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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 25, 2023

415 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $236.00/cwt -4.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,326/hd at 562 lb · 36 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $216.30/cwt -4.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,388/hd at 642 lb · 27 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $248.00/cwt +4.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,123/hd at 453 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 415 388 322
Feeder cattle 415 388 322

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 231, Heifers 155, Bulls 29) 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 6 246.00 $246.00 $797 —
375 375 5 240.00 $240.00 $900 +6.00
453 453 16 245.00 $245.00 $1,110 +1.19
453 453 6 256.00 $256.00 $1,160 +12.19
515 515 12 246.00 $246.00 $1,267 +23.00
540 540 3 160.00–210.00 $193.33 $1,044 -29.67
562 562 36 236.00 $236.00 $1,326 -4.19
617 617 6 226.00 $226.00 $1,394 +5.09
645–649 649 21 184.00–215.00 $213.53 $1,386 -7.38
699 value added 699 9 215.00 $215.00 $1,503 —
728 728 4 193.00 $193.00 $1,405 +0.55
748 value added 748 2 201.00 $201.00 $1,503 —
778 value added 778 15 195.00 $195.00 $1,517 —
828 828 8 180.00 $180.00 $1,490 +6.55
970 970 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,300 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 180.00 $180.00 $432 -30.00
375 375 1 154.00 $154.00 $578 -26.00
412–445 420 4 95.00–159.00 $111.94 $470 —
510 510 1 140.00 $140.00 $714 -14.00
555–598 595 18 95.00–200.00 $105.15 $626 —
743 743 22 84.00 $84.00 $624 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 4 243.00 $243.00 $765 —
390 390 1 221.00 $221.00 $862 +6.00
456–498 464 11 158.00–225.00 $211.92 $983 -14.08
546 546 7 213.00 $213.00 $1,163 +0.62
580 580 1 134.00 $134.00 $777 —
645 645 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,096 —
700 value added 700 2 213.00 $213.00 $1,491 —
855 855 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,282 -1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413–430 419 3 170.00–175.00 $173.29 $726 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 170.00 $170.00 $722 -10.00
477 477 12 195.00 $195.00 $930 +14.64
540–545 543 2 120.00–165.00 $142.40 $773 —
560 560 18 187.00 $187.00 $1,047 +5.79
636 636 12 178.00 $178.00 $1,132 —
729 value added 729 8 170.00 $170.00 $1,239 —
755 755 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,057 —
803 value added 803 4 161.00 $161.00 $1,293 -1.00
853 853 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,322 —
915 915 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,281 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 158.00 $158.00 $616 —
410 410 1 153.00 $153.00 $627 -1.12
484 484 7 193.00 $193.00 $934 +10.00
500 500 1 121.00 $121.00 $605 -53.74
555 555 12 186.50 $186.50 $1,035 +1.50
620–630 629 8 173.00–185.00 $183.52 $1,154 —
880 880 1 81.00 $81.00 $713 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 198.00 $198.00 $644 +5.00
376 376 12 200.00 $200.00 $752 +9.50
429 429 8 194.00 $194.00 $832 +0.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 5 179.00 $179.00 $630 —
471 471 4 159.00 $159.00 $749 +1.50
540 540 3 154.00 $154.00 $832 —
558 558 4 135.00 $135.00 $753 -7.50
555–568 565 4 107.00–160.00 $146.98 $830 +4.48
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 113.00 $113.00 $333 —
385 385 1 140.00 $140.00 $539 —
454 454 7 119.00 $119.00 $540 -18.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 4 179.00 $179.00 $483 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 124.00 $124.00 $422 —
422 422 3 120.00 $120.00 $506 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 190.00 $190.00 $665 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 2 185.00 $185.00 $870 —
559 559 6 181.00 $181.00 $1,012 —
651 651 5 185.00 $185.00 $1,204 —
763 763 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,221 +27.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 216.00 $216.00 $821 +74.00
410 410 1 182.00 $182.00 $746 -30.00
542 542 3 173.00 $173.00 $938 -23.00
645 645 1 130.00 $130.00 $838 —
1065 1065 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,076 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 140.00 $140.00 $749 —
645 645 1 146.00 $146.00 $942 —
1075 1075 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,021 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 146.00 $146.00 $548 -24.00
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 190.00 $190.00 $978 —

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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.