Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, March 21, 2023

338 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $252.89/cwt ≈ $1,169/hd at 462 lb · 45 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $186.00/cwt +11.34 vs last sale · ≈ $882/hd at 474 lb · 29 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $226.00/cwt ≈ $1,254/hd at 555 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	338	261	322
Feeder cattle	338	261	322

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 143, Heifers 165, Bulls 30) 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
363	363	2	210.00	$210.00	$762	+10.00
382	382	6	221.00	$221.00	$844	+21.00
459	459	26	271.00	$271.00	$1,244	—
465–485	467	19	171.00–234.00	$228.10	$1,065	—
545	545	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,063	-25.00
555	555	25	226.00	$226.00	$1,254	—
631–638	635	20	207.00–210.00	$208.34	$1,323	-5.66
684	684	7	215.00	$215.00	$1,471	+29.00
729	729	4	176.00	$176.00	$1,283	-24.00
770	770	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,309	-11.00
850	850	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,190	—
1090	1090	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,199	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
471–475	472	8	214.00–216.00	$215.75	$1,018	—
555	555	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,204	—
670	670	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,306	+14.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
513 value added	513	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,206	—
558 value added	558	5	231.00	$231.00	$1,289	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453	453	2	190.00	$190.00	$861	—
690	690	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,097	—
780	780	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,092	—
925	925	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,092	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	2	140.00	$140.00	$630	—
548	548	2	150.00	$150.00	$822	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	149.00	$149.00	$432	+18.00
333	333	8	205.00	$205.00	$683	+44.00
398	398	15	200.00	$200.00	$796	+35.00
469	469	15	186.00	$186.00	$872	+11.34
480	480	14	186.00	$186.00	$893	+11.34
553–588	558	23	170.00–175.00	$174.31	$973	-0.69
626–635	627	8	161.00	$161.00	$1,009	-3.00
730	730	2	135.00	$135.00	$986	-6.00
1170	1170	1	85.00	$85.00	$994	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	180.00	$180.00	$621	—
413	413	6	190.00	$190.00	$785	+12.00
450–469	463	9	179.00–184.00	$180.65	$836	+3.65
542 value added	542	7	190.00	$190.00	$1,030	—
561	561	9	166.00	$166.00	$931	—
630	630	3	164.00–168.00	$166.67	$1,050	+4.67
780 value added	780	4	141.00	$141.00	$1,100	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378	378	3	180.00	$180.00	$680	+1.00
431	431	8	185.00	$185.00	$797	—
499	499	5	190.00	$190.00	$948	—
627 value added	627	5	178.00	$178.00	$1,116	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	139.00	$139.00	$396	—
370	370	2	161.00	$161.00	$596	—
430	430	2	148.00	$148.00	$636	—
540	540	1	156.00	$156.00	$842	+18.00
553	553	2	145.00	$145.00	$802	—
653	653	2	139.00	$139.00	$908	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	140.00	$140.00	$455	—
470	470	2	141.00	$141.00	$663	—
555	555	2	135.00	$135.00	$749	—
690	690	1	110.00	$110.00	$759	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	125.00	$125.00	$519	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	140.00	$140.00	$413	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	162.50	$162.50	$431	—
355–365	358	4	171.00–175.00	$173.98	$623	—
448	448	6	184.00	$184.00	$824	—
573	573	2	155.00	$155.00	$888	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	2	192.00	$192.00	$739	-9.00
425	425	1	191.00	$191.00	$812	—
498	498	2	182.00	$182.00	$906	-26.00
570	570	1	207.00	$207.00	$1,180	+8.00
1025	1025	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,004	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	172.50	$172.50	$448	+41.50
383	383	2	180.00	$180.00	$689	—
527	527	3	187.00	$187.00	$985	—
760	760	1	120.00	$120.00	$912	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	141.00	$141.00	$698	—
630	630	1	120.00	$120.00	$756	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	131.00	$131.00	$544	—

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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.