Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, February 7, 2023

243 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $168.00/cwt +21.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,384/hd at 824 lb · 24 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $185.90/cwt -1.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,232/hd at 663 lb · 17 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.00/cwt ≈ $1,056/hd at 695 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	243	214	237
Feeder cattle	243	214	237

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 122, Heifers 92, Bulls 29) 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
375	375	1	172.00	$172.00	$645	-5.00
488	488	6	203.00	$203.00	$991	+3.00
560	560	9	200.00	$200.00	$1,120	+4.00
659	659	5	191.00	$191.00	$1,259	+6.07
663–664 value added	664	12	129.00–202.00	$183.77	$1,220	-6.23
737 value added	737	9	183.00	$183.00	$1,349	—
767–780	770	4	140.00–157.00	$152.70	$1,176	-17.30
824 value added	824	24	168.00	$168.00	$1,384	—
900 value added	900	7	157.00	$157.00	$1,413	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695 value added	695	15	152.00	$152.00	$1,056	—
785 value added	785	13	156.50	$156.50	$1,229	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	3	194.00	$194.00	$873	+3.00
528	528	3	196.00	$196.00	$1,035	+39.00
590	590	1	120.00	$120.00	$708	-67.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
608	608	4	153.00	$153.00	$930	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	121.00	$121.00	$551	-20.53
555–580	568	2	139.00–149.00	$144.11	$819	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	127.50	$127.50	$351	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	160.00	$160.00	$600	—
415	415	2	163.00	$163.00	$676	+3.50
468	468	5	164.00	$164.00	$768	+10.00
523	523	2	157.00	$157.00	$821	-1.00
571–588	574	10	160.00–162.50	$161.99	$930	+1.99
672	672	10	153.00	$153.00	$1,028	—
735	735	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,044	+6.50
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
338	338	2	158.00	$158.00	$534	—
365	365	2	162.00	$162.00	$591	—
585 value added	585	4	115.00	$115.00	$673	-45.00
803–808 value added	805	9	95.00–139.50	$124.61	$1,003	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258	258	2	128.00	$128.00	$330	—
480	480	1	113.00	$113.00	$542	+9.00
515–538	527	4	100.00–118.00	$108.80	$573	—
552	552	5	125.00	$125.00	$690	+4.00
635	635	1	137.00	$137.00	$870	+42.00
770–775	773	2	96.00–113.00	$104.47	$808	+18.47

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	3	166.00	$166.00	$755	—
550	550	7	160.50	$160.50	$883	—
638	638	4	153.00	$153.00	$976	+6.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378	378	2	135.00	$135.00	$510	—
460	460	3	135.00	$135.00	$621	+6.00
555–560	558	3	51.00–146.00	$114.52	$639	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	3	109.00	$109.00	$540	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	1	81.00	$81.00	$462	—
660	660	1	71.00	$71.00	$469	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	142.50	$142.50	$420	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	147.50	$147.50	$369	—
325–335	332	3	130.00–144.00	$139.43	$463	—
383	383	2	174.00	$174.00	$666	—
440	440	1	183.00	$183.00	$805	—
457	457	3	188.00	$188.00	$859	+10.00
545	545	2	181.00	$181.00	$986	+26.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	2	155.00	$155.00	$501	—
355	355	1	160.00	$160.00	$568	+1.00
485	485	1	181.00	$181.00	$878	+44.00
670	670	2	149.00	$149.00	$998	—
750	750	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,035	—
810	810	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,021	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368	368	2	110.00	$110.00	$405	—
528	528	2	110.00	$110.00	$581	—
805	805	1	118.00	$118.00	$950	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	142.50	$142.50	$542	—
475	475	1	152.00	$152.00	$722	—
610	610	1	133.00	$133.00	$811	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	145.00	$145.00	$384	—

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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.