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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, October 4, 2022

257 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $166.92/cwt ≈ $1,442/hd at 864 lb · 56 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $165.20/cwt -7.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,085/hd at 657 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $139.43/cwt -3.57 vs last sale · ≈ $743/hd at 533 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 257 441 323
Feeder cattle 257 441 323

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 152, Heifers 72, Bulls 33) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 3 187.00 $187.00 $875 +2.00
520–540 530 2 149.00–179.00 $163.72 $868 —
554 554 6 182.00 $182.00 $1,008 ±0.00
651–688 657 12 133.00–172.00 $165.20 $1,085 -7.80
733 value added 733 2 163.00 $163.00 $1,195 -2.00
752 752 3 159.00 $159.00 $1,196 —
820–843 835 3 146.00–150.00 $148.69 $1,242 +10.35
861–873 value added 864 56 163.00–168.00 $166.92 $1,442 —
1005 1005 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,437 —
1140 1140 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,254 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895 value added 895 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,432 -2.00
943 943 5 125.00 $125.00 $1,179 —
1012 value added 1012 30 159.00 $159.00 $1,609 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 2 190.00 $190.00 $604 —
380 380 2 190.00 $190.00 $722 —
451 451 7 185.00 $185.00 $834 +5.00
528 528 2 172.00 $172.00 $908 +3.69
620 620 1 136.00 $136.00 $843 -2.98
755 755 2 156.00 $156.00 $1,178 —
830 830 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,145 -2.00
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–573 567 3 109.00–138.00 $128.54 $729 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 117.00 $117.00 $398 —
480 480 1 120.00 $120.00 $576 -7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 170.00 $170.00 $688 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 155.00 $155.00 $496 —
520 520 1 107.00 $107.00 $556 —
556 556 7 143.00 $143.00 $795 —
656 656 7 136.00 $136.00 $892 -7.00
770 770 4 115.00 $115.00 $886 —
848 848 2 105.00 $105.00 $890 —
915 915 1 100.00 $100.00 $915 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 5 145.00 $145.00 $634 +33.00
500–541 533 10 124.00–143.00 $139.43 $743 -3.57
667 667 5 134.00 $134.00 $894 ±0.00
780–785 783 2 105.00–110.00 $107.49 $842 -12.51
910 910 1 100.00 $100.00 $910 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 114.00 $114.00 $331 —
348 348 2 125.00 $125.00 $435 —
425 425 2 114.00 $114.00 $484 —
456 value added 456 6 135.00 $135.00 $616 —
465 465 1 81.00 $81.00 $377 -45.93
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 value added 380 3 129.00 $129.00 $490 —
567 value added 567 3 107.00 $107.00 $607 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 5 158.00 $158.00 $613 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 67.00 $67.00 $198 -29.00
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 100.00 $100.00 $215 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 value added 475 5 158.00 $158.00 $750 —
594 value added 594 8 141.00 $141.00 $838 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 value added 433 3 103.00 $103.00 $446 —
753 value added 753 2 86.00 $86.00 $648 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528 528 4 167.00 $167.00 $882 +26.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765 765 4 116.00 $116.00 $887 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 179.00 $179.00 $591 —
485 485 1 159.00 $159.00 $771 +10.10
535 535 1 161.00 $161.00 $861 +25.10
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 149.00 $149.00 $723 +19.00
550 550 1 132.00 $132.00 $726 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 1 121.00 $121.00 $835 +12.00
1040 1040 1 89.00 $89.00 $926 —

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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.