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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Radiant, VA

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

Sale of Tuesday, November 1, 2022

403 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $170.00/cwt +6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,124/hd at 661 lb · 42 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $157.95/cwt +2.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,170/hd at 741 lb · 37 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $170.87/cwt +10.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,050/hd at 614 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 403 392 585
Feeder cattle 403 392 585

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 195, Heifers 154, Bulls 54) 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
487 487 5 185.00 $185.00 $901 ±0.00
555–590 570 24 109.00–177.00 $170.03 $969 -3.74
611 611 23 176.00 $176.00 $1,075 +16.00
600–635 625 7 125.00–165.00 $154.03 $963 -5.97
658 658 30 170.00 $170.00 $1,119 +6.00
669 669 12 170.00 $170.00 $1,137 +6.00
726 726 7 162.00 $162.00 $1,176 +8.99
742–746 744 30 154.00–159.00 $157.01 $1,168 +4.00
778 value added 778 3 156.00 $156.00 $1,214 —
780 780 1 123.00 $123.00 $959 —
825 825 4 154.00 $154.00 $1,270 +1.00
890 value added 890 4 137.00 $137.00 $1,219 -3.00
1060 1060 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,166 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 5 176.00 $176.00 $831 —
552 552 9 178.00 $178.00 $983 —
610 610 6 171.00 $171.00 $1,043 —
711 value added 711 4 165.00 $165.00 $1,173 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
563 563 4 154.00 $154.00 $867 -4.00
656 656 5 157.00 $157.00 $1,030 —
715–735 725 2 111.00–121.00 $116.07 $842 —
875 875 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,260 —
950 950 2 121.00 $121.00 $1,150 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 130.00 $130.00 $474 —
480 480 1 131.00 $131.00 $629 +21.00
675 675 1 127.00 $127.00 $857 -3.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 119.00 $119.00 $768 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 146.00 $146.00 $723 +22.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 136.00 $136.00 $435 —
400–443 434 5 131.00–145.00 $142.42 $618 +5.42
468 468 11 144.00 $144.00 $674 +4.00
535 535 1 123.00 $123.00 $658 —
556 556 29 146.50 $146.50 $815 +5.50
644 644 10 133.00 $133.00 $857 —
655 655 1 110.00 $110.00 $720 -33.00
662–698 value added 676 8 131.00–138.00 $133.71 $904 —
740–742 742 4 125.00–126.00 $125.75 $933 —
755 755 1 106.00 $106.00 $800 -32.00
1165 1165 1 85.00 $85.00 $990 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
589 value added 589 6 141.00 $141.00 $830 —
696 value added 696 8 140.00 $140.00 $974 —
744 value added 744 6 140.50 $140.50 $1,045 —
864 value added 864 5 135.50 $135.50 $1,171 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 138.00 $138.00 $469 —
450 450 3 136.00 $136.00 $612 +10.89
550 550 4 116.00–140.00 $134.00 $737 -10.50
651 651 12 131.00 $131.00 $853 -4.00
760 760 2 130.00 $130.00 $988 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
227 227 7 107.00 $107.00 $243 —
297 297 3 95.00 $95.00 $282 —
390 390 6 119.00 $119.00 $464 —
598 598 2 95.00 $95.00 $568 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 113.00 $113.00 $497 —
485 485 1 122.00 $122.00 $592 ±0.00
533 533 2 118.00 $118.00 $629 —
618 618 2 116.00 $116.00 $717 +3.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
557 557 3 117.00 $117.00 $652 +16.00
625 625 1 92.00 $92.00 $575 -12.17
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 108.00 $108.00 $346 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 107.00 $107.00 $439 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253–266 261 8 95.00–108.00 $99.72 $260 —
350 350 10 93.00–136.00 $118.80 $416 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 3 160.00 $160.00 $573 —
666 666 6 135.50 $135.50 $902 +6.30
853 853 4 101.00 $101.00 $862 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 2 140.00 $140.00 $371 —
375 375 1 139.00 $139.00 $521 —
415 415 1 168.00 $168.00 $697 +8.00
538 538 4 150.00 $150.00 $807 +8.05
783 783 3 112.00 $112.00 $877 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 127.00 $127.00 $305 —
435 435 2 168.00 $168.00 $731 +37.00
465 465 1 163.00 $163.00 $758 —
1080 1080 1 70.00 $70.00 $756 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 2 113.00 $113.00 $542 —
570 570 1 126.00 $126.00 $718 —
645 645 1 122.00 $122.00 $787 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 101.00 $101.00 $515 —
670 670 1 90.00 $90.00 $603 —
745 745 1 85.00 $85.00 $633 —

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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.