Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, March 14, 2023

261 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $197.93/cwt +16.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,404/hd at 709 lb · 23 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $216.67/cwt ≈ $1,363/hd at 629 lb · 21 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.71/cwt ≈ $1,135/hd at 661 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	261	127	127
Feeder cattle	261	127	127

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 126, Heifers 111, Bulls 24) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Weaned, mostly Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	200.00	$200.00	$770	—
418	418	3	221.00	$221.00	$924	—
548	548	10	220.00	$220.00	$1,206	+95.00
613	613	8	221.00	$221.00	$1,355	—
639	639	13	214.00	$214.00	$1,367	—
695	695	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,293	-24.00
707	707	13	200.00	$200.00	$1,414	—
701–738 value added	712	10	178.00–203.00	$195.23	$1,390	—
797	797	11	181.00	$181.00	$1,443	—
835 value added	835	3	173.00	$173.00	$1,445	—
935	935	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,402	—
990	990	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,297	—
1030	1030	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,452	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
528	528	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,214	—
598 value added	598	3	215.00	$215.00	$1,286	—
600 value added	600	7	189.00	$189.00	$1,134	—
682 value added	682	11	180.00	$180.00	$1,228	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	190.00	$190.00	$580	—
390	390	1	210.00	$210.00	$819	—
541 value added	541	8	223.00	$223.00	$1,206	—
585 value added	585	2	201.00	$201.00	$1,176	—
685	685	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,240	—
725	725	1	128.00	$128.00	$928	—
740	740	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,310	—
845	845	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,056	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475 value added	475	3	190.00	$190.00	$902	—
555	555	2	130.00	$130.00	$722	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
553	553	2	150.00	$150.00	$830	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,038	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	131.00	$131.00	$373	—
325	325	1	161.00	$161.00	$523	—
380	380	1	165.00	$165.00	$627	-15.00
415–427	424	4	151.00–174.00	$168.37	$714	-2.63
460–482	477	4	161.00–179.00	$174.66	$833	+11.92
544	544	7	185.00	$185.00	$1,006	—
564	564	15	175.00	$175.00	$987	—
644	644	8	164.00	$164.00	$1,056	+7.00
660	660	16	173.00	$173.00	$1,142	—
675	675	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,019	—
718 value added	718	9	164.00	$164.00	$1,178	—
742	742	5	141.00	$141.00	$1,046	+2.75
820	820	1	110.00	$110.00	$902	-15.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373	373	5	179.00	$179.00	$668	-5.00
751	751	8	155.00	$155.00	$1,164	—
808 value added	808	6	151.00	$151.00	$1,220	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	178.00	$178.00	$765	—
475	475	4	171.00–179.00	$177.00	$841	+6.00
534	534	5	176.50	$176.50	$943	—
625	625	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,012	+23.00
650	650	1	81.00	$81.00	$526	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
513	513	2	138.00	$138.00	$708	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	111.00	$111.00	$405	—
535	535	1	114.00	$114.00	$610	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	131.00	$131.00	$504	-38.00

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	114.00	$114.00	$370	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	2	139.00	$139.00	$438	—
353	353	2	201.00	$201.00	$710	-18.00
481	481	4	208.00	$208.00	$1,000	+13.51
515	515	1	161.00	$161.00	$829	-16.00
568	568	3	199.00	$199.00	$1,130	-1.00
600–615	611	4	152.00–178.00	$171.62	$1,049	+1.62

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	131.00	$131.00	$386	—
346 value added	346	4	160.00	$160.00	$554	—
1030	1030	1	97.00	$97.00	$999	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680	680	1	69.00	$69.00	$469	—

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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.