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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, May 9, 2023

208 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $238.88/cwt +3.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,328/hd at 556 lb · 38 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $178.00/cwt ≈ $1,632/hd at 917 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $189.50/cwt ≈ $1,014/hd at 535 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 208 158 193
Feeder cattle 208 158 193

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 130, Heifers 75, Bulls 3) 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
365–385 373 9 183.00–231.00 $225.05 $839 —
457 457 11 243.00 $243.00 $1,111 —
550–573 554 29 210.00–243.00 $240.09 $1,330 +5.09
562 value added 562 9 235.00 $235.00 $1,321 —
656 656 5 217.00 $217.00 $1,424 -9.00
715–720 717 3 175.00–206.00 $195.62 $1,403 +25.47
725 725 3 207.00 $207.00 $1,501 +36.85
745 value added 745 4 205.00 $205.00 $1,527 —
790 790 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,304 —
847 847 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,567 —
917 value added 917 29 178.00 $178.00 $1,632 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 223.00 $223.00 $769 —
370 370 1 151.00 $151.00 $559 -24.00
458 458 2 166.00 $166.00 $760 -55.24
538 538 4 221.00 $221.00 $1,189 —
632–646 641 8 210.00–225.00 $219.45 $1,407 +82.45
755 755 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,442 —
810 810 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,482 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 181.00 $181.00 $534 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 176.00 $176.00 $634 +1.27
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 143.00 $143.00 $586 +9.38

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 150.00 $150.00 $578 —
405–428 425 9 188.00–190.50 $190.24 $809 —
477 477 6 189.00 $189.00 $902 -2.68
535 535 11 189.50 $189.50 $1,014 —
622 622 5 188.50 $188.50 $1,172 +7.50
642 value added 642 3 183.00 $183.00 $1,175 —
786 786 5 172.00 $172.00 $1,352 —
928 value added 928 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,299 —
1118 value added 1118 3 100.00 $100.00 $1,118 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–293 292 3 141.00–149.00 $146.35 $427 —
325 325 2 187.00 $187.00 $608 —
405 405 1 179.00 $179.00 $725 -1.00
479 479 4 188.00 $188.00 $901 +8.00
575 575 2 187.00 $187.00 $1,075 +2.00
681 681 4 179.00 $179.00 $1,219 —
860 860 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,015 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 6 195.00 $195.00 $749 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 2 141.00 $141.00 $434 —
435 435 1 141.00 $141.00 $613 -11.00
520 520 1 144.00 $144.00 $749 —
875 875 1 109.00 $109.00 $954 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
598 598 2 158.00 $158.00 $945 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 160.00 $160.00 $480 —

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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.