Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, September 27, 2022

441 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $173.15/cwt ≈ $1,105/hd at 638 lb · 26 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $156.32/cwt -10.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,142/hd at 731 lb · 22 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.34/cwt ≈ $1,199/hd at 772 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	441	269	453
Feeder cattle	441	269	453

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 232, Heifers 143, Bulls 66) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
494 value added	494	6	173.00	$173.00	$855	—
549	549	4	175.00	$175.00	$961	—
634	634	18	175.00	$175.00	$1,110	—
648 value added	648	8	169.00	$169.00	$1,095	—
672 value added	672	18	163.50	$163.50	$1,099	—
766–781 value added	772	22	153.00–157.00	$155.34	$1,199	—
887 value added	887	20	162.00	$162.00	$1,437	—
1072 value added	1072	3	120.00	$120.00	$1,286	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
467	467	3	185.00	$185.00	$864	-6.26
568	568	16	182.00	$182.00	$1,034	-4.00
657	657	12	173.00	$173.00	$1,137	-2.00
715 value added	715	7	165.00	$165.00	$1,180	—
700–744	738	15	131.00–158.00	$152.27	$1,124	+42.27
800–845	838	6	119.00–145.00	$138.34	$1,159	—
1035 value added	1035	7	125.00	$125.00	$1,294	—
1098 value added	1098	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,318	—
1200	1200	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,212	—
1453 value added	1453	2	109.00	$109.00	$1,584	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453	453	2	180.00	$180.00	$815	-1.00
520–549	546	11	161.00–169.00	$168.31	$919	—
605–610	608	2	134.00–144.00	$138.98	$845	—
710–743	735	4	138.00–149.00	$140.66	$1,034	—
765 value added	765	2	122.00	$122.00	$933	—
810	810	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,134	—
895	895	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,101	—
925	925	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,110	—
940 value added	940	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,128	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	99.00	$99.00	$292	—
450	450	1	127.00	$127.00	$572	—
530	530	1	133.00	$133.00	$705	—
550	550	3	130.00–133.00	$131.00	$720	—
651	651	4	137.00	$137.00	$892	+29.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	109.00	$109.00	$550	—
550–560	555	2	117.00–124.00	$120.53	$669	—
640	640	1	124.00	$124.00	$794	-21.00
833	833	2	109.00	$109.00	$908	—
855	855	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,103	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725 value added	725	6	141.00	$141.00	$1,022	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	81.00	$81.00	$296	—
430	430	1	71.00	$71.00	$305	—
480	480	1	83.00	$83.00	$398	—
530	530	1	122.00	$122.00	$647	—
603	603	2	118.00	$118.00	$712	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705	705	1	105.00	$105.00	$740	—
770	770	1	114.00	$114.00	$878	—
950	950	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,045	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	2	128.00	$128.00	$672	—
790	790	1	112.00	$112.00	$885	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	2	164.00	$164.00	$697	-2.00
477–490	487	14	160.00–161.00	$160.79	$783	-2.21
620–630	623	3	109.00–136.00	$118.95	$741	-25.05
659	659	9	143.00	$143.00	$942	-9.00
716	716	8	141.00	$141.00	$1,010	+11.00
731	731	8	127.00	$127.00	$928	-3.00
860–872	870	6	120.00–125.00	$124.18	$1,080	+10.18

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
532	532	3	140.00	$140.00	$745	—
556	556	12	148.00	$148.00	$823	—
621 value added	621	7	143.00	$143.00	$888	—
793 value added	793	8	135.00	$135.00	$1,071	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383	383	2	161.00	$161.00	$617	—
420	420	1	112.00	$112.00	$470	-53.00
469	469	5	158.00	$158.00	$741	-2.00
510	510	1	143.00	$143.00	$729	—
557	557	3	141.00	$141.00	$785	-5.00
615	615	5	142.00	$142.00	$873	—
655	655	1	134.00	$134.00	$878	-9.00
686 value added	686	9	142.00	$142.00	$974	—
760	760	1	120.00	$120.00	$912	—
870–885	878	2	91.00–110.00	$100.42	$882	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453–473	458	8	121.00–129.00	$126.93	$581	-2.07
539	539	5	124.00	$124.00	$668	+1.00
610	610	1	75.00	$75.00	$458	—
675	675	1	91.00	$91.00	$614	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	111.00	$111.00	$416	—
443	443	3	119.00	$119.00	$527	—
460	460	1	128.00	$128.00	$589	+35.00
570	570	1	87.00	$87.00	$496	—
652	652	3	106.00	$106.00	$691	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	96.00	$96.00	$274	—
450–455	453	3	99.00–105.00	$100.99	$457	—
555	555	2	81.00	$81.00	$450	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
848	848	2	110.00	$110.00	$933	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	118.00	$118.00	$472	-69.00
478	478	7	165.00	$165.00	$789	-11.81
525	525	1	141.00	$141.00	$740	—
553	553	17	163.00	$163.00	$901	-1.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
657	657	18	133.00	$133.00	$874	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	2	178.00	$178.00	$623	—
455–463	458	6	131.00–158.00	$148.90	$682	-23.10
510–543	535	4	126.00–139.00	$135.90	$727	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	110.00	$110.00	$462	—
490	490	1	130.00	$130.00	$637	-11.00
520	520	1	132.00	$132.00	$686	—
615	615	1	115.00	$115.00	$707	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	123.00	$123.00	$547	—
470	470	1	108.00	$108.00	$508	—
668	668	2	109.00	$109.00	$728	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	1	97.00	$97.00	$572	—

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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.