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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 18, 2022

442 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $169.14/cwt -7.62 vs last sale · ≈ $968/hd at 572 lb · 49 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.79/cwt -5.21 vs last sale · ≈ $770/hd at 563 lb · 35 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.00/cwt ≈ $1,029/hd at 602 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 442 660 346
Feeder cattle 442 660 346

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 192, Heifers 184, Bulls 66) 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 9 191.00 $191.00 $833 —
485 485 1 143.00 $143.00 $694 -49.00
510 510 1 127.00 $127.00 $648 -11.16
550–565 562 29 124.00–171.00 $168.68 $948 -8.08
585 value added 585 4 165.00 $165.00 $965 —
588 588 16 171.00 $171.00 $1,005 -5.76
652 652 18 170.00 $170.00 $1,108 +24.34
735–743 742 10 145.00–151.00 $150.41 $1,116 —
760 760 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,140 -4.00
768 value added 768 11 155.00 $155.00 $1,190 —
857 857 3 144.00 $144.00 $1,234 +39.56
983 983 2 121.00 $121.00 $1,189 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 9 175.00 $175.00 $866 —
504 504 4 128.00 $128.00 $645 —
519 value added 519 5 165.00 $165.00 $856 +4.00
551 551 4 165.00 $165.00 $909 —
602 602 23 171.00 $171.00 $1,029 —
680 680 9 172.00 $172.00 $1,170 —
781 781 13 155.00 $155.00 $1,211 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
559 559 4 155.00 $155.00 $866 -11.00
622–635 625 4 111.00–156.00 $144.57 $904 —
718 718 2 142.00 $142.00 $1,020 +75.00
850 850 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,190 —
930 930 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,070 -9.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 127.00 $127.00 $464 —
585 585 1 135.00 $135.00 $790 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 129.00 $129.00 $497 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 127.50 $127.50 $230 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 7 134.00 $134.00 $295 —
260–280 270 2 117.50–120.00 $118.80 $321 —
315 315 1 115.00 $115.00 $362 —
423–445 429 4 122.00–131.00 $128.66 $552 +38.66
458–478 475 15 130.00–135.00 $134.36 $638 -11.64
562–568 563 35 124.00–138.00 $136.79 $770 -5.21
630 630 1 114.00 $114.00 $718 -15.00
639 639 5 139.00 $139.00 $888 +10.00
645 value added 645 5 139.00 $139.00 $897 —
650 650 18 128.00 $128.00 $832 -2.67
757 757 6 121.00 $121.00 $916 -5.00
850 850 2 114.00 $114.00 $969 -13.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 6 131.00 $131.00 $436 —
373 373 6 131.00 $131.00 $489 -20.00
445 445 5 130.50 $130.50 $581 —
534 value added 534 5 123.00 $123.00 $657 —
544 544 14 138.00 $138.00 $751 —
657 value added 657 9 146.00 $146.00 $959 —
768 value added 768 5 139.00 $139.00 $1,068 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 2 107.50–116.00 $111.59 $366 +30.59
400–424 420 8 131.00 $131.00 $550 -12.00
498 498 2 120.00 $120.00 $598 -21.00
510 510 1 120.00 $120.00 $612 —
551 551 4 123.00 $123.00 $678 +42.00
646 646 4 113.00 $113.00 $730 -12.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 109.00 $109.00 $376 +58.00
355 355 1 109.00 $109.00 $387 —
420 420 1 118.00 $118.00 $496 —
575 575 2 121.00 $121.00 $696 +23.00
740 740 1 85.00 $85.00 $629 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 112.00 $112.00 $403 —
433 433 2 124.00 $124.00 $537 +53.00
540 540 1 118.00 $118.00 $637 +17.00
650 650 1 112.00 $112.00 $728 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 114.00 $114.00 $638 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 6 162.50 $162.50 $447 —
450 450 6 150.00 $150.00 $675 —
510 510 2 128.00 $128.00 $653 -12.53
565 565 8 145.00 $145.00 $819 —
635 635 1 122.00 $122.00 $775 ±0.00
880 880 1 105.00 $105.00 $924 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 3 130.00 $130.00 $437 —
380 380 2 135.00 $135.00 $513 —
650 650 14 129.00 $129.00 $838 +4.00
768 768 2 105.00 $105.00 $806 -10.00
955 955 3 88.00 $88.00 $840 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 2 151.00 $151.00 $692 —
551 551 5 146.00 $146.00 $804 +8.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 123.00 $123.00 $387 —
476 476 4 125.00 $125.00 $595 —
730 730 1 103.00 $103.00 $752 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 124.00 $124.00 $372 —
555–560 558 2 96.00–127.00 $111.57 $623 —
820 820 1 83.00 $83.00 $681 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 101.00 $101.00 $419 +50.00

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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.