cattle 360 323 362

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 220, Heifers 129, Bulls 11) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated 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
461 461 10 196.00 $196.00 $904 —
530–543 541 21 172.00–188.00 $185.76 $1,005 +55.76
560 560 1 110.00 $110.00 $616 -80.00
625 625 1 142.00 $142.00 $888 -34.00
660–668 661 18 170.00–184.00 $181.64 $1,201 +1.64
718 718 6 170.00 $170.00 $1,221 +4.00
720–745 730 12 160.00–170.00 $167.65 $1,224 +1.65
825 825 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,081 -31.00
850–875 858 3 127.00–144.00 $138.22 $1,186 —
965 965 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,187 —
968 value added 968 32 161.00 $161.00 $1,558 —
1035 1035 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,252 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 3 196.00 $196.00 $751 -2.00
594–597 596 14 180.00–193.00 $189.30 $1,128 —
629–648 value added 636 27 180.00–185.00 $183.11 $1,165 —
652 652 16 180.00 $180.00 $1,174 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 6 191.00 $191.00 $854 —
546 546 4 173.00 $173.00 $945 -18.00
551 value added 551 4 181.00 $181.00 $997 —
572 572 6 106.00 $106.00 $606 —
603 value added 603 3 174.00 $174.00 $1,049 +19.00
643 643 6 167.00 $167.00 $1,074 —
660 660 1 127.00 $127.00 $838 -50.00
700 value added 700 3 161.00 $161.00 $1,127 —
725–739 736 5 151.00–164.00 $161.44 $1,188 —
845 845 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,022 —
895 895 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,172 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 2 99.00 $99.00 $424 —
460 460 1 129.00 $129.00 $593 —
530 530 1 115.00 $115.00 $610 —
550 550 1 140.00 $140.00 $770 —
677 677 3 129.00 $129.00 $873 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 1 133.00 $133.00 $838 —
670 670 1 144.00 $144.00 $965 —
835 835 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,002 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–490 478 8 161.00–178.00 $174.17 $833 -1.83
540 540 1 141.00 $141.00 $761 —
554 554 19 157.00 $157.00 $870 -3.00
649 649 20 148.00 $148.00 $961 -6.00
664 664 6 156.00 $156.00 $1,036 +2.00
735 735 1 110.00 $110.00 $808 -30.00
740 value added 740 3 114.00 $114.00 $844 —
751 751 6 131.00 $131.00 $984 —
850 850 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,020 —
910–928 922 3 109.00–118.00 $115.04 $1,061 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 6 177.00 $177.00 $837 ±0.00
548 548 6 152.00 $152.00 $833 +21.43
585 585 2 100.00 $100.00 $585 -58.00
610–625 618 2 97.00–131.00 $114.21 $706 —
640 value added 640 4 145.00 $145.00 $928 —
665 665 5 141.00 $141.00 $938 +27.00
758–775 764 3 107.00–114.00 $111.63 $853 -11.37
815 815 1 107.00 $107.00 $872 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 178.00 $178.00 $676 —
586 586 7 151.00 $151.00 $885 -14.00
719 value added 719 4 108.00 $108.00 $777 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 4 110.00 $110.00 $506 -33.00
585 value added 585 6 100.00 $100.00 $585 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 114.00 $114.00 $507 —
733 733 2 108.00 $108.00 $792 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–540 533 2 61.00–64.00 $62.48 $333 -24.52
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940 940 1 100.00 $100.00 $940 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 3 192.00 $192.00 $733 —
470 470 3 176.00 $176.00 $827 -2.00
548 548 3 156.00 $156.00 $855 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 2 139.00 $139.00 $917 —

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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.