Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, February 28, 2023

194 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $182.89/cwt -1.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,037/hd at 567 lb · 27 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $172.75/cwt +8.75 vs last sale · ≈ $986/hd at 570 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	194	353	536
Feeder cattle	194	353	536

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 65, Heifers 97, Bulls 32) 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
463	463	4	213.00	$213.00	$986	—
540	540	1	88.00	$88.00	$475	—
563	563	8	209.00	$209.00	$1,177	-11.00
646	646	7	202.00	$202.00	$1,305	—
715	715	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,251	-3.00
749 value added	749	5	187.00	$187.00	$1,401	—
753	753	4	182.00	$182.00	$1,370	+8.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	155.00	$155.00	$604	—
473	473	2	195.00	$195.00	$922	—
527	527	5	195.00	$195.00	$1,028	-1.14
660	660	5	201.00	$201.00	$1,327	+1.00
805	805	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,240	—
1185	1185	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,185	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	148.00	$148.00	$496	—
485–495	488	3	146.00–150.00	$148.65	$725	—
560–595	578	2	85.00–140.00	$113.33	$655	—
610	610	1	161.00	$161.00	$982	+11.00
935	935	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,113	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	125.00	$125.00	$425	—
350	350	2	157.00	$157.00	$550	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	140.00	$140.00	$392	—
513	513	2	149.00	$149.00	$764	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
439	439	5	169.00	$169.00	$742	+4.00
565	565	21	182.50	$182.50	$1,031	-1.50
575 value added	575	6	184.25	$184.25	$1,059	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–395	393	2	129.00–170.00	$149.63	$588	-15.37
485	485	1	158.00	$158.00	$766	-7.00
569 value added	569	6	179.00	$179.00	$1,019	—
572	572	6	166.50	$166.50	$952	+2.50
658	658	4	159.00	$159.00	$1,046	+3.00
661	661	5	155.00	$155.00	$1,025	-1.00
740	740	1	125.00	$125.00	$925	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	161.00	$161.00	$636	—
480	480	3	164.00	$164.00	$787	+0.86
560	560	6	170.00	$170.00	$952	-8.00
672	672	5	154.00	$154.00	$1,035	-12.00
800	800	1	119.00	$119.00	$952	-19.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	116.00	$116.00	$412	—
434–440	435	6	136.00–139.00	$136.51	$594	-18.49
450	450	1	95.00	$95.00	$428	—
513	513	2	131.00	$131.00	$672	—
590	590	1	110.00	$110.00	$649	-15.00
680	680	1	135.00	$135.00	$918	+2.00

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	120.00	$120.00	$408	—
390	390	1	139.00	$139.00	$542	—
448	448	2	131.00	$131.00	$587	—
475	475	1	138.00	$138.00	$656	—
665	665	1	91.00	$91.00	$605	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	2	128.00	$128.00	$454	—
500	500	1	121.00	$121.00	$605	—
625	625	2	121.00	$121.00	$756	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	125.00	$125.00	$425	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	4	183.00	$183.00	$695	—
432	432	3	182.00	$182.00	$786	—
532	532	3	186.00	$186.00	$990	+5.00
641	641	4	175.00	$175.00	$1,122	+4.00
738	738	2	143.00	$143.00	$1,055	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	2	194.00	$194.00	$776	—
470	470	5	183.00	$183.00	$860	—
970	970	1	100.00	$100.00	$970	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	1	138.00	$138.00	$862	—
768	768	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,037	—
833	833	2	129.00	$129.00	$1,075	+18.00

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	139.00	$139.00	$417	—
655	655	1	108.00	$108.00	$707	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	149.00	$149.00	$358	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1203	1203	4	99.00	$99.00	$1,191	—

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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.