Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, April 11, 2023

548 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $231.50/cwt +5.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,303/hd at 563 lb · 53 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $196.00/cwt +18.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,094/hd at 558 lb · 50 head

light 9-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $165.00/cwt ≈ $1,566/hd at 949 lb · 38 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	548	276	443
Feeder cattle	548	276	443

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 216, Heifers 318, Bulls 14) 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
357–385	362	6	241.00–251.00	$249.23	$902	+38.23
481	481	12	239.50	$239.50	$1,152	+3.94
533	533	5	266.00	$266.00	$1,418	+106.00
563	563	53	231.50	$231.50	$1,303	+5.51
643	643	22	217.00	$217.00	$1,395	+1.21
685	685	1	119.00	$119.00	$815	-40.00
700–738	729	4	181.00	$181.00	$1,319	—
720–742 value added	737	13	187.00–196.00	$193.97	$1,430	—
760	760	18	195.00	$195.00	$1,482	+15.00
778 value added	778	6	175.00	$175.00	$1,362	—
869	869	14	185.00	$185.00	$1,608	—
935	935	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,402	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378	378	2	247.00	$247.00	$934	—
470	470	8	225.00	$225.00	$1,058	+3.74
557	557	6	219.00	$219.00	$1,220	-2.00
627	627	3	192.00	$192.00	$1,204	—
755 value added	755	2	183.00	$183.00	$1,382	—
823	823	3	159.00	$159.00	$1,309	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555 value added	555	13	236.00	$236.00	$1,310	—
628 value added	628	6	190.00	$190.00	$1,193	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
508 value added	508	7	211.00	$211.00	$1,072	—
589 value added	589	7	230.00	$230.00	$1,355	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	150.00	$150.00	$788	+10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307	307	5	191.00	$191.00	$586	—
378	378	6	205.00	$205.00	$775	+10.00
654	654	27	198.00	$198.00	$1,295	—
755	755	17	167.00	$167.00	$1,261	—
859	859	32	166.00	$166.00	$1,426	—
949	949	38	165.00	$165.00	$1,566	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–385	383	2	180.00–198.00	$188.94	$724	—
478	478	13	195.00	$195.00	$932	+1.50
558	558	50	196.00	$196.00	$1,094	+18.00
643	643	19	177.00	$177.00	$1,138	—
740	740	6	170.00	$170.00	$1,258	+3.00
748	748	4	141.00	$141.00	$1,055	-26.00
755	755	1	120.00	$120.00	$906	—
835	835	1	104.00	$104.00	$868	—
1040	1040	14	160.00	$160.00	$1,664	—
1150–1168	1162	6	120.00–150.00	$140.10	$1,628	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	131.00	$131.00	$511	—
459	459	9	195.00	$195.00	$895	+3.00
566	566	12	189.00	$189.00	$1,070	—
653	653	2	182.00	$182.00	$1,188	—
745	745	1	120.00	$120.00	$894	—
765–780	773	2	99.00–120.00	$109.60	$847	—
900	900	1	94.00	$94.00	$846	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
531	531	4	195.00	$195.00	$1,035	—
638 value added	638	4	186.00	$186.00	$1,187	—
651	651	4	196.00	$196.00	$1,276	—
670 value added	670	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,273	—
737 value added	737	11	162.00	$162.00	$1,194	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	100.00	$100.00	$515	-44.00
550–575	555	5	135.00–161.00	$155.61	$864	—
646	646	5	148.00	$148.00	$956	—
750–760	755	2	100.00–101.00	$100.50	$759	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	140.00	$140.00	$532	—
578	578	2	149.00	$149.00	$861	—
680	680	1	118.00	$118.00	$802	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418	418	2	85.00	$85.00	$355	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	100.00	$100.00	$340	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363	363	4	235.00	$235.00	$853	—
455	455	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,001	+18.00
720	720	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,123	+6.00
990	990	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,069	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	139.00	$139.00	$486	-80.00
410–435	423	2	181.00–204.00	$192.84	$816	—
560	560	1	136.00	$136.00	$762	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	2	141.00	$141.00	$656	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995	995	1	95.00	$95.00	$945	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665	665	1	116.00	$116.00	$771	—

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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.