Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, January 17, 2023

256 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.00/cwt -5.31 vs last sale · ≈ $867/hd at 552 lb · 23 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $191.00/cwt +24.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,264/hd at 662 lb · 20 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $201.00/cwt +9.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,124/hd at 559 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	256	1,144	68
Feeder cattle	256	1,144	68

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 121, Heifers 105, Bulls 30) 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	4	173.00	$173.00	$559	+3.00
469	469	10	208.00	$208.00	$976	+7.00
500–535	518	2	168.00–171.00	$169.45	$878	+44.95
559	559	16	201.00	$201.00	$1,124	+9.40
600	600	1	160.00	$160.00	$960	+0.43
662	662	20	191.00	$191.00	$1,264	+24.38
716 value added	716	16	181.00	$181.00	$1,296	+36.00
755	755	4	157.00	$157.00	$1,185	+10.00
788 value added	788	6	165.00	$165.00	$1,300	—
820–830	828	4	107.00–150.00	$139.35	$1,154	-25.78
850 value added	850	4	150.00	$150.00	$1,275	—
880	880	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,021	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	99.00	$99.00	$376	-119.00
448	448	5	172.00	$172.00	$771	—
585	585	3	171.00	$171.00	$1,000	+9.62
620–642	636	5	140.00–144.00	$141.99	$903	-11.01
655	655	1	126.00	$126.00	$825	-7.91
800	800	1	108.00	$108.00	$864	—
860	860	1	110.00	$110.00	$946	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	101.00	$101.00	$252	—
513	513	5	157.00	$157.00	$805	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
483	483	4	143.00	$143.00	$691	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	3	150.00	$150.00	$682	+20.00
750	750	1	125.00	$125.00	$938	+15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	133.00	$133.00	$392	—
433	433	6	160.00	$160.00	$693	+10.23
473–485	474	9	155.00–159.00	$158.55	$752	+2.55
520	520	1	110.00	$110.00	$572	-45.00
552	552	23	157.00	$157.00	$867	+0.95
652	652	9	152.00	$152.00	$991	-16.00
677 value added	677	3	158.00	$158.00	$1,070	—
715 value added	715	5	155.00	$155.00	$1,108	—
728	728	7	144.00	$144.00	$1,048	-2.00
840	840	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,075	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
319	319	7	153.00	$153.00	$488	—
381	381	8	151.00	$151.00	$575	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	102.00	$102.00	$199	—
373	373	4	121.00	$121.00	$451	—
466	466	4	119.00	$119.00	$555	+4.00
585	585	3	125.00	$125.00	$731	—
935	935	1	94.00	$94.00	$879	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	3	154.00	$154.00	$654	+12.79
481	481	5	152.00	$152.00	$731	-4.39
653	653	2	148.00	$148.00	$966	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	122.00	$122.00	$421	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–344	342	5	144.00–145.00	$144.80	$495	—
462	462	6	178.00	$178.00	$822	+13.00
518	518	3	169.00	$169.00	$875	—
570	570	1	114.00	$114.00	$650	-37.00
660–695	672	3	121.00–127.00	$124.93	$840	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	2	121.00–131.00	$126.00	$561	+4.00
543	543	2	135.00	$135.00	$733	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
773	773	3	105.00	$105.00	$812	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278	278	2	125.00	$125.00	$348	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	93.00	$93.00	$349	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655	655	1	90.00	$90.00	$590	—

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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.