Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, November 8, 2022

441 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $174.71/cwt +4.68 vs last sale · ≈ $990/hd at 566 lb · 43 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.24/cwt -1.26 vs last sale · ≈ $806/hd at 555 lb · 27 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $152.60/cwt -18.27 vs last sale · ≈ $975/hd at 639 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	441	403	600
Feeder cattle	441	403	600

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 248, Heifers 127, Bulls 66) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Vaccinated, mostly Weaned

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	7	188.00	$188.00	$902	+3.00
555	555	14	179.00	$179.00	$993	+8.97
572–575	572	29	141.00–175.00	$172.64	$988	+2.61
625–645	639	25	110.00–163.00	$152.60	$975	-1.43
653	653	12	166.00	$166.00	$1,084	-4.00
744	744	5	156.00	$156.00	$1,161	-1.01
775	775	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,162	+27.00
805–815	810	2	111.00–135.00	$122.93	$996	-31.07
853	853	6	156.00	$156.00	$1,331	—
858	858	6	148.00	$148.00	$1,270	—
907 value added	907	23	156.00	$156.00	$1,415	—
1030	1030	2	101.00	$101.00	$1,040	—
1220	1220	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,208	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	3	191.00	$191.00	$697	—
534	534	8	180.00	$180.00	$961	—
582	582	15	173.00	$173.00	$1,007	-5.00
673	673	12	168.00	$168.00	$1,131	—
705 value added	705	8	160.00	$160.00	$1,128	-5.00
751 value added	751	4	162.00	$162.00	$1,217	—
964 value added	964	7	139.00	$139.00	$1,340	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	425	2	114.00–118.00	$115.91	$493	—
455	455	2	173.00	$173.00	$787	—
514	514	7	173.00	$173.00	$889	—
505–530	518	2	81.00–115.00	$97.59	$506	—
563	563	12	161.00	$161.00	$906	+7.00
650	650	5	136.00	$136.00	$884	-21.00
669 value added	669	8	155.00	$155.00	$1,037	—
715–730	725	6	119.00–149.00	$141.55	$1,026	+25.48
810	810	1	66.00	$66.00	$535	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	2	141.00	$141.00	$663	-5.00
580	580	1	109.00	$109.00	$632	—
658	658	2	121.00	$121.00	$796	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	2	125.00	$125.00	$638	—
570	570	1	129.00	$129.00	$735	—
790	790	1	110.00	$110.00	$869	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640	640	1	100.00	$100.00	$640	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
432	432	5	151.00	$151.00	$652	+8.58
486	486	7	156.00	$156.00	$758	+12.00
555	555	27	142.00–145.50	$145.24	$806	-1.26
600	600	1	136.00	$136.00	$816	—
658–673	662	11	133.00–134.50	$134.08	$888	+24.08
736	736	4	127.00	$127.00	$935	+1.25
743	743	2	143.50	$143.50	$1,066	+17.75
863	863	2	138.00	$138.00	$1,191	—
940	940	2	121.00	$121.00	$1,137	—
1010	1010	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,212	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	2	148.00	$148.00	$540	—
414	414	5	155.00	$155.00	$642	—
493	493	7	157.00	$157.00	$774	—
549	549	8	144.50	$144.50	$793	—
575	575	1	89.00	$89.00	$512	-45.00
619	619	4	138.00	$138.00	$854	—
745	745	2	136.00	$136.00	$1,013	—
858	858	2	128.00	$128.00	$1,098	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	144.00	$144.00	$468	—
647	647	12	149.00	$149.00	$964	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
547	547	5	123.00	$123.00	$673	+5.00
575	575	1	114.00	$114.00	$656	—
668 value added	668	6	130.00	$130.00	$868	—
880	880	1	85.00	$85.00	$748	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	1	109.00	$109.00	$600	-8.00
625	625	2	115.00	$115.00	$719	+23.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695	695	1	128.00	$128.00	$890	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
456	456	5	158.00	$158.00	$720	—
520	520	1	129.00	$129.00	$671	-21.00
551	551	9	152.00	$152.00	$838	—
630	630	1	120.00	$120.00	$756	—
815	815	1	91.00	$91.00	$742	—
940	940	1	72.00	$72.00	$677	—
995	995	1	71.00	$71.00	$706	—
1065	1065	1	70.00	$70.00	$746	—
1185	1185	1	69.00	$69.00	$818	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	4	192.00	$192.00	$701	—
453	453	3	159.00	$159.00	$720	-4.00
586	586	7	141.00	$141.00	$826	—
708	708	3	107.00	$107.00	$758	—
860	860	1	87.00	$87.00	$748	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
659	659	13	131.50	$131.50	$867	-4.00
1003	1003	2	74.00	$74.00	$742	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	155.00	$155.00	$457	—
490	490	1	106.00	$106.00	$519	-7.00
505	505	1	108.00	$108.00	$545	—
640	640	1	114.00	$114.00	$730	-8.00
713	713	2	114.00	$114.00	$813	—
800	800	1	88.00	$88.00	$704	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	104.00	$104.00	$562	+3.00
650	650	1	104.00	$104.00	$676	+14.00
760	760	1	95.00	$95.00	$722	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	125.00	$125.00	$456	+6.20

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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.