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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 18, 2023

388 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $240.19/cwt +8.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,357/hd at 565 lb · 29 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $181.21/cwt -14.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,013/hd at 559 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $184.00/cwt -11.00 vs last sale · ≈ $869/hd at 472 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 388 548 269
Feeder cattle 388 548 269

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 146, Heifers 184, Bulls 58) 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
375 value added 375 4 234.00 $234.00 $878 —
376 376 6 234.00 $234.00 $880 -15.23
425 425 1 222.00 $222.00 $944 —
436 value added 436 8 264.00 $264.00 $1,151 —
476–488 478 17 146.00–260.00 $243.81 $1,165 +4.31
525 value added 525 9 248.00 $248.00 $1,302 —
538 538 2 223.00 $223.00 $1,200 -43.00
555–565 565 29 217.00–241.00 $240.19 $1,357 +8.69
610–644 641 16 197.50–223.00 $220.91 $1,416 +3.91
720–748 743 6 191.00–200.00 $192.45 $1,430 +11.45
753 753 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,130 -45.00
825 825 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,485 —
815–831 828 5 170.00–187.50 $173.45 $1,436 —
1225 1225 4 134.00 $134.00 $1,642 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276 276 1 240.00 $240.00 $662 —
370 370 4 215.00 $215.00 $796 -32.00
450 450 2 226.00 $226.00 $1,017 +1.00
536–538 537 7 166.00–231.00 $212.38 $1,140 —
745 745 2 199.00 $199.00 $1,483 —
800 800 1 112.50 $112.50 $900 -46.50
885 885 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,336 —
940 940 2 153.00 $153.00 $1,438 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
223 223 1 210.00 $210.00 $468 —
350 350 3 180.00 $180.00 $630 —
520 520 1 154.00 $154.00 $801 +4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
862 value added 862 3 171.00 $171.00 $1,474 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,216 —
940 940 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,119 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 149.00 $149.00 $544 —
730 730 1 130.00 $130.00 $949 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 2 180.00 $180.00 $792 —
467 value added 467 10 188.00 $188.00 $878 —
455–485 477 11 140.00–185.00 $180.36 $860 -14.64
558–565 559 23 173.00–182.00 $181.21 $1,013 -14.79
651 651 11 174.00 $174.00 $1,133 —
801 value added 801 4 162.00 $162.00 $1,298 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 14 193.00 $193.00 $635 +2.00
380 380 16 190.50 $190.50 $724 -14.50
427 427 11 193.50 $193.50 $826 —
541 541 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,055 —
811 811 4 161.00 $161.00 $1,306 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 2 150.00 $150.00 $398 —
340 340 1 147.00 $147.00 $500 —
425–445 435 2 137.50–170.00 $154.12 $670 —
470 470 8 183.00 $183.00 $860 -12.00
529–535 530 10 168.00–175.50 $174.74 $926 —
579 579 16 185.00 $185.00 $1,071 -4.00
655 655 3 181.00 $181.00 $1,186 -1.00
775 775 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,008 +20.40
800 800 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,200 —
903 903 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,129 +31.00
1038 1038 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,246 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
183 183 1 150.00 $150.00 $274 —
335 335 3 157.50 $157.50 $528 —
468 468 3 157.50 $157.50 $737 —
558 558 2 142.50 $142.50 $795 -13.11
685 685 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,147 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 6 196.00 $196.00 $947 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 143.00 $143.00 $436 —
450 450 1 137.50 $137.50 $619 —
505 505 1 127.50 $127.50 $644 —
695 695 1 127.50 $127.50 $886 +9.50
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 134.00 $134.00 $375 —
470 470 1 125.00 $125.00 $588 —
515 515 1 115.00 $115.00 $592 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
183 183 1 150.00 $150.00 $274 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276 276 6 240.00 $240.00 $662 —
337 337 8 210.00 $210.00 $708 —
385 385 1 142.00 $142.00 $547 +3.00
420 420 3 212.00 $212.00 $890 +19.16
485 485 1 150.00 $150.00 $728 —
544 544 4 196.00 $196.00 $1,066 —
595 595 1 157.50 $157.50 $937 +21.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–340 322 5 210.00–220.00 $217.89 $702 —
447 447 11 216.00–220.00 $218.91 $979 —
515–528 525 4 155.00–211.00 $197.26 $1,036 —
795 795 1 132.50 $132.50 $1,053 —
975 975 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,102 +5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
223 223 2 210.00 $210.00 $468 —
460–475 468 2 130.00 $130.00 $608 —
720 720 1 120.00 $120.00 $864 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 4 177.50 $177.50 $1,109 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 170.00 $170.00 $604 —
535 535 1 147.50 $147.50 $789 —
825 825 1 109.00 $109.00 $899 —

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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.