Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, October 25, 2022

392 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $165.00/cwt ≈ $1,383/hd at 838 lb · 56 head

light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $167.00/cwt ≈ $1,546/hd at 926 lb · 33 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $173.77/cwt +4.63 vs last sale · ≈ $975/hd at 561 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	392	442	469
Feeder cattle	392	442	469

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 238, Heifers 127, Bulls 27) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
459	459	7	185.00	$185.00	$849	+42.00
515	515	2	170.00	$170.00	$876	+43.00
558–561	561	21	162.00–175.00	$173.77	$975	+5.09
610	610	1	160.00	$160.00	$976	—
656	656	21	164.00	$164.00	$1,076	-6.00
737–743	739	12	152.00–156.00	$153.01	$1,131	+2.60
749 value added	749	6	160.00	$160.00	$1,198	—
830	830	2	153.00	$153.00	$1,270	—
843 value added	843	3	165.00	$165.00	$1,391	—
865	865	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,298	+6.00
871 value added	871	4	140.00	$140.00	$1,219	—
918 value added	918	19	167.00	$167.00	$1,533	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
838 value added	838	56	165.00	$165.00	$1,383	—
926 value added	926	33	167.00	$167.00	$1,546	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
544 value added	544	12	155.00	$155.00	$843	—
552	552	9	158.00	$158.00	$872	+3.00
620–634	631	6	123.00–152.00	$144.39	$911	-0.18
810	810	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,061	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	418	2	51.00–110.00	$81.74	$342	—
463	463	3	124.00	$124.00	$574	—
557	557	3	125.00	$125.00	$696	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	90.00	$90.00	$252	—
435	435	1	110.00	$110.00	$478	—
465	465	1	110.00	$110.00	$512	—
565	565	1	101.00	$101.00	$571	-34.00
655	655	2	130.00	$130.00	$852	—
775	775	1	105.00	$105.00	$814	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	51.00	$51.00	$102	—
303	303	2	51.00	$51.00	$155	—
365	365	1	31.00	$31.00	$113	—
410	410	1	53.00	$53.00	$217	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	90.00	$90.00	$252	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	137.00	$137.00	$610	+8.34
481	481	8	140.00	$140.00	$673	+5.64
557	557	14	141.00	$141.00	$785	+4.21
651	651	7	143.00	$143.00	$931	+15.00
757	757	8	138.00	$138.00	$1,045	+17.00
840	840	2	126.00	$126.00	$1,058	—
925	925	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,110	—
931	931	10	123.00	$123.00	$1,145	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	81.00	$81.00	$219	—
450–455	453	3	95.00–140.00	$125.11	$567	—
564	564	10	144.50	$144.50	$815	+21.50
615 value added	615	3	119.00	$119.00	$732	—
661	661	5	135.00	$135.00	$892	—
720	720	1	122.00	$122.00	$878	—
750 value added	750	11	113.00	$113.00	$848	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	108.00	$108.00	$443	-10.00
485	485	1	109.00	$109.00	$529	—
527	527	3	129.00	$129.00	$680	—
558	558	2	101.00	$101.00	$564	-20.00
638–648	642	5	100.00–107.00	$104.17	$669	—
838	838	2	121.00	$121.00	$1,014	—
1023	1023	2	111.00	$111.00	$1,136	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	81.00	$81.00	$247	—
469	469	5	122.00	$122.00	$572	—
560	560	3	124.00	$124.00	$694	—
635	635	1	113.00	$113.00	$718	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160	160	1	40.00	$40.00	$64	—
387	387	7	116.00	$116.00	$449	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377	377	3	133.00	$133.00	$501	+2.00

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
493	493	3	113.00	$113.00	$557	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	156.00	$156.00	$523	—
440	440	1	160.00	$160.00	$704	—
535–540	538	2	131.00–153.00	$141.95	$764	+13.95
563	563	2	157.00	$157.00	$884	+12.00
735	735	1	122.00	$122.00	$897	—
975	975	1	87.00	$87.00	$848	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
656–678	662	7	120.00–133.00	$129.20	$855	+0.20

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	131.00	$131.00	$550	—
530–535	533	2	119.00–124.00	$121.49	$648	—
575	575	1	141.00	$141.00	$811	-5.00
688	688	2	120.00	$120.00	$826	—
870	870	1	106.00	$106.00	$922	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	105.00	$105.00	$331	-18.00
655	655	1	119.00	$119.00	$779	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	2	61.00	$61.00	$287	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	81.00	$81.00	$377	—

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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.