Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, February 21, 2023

353 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $174.28/cwt +17.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,056/hd at 606 lb · 29 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.40/cwt +35.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,084/hd at 659 lb · 25 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $223.00/cwt +12.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,340/hd at 601 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	353	162	541
Feeder cattle	353	162	541

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 142, Heifers 171, Bulls 40) Value Added and Natural 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
438	438	2	215.00	$215.00	$942	+7.00
560–568	561	20	220.00	$220.00	$1,234	+12.00
653–665	654	15	205.00–206.00	$205.93	$1,347	—
698 value added	698	5	195.00	$195.00	$1,361	—
701–723 value added	706	14	131.00–192.00	$182.86	$1,291	—
740	740	2	178.00	$178.00	$1,317	—
778	778	2	174.00	$174.00	$1,354	—
834	834	4	160.00	$160.00	$1,334	—
840 value added	840	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,386	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468	468	2	205.00	$205.00	$959	-31.00
546	546	7	225.00	$225.00	$1,228	—
560	560	6	225.00	$225.00	$1,260	-2.00
601 value added	601	21	223.00	$223.00	$1,340	+19.00
661	661	6	220.00	$220.00	$1,454	—
730	730	4	191.00	$191.00	$1,394	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	2	199.00	$199.00	$866	-5.00
500–547	539	10	162.00–207.00	$196.14	$1,057	+35.51
550	550	2	187.00	$187.00	$1,028	—
662	662	5	200.00	$200.00	$1,324	—
848	848	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,399	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	161.00	$161.00	$652	—
467	467	3	150.00	$150.00	$700	—
655	655	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,114	—
715	715	1	129.00	$129.00	$922	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	1	150.00	$150.00	$915	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
429	429	6	165.00	$165.00	$708	—
524	524	11	187.00	$187.00	$980	+7.00
576	576	6	184.00	$184.00	$1,060	—
602 value added	602	5	166.00	$166.00	$999	+9.00
607	607	24	176.00	$176.00	$1,068	—
693 value added	693	7	156.00	$156.00	$1,081	—
702–714 value added	707	9	162.00–164.00	$162.90	$1,152	—
762	762	3	144.00	$144.00	$1,097	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–480	477	7	163.00–164.00	$163.14	$778	—
515	515	1	172.00	$172.00	$886	—
561	561	12	178.00	$178.00	$999	—
657	657	13	165.00	$165.00	$1,084	+36.00
661 value added	661	9	163.00	$163.00	$1,077	—
663	663	3	166.00	$166.00	$1,101	+37.00
830	830	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,145	—
875	875	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,006	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	159.00	$159.00	$525	—
380	380	2	165.00	$165.00	$627	—
490	490	2	165.00	$165.00	$808	—
507	507	5	190.00	$190.00	$963	+64.00
530	530	1	121.00	$121.00	$641	-5.00
563	563	5	164.00	$164.00	$923	+25.00
664	664	5	156.00	$156.00	$1,036	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	123.00	$123.00	$357	—
339	339	4	149.00	$149.00	$505	—
449	449	7	155.00	$155.00	$696	—
558	558	2	125.00	$125.00	$698	—
640	640	1	129.00	$129.00	$826	—
655	655	2	133.00	$133.00	$871	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463–490	470	4	80.00–121.00	$110.31	$518	-28.69
544	544	4	138.00	$138.00	$751	—
652	652	3	124.00	$124.00	$808	—
775	775	1	113.00	$113.00	$876	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333	333	2	120.00	$120.00	$400	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	120.00	$120.00	$354	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	11	200.00	$200.00	$920	—
545	545	1	181.00	$181.00	$986	—
559	559	5	205.00	$205.00	$1,146	—
640	640	2	171.00	$171.00	$1,094	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	2	186.00	$186.00	$679	—
442	442	3	187.00	$187.00	$827	—
540	540	1	161.00	$161.00	$869	—
1050	1050	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,092	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
452	452	3	151.00	$151.00	$683	—
510	510	1	116.00	$116.00	$592	—
845	845	1	111.00	$111.00	$938	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	2	141.00	$141.00	$494	—
450	450	2	149.00	$149.00	$670	—
515	515	1	142.00	$142.00	$731	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
783	783	2	141.00	$141.00	$1,104	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	126.00	$126.00	$447	—

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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.