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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, December 6, 2022

469 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $183.00/cwt ≈ $1,155/hd at 631 lb · 33 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.00/cwt -8.00 vs last sale · ≈ $785/hd at 561 lb · 31 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $174.00/cwt ≈ $1,284/hd at 738 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 469 302 696
Feeder cattle 469 302 696

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 246, Heifers 176, Bulls 47) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
539 value added 539 8 186.00 $186.00 $1,003 —
631 value added 631 33 183.00 $183.00 $1,155 —
738 value added 738 26 174.00 $174.00 $1,284 —
756–796 value added 771 11 135.00–157.00 $143.26 $1,105 —
853–886 value added 876 20 160.00 $160.00 $1,402 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 176.00 $176.00 $757 -24.00
487 487 7 193.00 $193.00 $940 —
525 525 1 151.00 $151.00 $793 +10.50
554 554 19 183.00 $183.00 $1,014 -1.00
635–644 643 16 151.00–165.00 $164.14 $1,055 —
680–690 685 4 123.00–160.00 $147.41 $1,010 -18.77
745–747 747 11 150.00–157.00 $156.37 $1,168 +6.15
846 846 8 143.00 $143.00 $1,210 +5.53
882 value added 882 23 169.50 $169.50 $1,495 +12.00
900–946 939 7 123.00–127.00 $123.55 $1,160 +6.55
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 4 176.00 $176.00 $790 —
530 530 2 171.00 $171.00 $906 +6.00
550 550 1 111.00 $111.00 $610 —
640 value added 640 11 164.00 $164.00 $1,050 —
668 668 2 139.00 $139.00 $929 —
673 value added 673 4 161.00 $161.00 $1,084 —
760 760 1 130.00 $130.00 $988 +3.97
801 value added 801 5 153.00 $153.00 $1,226 —
848 848 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,060 —
890 890 1 71.00 $71.00 $632 —
957 value added 957 5 125.00 $125.00 $1,196 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 121.00 $121.00 $448 —
515 515 1 120.00 $120.00 $618 +10.00
550 550 2 121.00–141.00 $131.00 $720 +32.00
630 630 2 128.00 $128.00 $806 +27.00
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 115.00 $115.00 $443 —
435 435 2 110.00 $110.00 $478 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 1 132.00 $132.00 $891 -11.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 4 137.00 $137.00 $596 -11.00
482 482 12 139.00 $139.00 $670 -11.00
561 561 31 140.00 $140.00 $785 -8.00
657 657 21 137.00 $137.00 $900 —
716 716 5 138.00 $138.00 $988 +26.23
744 744 7 126.00 $126.00 $937 -9.00
920 920 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,113 —
913–945 value added 929 4 124.00–131.50 $127.69 $1,186 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–378 376 8 131.00 $131.00 $493 —
465 465 4 130.00 $130.00 $604 —
537 537 8 144.00 $144.00 $773 —
570 570 2 120.00 $120.00 $684 —
636 636 12 141.00 $141.00 $897 —
648 value added 648 3 121.00 $121.00 $784 —
716–747 value added 733 11 136.00–143.00 $139.89 $1,025 —
845 845 4 126.50 $126.50 $1,069 —
895 value added 895 2 120.50 $120.50 $1,078 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 122.00 $122.00 $403 —
436 436 4 131.00 $131.00 $571 -17.00
458 458 2 127.00 $127.00 $582 -33.50
482 482 3 133.00 $133.00 $641 -16.00
565 value added 565 2 127.00 $127.00 $718 -3.00
572 572 3 125.00 $125.00 $715 +5.00
661 661 6 133.00 $133.00 $879 —
750 750 1 129.00 $129.00 $968 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 121.00 $121.00 $448 -3.00
485 485 2 111.00 $111.00 $538 -19.00
660 660 2 117.00 $117.00 $772 +8.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 107.00 $107.00 $514 -14.00
565–575 570 2 89.00–107.00 $98.08 $559 -17.92
660 660 2 61.00–94.00 $77.50 $512 -29.50
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 80.00 $80.00 $284 +25.00
550 550 1 71.00 $71.00 $390 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 2 145.00 $145.00 $534 -33.60
450–469 467 8 163.00–171.00 $170.04 $794 —
547 547 5 131.00 $131.00 $717 —
580 580 1 99.00 $99.00 $574 -58.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
120 120 1 107.50 $107.50 $129 —
385 385 1 147.00 $147.00 $566 —
428 428 5 160.00 $160.00 $685 —
558 558 5 137.00 $137.00 $764 —
838 838 2 85.00 $85.00 $712 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 3 140.00 $140.00 $378 —
662 662 6 136.00 $136.00 $900 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 109.00 $109.00 $376 —
545 545 2 112.00 $112.00 $610 —
685 685 1 126.00 $126.00 $863 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503–540 515 3 110.00–122.00 $114.19 $588 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 121.00 $121.00 $659 —

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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.