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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 20, 2022

269 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.62/cwt -4.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,005/hd at 663 lb · 32 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.77/cwt -4.23 vs last sale · ≈ $856/hd at 560 lb · 21 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $172.89/cwt -8.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,176/hd at 680 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 269 360 421
Feeder cattle 269 360 421

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 109, Heifers 135, Bulls 25) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–467 465 4 189.00–192.00 $191.26 $889 -4.74
535 535 1 180.00 $180.00 $963 -5.76
559 559 17 186.00 $186.00 $1,040 +76.00
600–647 635 4 155.00–170.00 $166.46 $1,057 +24.46
661 661 9 175.00 $175.00 $1,157 -6.64
697 697 10 171.00 $171.00 $1,192 —
718 718 14 171.00 $171.00 $1,228 +1.00
740 740 1 110.00 $110.00 $814 -57.65
756–775 758 10 153.00–161.00 $160.18 $1,214 —
854 854 4 159.00 $159.00 $1,358 +20.78
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
576 576 10 188.00 $188.00 $1,083 -1.30
836 value added 836 9 169.00 $169.00 $1,413 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 161.00 $161.00 $652 —
458 458 3 181.00 $181.00 $829 —
565 565 6 174.00 $174.00 $983 +68.00
679 679 4 156.00 $156.00 $1,059 +29.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 145.00 $145.00 $899 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 1 108.00 $108.00 $718 -36.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 6 166.00 $166.00 $719 —
483 483 3 163.00 $163.00 $787 -11.17
558–560 560 21 141.00–154.00 $152.77 $856 -4.23
625 625 1 144.00 $144.00 $900 -4.00
657 657 20 152.00 $152.00 $999 -4.00
673 673 12 151.00 $151.00 $1,016 -5.00
741 741 7 130.00 $130.00 $963 +20.00
798 value added 798 7 132.00 $132.00 $1,053 —
870 870 1 114.00 $114.00 $992 -6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 111.00 $111.00 $316 —
438 438 6 165.00 $165.00 $723 —
484 484 7 160.00 $160.00 $774 -17.00
572 572 10 146.00 $146.00 $835 +46.00
655 655 6 143.00 $143.00 $937 +2.00
715 715 1 110.00 $110.00 $786 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 4 151.00 $151.00 $586 —
451 451 7 129.00 $129.00 $582 +19.00
514 514 4 123.00 $123.00 $632 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 7 171.00 $171.00 $640 -7.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 101.00 $101.00 $328 —
490 490 1 93.00 $93.00 $456 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 187.00 $187.00 $748 —
480–493 490 4 167.00–180.00 $176.81 $866 —
571 571 5 164.00 $164.00 $936 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
643 643 8 141.00 $141.00 $907 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 2 172.00 $172.00 $817 —
567 567 3 155.00 $155.00 $879 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 141.00 $141.00 $656 —

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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.