Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, March 7, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	127	194	239
Feeder cattle	127	194	239

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 31, Heifers 52, Bulls 44) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated, Natural cattle are Weaned

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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	5	214.00	$214.00	$991	+1.00
535	535	1	125.00	$125.00	$669	+37.00
555–560	556	4	196.00–214.00	$209.47	$1,165	+0.47
673	673	4	210.00	$210.00	$1,413	—
685 value added	685	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,164	—
745	745	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,348	+6.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
477–480	478	4	140.00–200.00	$184.93	$884	-10.07
608 value added	608	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,338	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640 value added	640	4	220.00	$220.00	$1,408	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710	710	1	166.00	$166.00	$1,179	—
1315	1315	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,289	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373	373	2	184.00	$184.00	$686	—
433	433	6	179.00	$179.00	$775	+10.00
545	545	3	171.00	$171.00	$932	—
665 value added	665	8	162.00	$162.00	$1,077	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	180.00	$180.00	$666	+19.00
425	425	1	171.00	$171.00	$727	—
478–495	484	6	141.00–174.00	$162.74	$788	-1.26
628	628	2	157.00	$157.00	$986	—
723–725	724	4	136.00–139.00	$138.25	$1,001	—
825	825	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,031	+6.00
863 value added	863	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,165	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	93.00	$93.00	$256	—
390	390	1	169.00	$169.00	$659	+41.00
442	442	3	139.00	$139.00	$614	—
640	640	1	119.00	$119.00	$762	-2.00
905	905	2	111.00	$111.00	$1,005	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	337	3	113.00–186.00	$145.97	$492	—
470	470	1	171.00	$171.00	$804	+13.00
625	625	1	139.00	$139.00	$869	—
760	760	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,056	—
820	820	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,017	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	115.00	$115.00	$558	+20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
376	376	5	219.00	$219.00	$823	+36.00
453–463	456	8	190.00–202.00	$194.49	$887	—
535	535	2	177.00	$177.00	$947	-9.00
552	552	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,104	—
635	635	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,080	-5.00
650	650	2	154.00	$154.00	$1,001	—
715–725	720	2	141.00–146.00	$143.48	$1,033	+0.48

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358	358	6	219.00	$219.00	$784	—
465	465	6	202.00	$202.00	$939	+19.00
515	515	1	181.00	$181.00	$932	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	157.00	$157.00	$361	+8.00
385	385	2	158.00	$158.00	$608	—
430	430	2	141.00	$141.00	$606	—
650	650	1	114.00	$114.00	$741	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810	810	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,045	±0.00
855	855	1	98.00	$98.00	$838	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155	1155	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,040	—

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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.