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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, January 10, 2023

1,144 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $179.66/cwt ≈ $1,181/hd at 657 lb · 152 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $197.35/cwt +16.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,099/hd at 557 lb · 92 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $170.61/cwt ≈ $1,269/hd at 744 lb · 77 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,144 431 68
Feeder cattle 1,144 431 68

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 650, Heifers 464, Bulls 30) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Vaccinated, mostly Weaned

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 20 205.00 $205.00 $935 +4.00
552 552 20 195.00 $195.00 $1,076 +14.00
558 558 72 198.00 $198.00 $1,105 +17.00
655 value added 655 18 181.00 $181.00 $1,186 —
656–657 657 111 180.00 $180.00 $1,183 —
659 659 23 177.00 $177.00 $1,166 —
722–747 744 77 148.00–173.50 $170.61 $1,269 —
754–778 value added 766 26 160.00–162.00 $161.02 $1,233 —
820 value added 820 4 159.00 $159.00 $1,304 —
932 932 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,212 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 4 170.00 $170.00 $558 —
384 384 4 184.00 $184.00 $707 +74.00
470 470 19 201.00 $201.00 $945 —
525–535 530 2 124.00–125.00 $124.50 $660 —
558–568 559 35 177.00–192.50 $191.60 $1,071 +8.60
617–618 618 7 150.00–170.00 $159.57 $986 —
653–680 656 20 110.00–173.00 $166.62 $1,093 +3.61
656 value added 656 6 165.00 $165.00 $1,082 -10.00
713 value added 713 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,034 —
722–733 729 13 154.00–158.00 $155.52 $1,134 +8.52
740 740 9 160.00 $160.00 $1,184 +13.00
750 750 2 147.00 $147.00 $1,102 -7.00
837–849 848 27 150.00–167.00 $165.13 $1,400 +30.13
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–365 364 4 165.00–166.00 $165.75 $603 +0.75
385 385 5 218.00 $218.00 $839 +53.00
405 405 2 133.00 $133.00 $539 +42.00
450–455 452 15 123.00–185.00 $177.13 $801 -9.87
456 value added 456 4 115.00 $115.00 $524 —
520–525 523 2 71.00–152.00 $111.31 $582 -59.69
550–570 551 15 126.00–164.00 $161.38 $889 —
631 631 7 153.00 $153.00 $965 —
655–685 670 2 130.00–138.00 $133.91 $897 -5.15
755 755 3 127.00 $127.00 $959 -13.00
845 845 1 109.00 $109.00 $921 -24.00
1040 1040 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,144 —
1225 1225 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,152 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 363 4 117.00–140.00 $134.13 $487 +2.13
468 468 3 135.00 $135.00 $632 +21.71
550 550 11 155.50 $155.50 $855 —
615 615 1 111.00 $111.00 $683 -18.00
658 658 8 140.00 $140.00 $921 —
725–735 732 3 104.00–119.00 $114.05 $835 —
827 827 6 129.00 $129.00 $1,067 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 116.00 $116.00 $360 —
353 value added 353 2 89.00 $89.00 $314 —
405 405 1 126.00 $126.00 $510 —
468 468 2 130.00 $130.00 $608 —
505 505 1 128.00 $128.00 $646 +20.00
630 630 1 103.00 $103.00 $649 —
750 750 2 110.00 $110.00 $825 +12.00
805 805 1 107.00 $107.00 $861 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
557 value added 557 10 187.00 $187.00 $1,042 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 101.00 $101.00 $293 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 99.00 $99.00 $292 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
561 561 65 171.25 $171.25 $961 —
652 652 72 168.00 $168.00 $1,095 —
749 749 30 160.00 $160.00 $1,198 —
847 847 3 121.00 $121.00 $1,025 —
851 851 13 151.00 $151.00 $1,285 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 141.00 $141.00 $472 —
389 389 4 155.00 $155.00 $603 +55.00
420–425 421 5 137.00–155.00 $149.77 $631 +20.80
475 475 11 156.00 $156.00 $741 +22.00
525 525 2 155.00 $155.00 $814 —
565–595 567 27 110.00–159.00 $156.05 $885 +19.09
573 573 17 172.25 $172.25 $987 +35.29
635–647 646 20 140.00–160.00 $159.02 $1,027 +14.02
662 662 19 168.00 $168.00 $1,112 —
667–680 670 4 145.00–149.00 $147.99 $992 —
741 741 7 146.00 $146.00 $1,082 +26.00
753 753 28 167.00 $167.00 $1,258 —
775–790 783 2 103.00–110.00 $106.47 $834 —
948 948 4 110.00 $110.00 $1,043 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 115.00 $115.00 $322 +14.00
300–335 318 2 95.00–105.00 $99.72 $317 —
375 375 1 120.00 $120.00 $450 —
420–436 433 10 71.00–157.00 $141.21 $611 +11.21
475–495 482 25 137.00–158.00 $156.39 $754 +26.39
515–540 538 16 130.00–150.00 $148.80 $801 +45.27
620–639 637 8 101.00–153.50 $147.11 $937 +44.11
749 749 5 131.00 $131.00 $981 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 99.00 $99.00 $267 —
338 338 3 115.00 $115.00 $389 —
473 473 5 115.00 $115.00 $544 —
544 544 11 128.00 $128.00 $696 +53.00
650–654 653 5 105.00–109.00 $108.20 $707 —
755 755 5 100.00 $100.00 $755 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–368 361 6 100.00–127.00 $117.83 $425 +2.26
460 460 3 102.00 $102.00 $469 -13.00
563 value added 563 2 57.00 $57.00 $321 —
563 563 2 105.00 $105.00 $591 —
645 645 2 110.00 $110.00 $710 —
790 790 1 100.00 $100.00 $790 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 3 110.00 $110.00 $490 —
540 540 1 89.00 $89.00 $481 -27.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 2 115.00 $115.00 $288 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 95.00 $95.00 $256 —
420 420 1 89.00 $89.00 $374 +2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 5 165.00 $165.00 $742 —
566 566 4 151.00 $151.00 $855 —
735 735 2 112.00 $112.00 $823 —
850 850 1 100.00 $100.00 $850 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 138.00 $138.00 $483 —
435 435 1 122.00 $122.00 $531 -29.00
554 554 6 137.00 $137.00 $759 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 119.00 $119.00 $482 —
515 515 1 130.00 $130.00 $670 —
650 650 1 124.00 $124.00 $806 —
763 763 2 112.00 $112.00 $855 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 120.00 $120.00 $306 —
345 345 1 132.00 $132.00 $455 —
400 400 1 130.00 $130.00 $520 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
638 638 2 132.00 $132.00 $842 -4.50

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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.