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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, April 4, 2023

276 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $215.79/cwt +1.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,392/hd at 645 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $225.99/cwt +1.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,250/hd at 553 lb · 18 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $178.00/cwt +27.00 vs last sale · ≈ $988/hd at 555 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 276 269 413
Feeder cattle 276 269 413

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 133, Heifers 117, Bulls 26) 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 211.00 $211.00 $823 +1.00
440 440 1 201.00 $201.00 $884 -40.00
460–475 467 13 132.50–249.00 $235.56 $1,100 +5.56
545 545 1 160.00 $160.00 $872 -54.57
552–563 553 18 222.00–226.50 $225.99 $1,250 +1.99
610–647 645 21 169.00–218.00 $215.79 $1,392 +1.08
685 685 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,089 —
693 value added 693 12 210.00 $210.00 $1,455 —
788 788 9 180.00 $180.00 $1,418 —
820 value added 820 11 170.00 $170.00 $1,394 —
888 value added 888 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,510 —
938 938 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,407 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–481 470 7 216.00–225.00 $221.26 $1,040 +40.08
500 500 1 185.00 $185.00 $925 —
573 573 2 221.00 $221.00 $1,266 +25.33
583 value added 583 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,399 —
650 650 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,242 -21.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 value added 402 9 250.00 $250.00 $1,005 —
535 value added 535 6 233.00 $233.00 $1,247 -9.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 140.00 $140.00 $728 —
765 765 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,071 —
923 value added 923 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,431 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 147.50 $147.50 $620 —
470 470 2 181.00 $181.00 $851 +42.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 160.00 $160.00 $944 —
670 670 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,038 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 150.00 $150.00 $390 —
425 425 1 181.00 $181.00 $769 -7.00
476 476 8 193.50 $193.50 $921 +13.00
555 555 17 178.00 $178.00 $988 +27.00
665–678 667 14 164.00–165.00 $164.15 $1,095 -1.85
707 value added 707 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,202 —
717 717 3 167.00 $167.00 $1,197 +46.00
800 value added 800 4 154.00 $154.00 $1,232 —
853 853 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,237 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 6 195.00 $195.00 $718 +5.00
430 430 11 201.00 $201.00 $864 —
455 455 4 186.00 $186.00 $846 —
538 value added 538 5 186.00 $186.00 $1,001 —
734 value added 734 7 166.00 $166.00 $1,218 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 150.00 $150.00 $360 —
330–335 333 2 154.00–165.00 $159.54 $531 —
472 472 5 192.00 $192.00 $906 +13.00
519 519 5 182.50 $182.50 $947 +70.74
638 638 2 171.00 $171.00 $1,091 +36.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 4 184.00 $184.00 $615 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 145.00 $145.00 $674 —
525 525 2 144.00 $144.00 $756 -1.00
655 655 1 125.00 $125.00 $819 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 120.00 $120.00 $414 —
510 510 1 140.00 $140.00 $714 —
975 975 1 99.00 $99.00 $965 -26.00
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 81.00 $81.00 $296 —
495 495 1 127.00 $127.00 $629 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 2 202.00 $202.00 $541 +2.00
480 480 4 202.00 $202.00 $970 +12.00
575–595 585 4 159.00–179.00 $165.63 $969 —
715 715 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,072 —
850 850 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,012 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 197.50 $197.50 $583 —
365 365 7 219.00 $219.00 $799 +19.00
453 453 2 200.00 $200.00 $906 —
715 715 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,072 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 204.00 $204.00 $775 —
625 625 1 141.00 $141.00 $881 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 175.00 $175.00 $569 —

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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.