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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, November 15, 2022

343 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $173.00/cwt -1.71 vs last sale · ≈ $979/hd at 566 lb · 23 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.06/cwt -5.94 vs last sale · ≈ $890/hd at 622 lb · 22 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.00/cwt -1.24 vs last sale · ≈ $809/hd at 562 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 343 441 512
Feeder cattle 343 441 512

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 139, Heifers 157, Bulls 47) 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
481 481 7 188.00 $188.00 $904 ±0.00
566 566 23 173.00 $173.00 $979 +0.36
615 615 1 162.00 $162.00 $996 +9.40
661 661 18 159.00 $159.00 $1,051 -7.00
750 value added 750 4 161.00 $161.00 $1,208 —
760 760 8 156.00 $156.00 $1,186 +6.00
877 value added 877 11 148.00–150.50 $149.82 $1,314 —
925 925 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,202 —
974 value added 974 6 136.00 $136.00 $1,325 —
1520 1520 1 76.00 $76.00 $1,155 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 160.00 $160.00 $552 —
458 458 6 151.00 $151.00 $692 -22.00
536 536 5 162.00 $162.00 $868 +64.41
560 560 1 171.00 $171.00 $958 +10.00
645 645 6 152.00 $152.00 $980 —
750 750 1 109.00 $109.00 $818 —
810 810 1 119.00 $119.00 $964 +53.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
719 value added 719 14 155.50 $155.50 $1,118 -4.50
844 844 4 145.00 $145.00 $1,224 —
1043 1043 2 100.00 $100.00 $1,043 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 111.00 $111.00 $516 —
535 535 1 103.00 $103.00 $551 -22.00
660 660 3 128.00 $128.00 $845 —
730 730 2 115.00 $115.00 $840 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 100.00 $100.00 $310 —
405 405 1 120.00 $120.00 $486 —
490 490 1 110.00 $110.00 $539 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558 558 2 133.00 $133.00 $742 +24.00
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 2 76.00 $76.00 $201 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 477 7 149.00 $149.00 $711 -7.00
548 548 2 124.00 $124.00 $680 —
562 562 21 144.00 $144.00 $809 -1.24
634 634 19 132.00 $132.00 $837 -4.00
754 754 10 120.00 $120.00 $905 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
599 value added 599 7 131.00 $131.00 $785 —
620–624 value added 622 22 134.00–154.00 $143.06 $890 —
747 value added 747 9 133.00 $133.00 $994 —
761 value added 761 19 146.50 $146.50 $1,115 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 310 2 110.00–130.00 $120.16 $372 —
375 375 1 130.00 $130.00 $488 -18.00
465–480 473 2 81.00–140.00 $110.03 $520 -46.97
510 510 1 110.00 $110.00 $561 —
551 value added 551 5 135.00 $135.00 $744 —
570–590 577 3 89.00–139.00 $121.95 $704 +32.95
635 635 1 129.00 $129.00 $819 -9.00
685 685 1 100.00 $100.00 $685 —
750 750 2 79.00 $79.00 $592 —
900 900 1 79.00 $79.00 $711 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 87.00 $87.00 $204 —
345 345 1 101.00 $101.00 $348 —
373 373 2 101.00 $101.00 $377 —
415–430 423 2 91.00–124.00 $107.79 $456 —
635 635 1 83.00 $83.00 $527 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 94.00 $94.00 $348 —
488 488 2 110.00 $110.00 $537 —
520 520 1 81.00 $81.00 $421 —
560 560 1 91.00 $91.00 $510 -18.00
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 31.00 $31.00 $67 —
263 263 2 71.00 $71.00 $187 —
325 325 1 59.00 $59.00 $192 —
400 400 1 59.00 $59.00 $236 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 81.00 $81.00 $263 —
415 415 1 65.00 $65.00 $270 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 3 156.00 $156.00 $752 -2.00
555–565 562 7 145.00–159.00 $155.05 $871 +3.05
785 785 1 95.00 $95.00 $746 —
920 value added 920 1 98.00 $98.00 $902 —
1045 value added 1045 1 87.00 $87.00 $909 —
1055 1055 1 86.00 $86.00 $907 +16.00
1120 1120 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,008 —
1290 1290 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,148 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 91.00 $91.00 $369 —
535 535 4 167.50 $167.50 $896 —
695 695 1 89.00 $89.00 $619 —
725 725 1 107.00 $107.00 $776 ±0.00
820 820 2 110.00 $110.00 $902 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
647 647 6 138.50 $138.50 $896 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 377 3 90.00–146.00 $126.67 $478 —
630 630 1 116.00 $116.00 $731 +2.00
650 650 1 81.00 $81.00 $526 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528 528 3 108.00 $108.00 $570 +4.00
655 655 1 103.00 $103.00 $675 -1.00
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 285 2 63.00–79.00 $70.72 $202 —
358 358 2 86.00 $86.00 $308 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 69.00 $69.00 $248 -56.00
415 415 1 90.00 $90.00 $374 —
520 520 1 81.00 $81.00 $421 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 95.00 $95.00 $451 —

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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.