Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, May 16, 2023

278 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $248.08/cwt +9.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,391/hd at 561 lb · 49 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $199.43/cwt +9.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,087/hd at 545 lb · 33 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $238.47/cwt ≈ $1,541/hd at 646 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	278	208	258
Feeder cattle	278	208	258

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 150, Heifers 117, Bulls 11) Value Added and Most 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
484	484	15	251.00	$251.00	$1,215	+8.00
522	522	5	245.00	$245.00	$1,279	—
560	560	36	251.00	$251.00	$1,406	+10.91
563	563	13	240.00	$240.00	$1,351	-0.09
620–649	646	27	234.00–239.00	$238.47	$1,541	—
670	670	3	229.00	$229.00	$1,534	+12.00
720	720	14	220.00	$220.00	$1,584	+24.38
730–746	744	10	139.00–209.00	$202.14	$1,504	-4.86
900	900	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,503	—
1080	1080	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,404	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	206.00	$206.00	$721	+55.00
455–471	468	6	200.00–230.00	$225.14	$1,054	+59.14
500	500	3	181.00	$181.00	$905	—
551	551	6	225.00	$225.00	$1,240	—
660–665	663	3	174.00–226.00	$208.75	$1,384	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453	453	2	152.00	$152.00	$689	—
570	570	1	171.00	$171.00	$975	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	128.00	$128.00	$544	-15.00
510	510	2	177.00	$177.00	$903	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	181.00	$181.00	$543	—
461–494	478	8	180.00–181.00	$180.52	$863	-8.48
535–545	545	33	181.00–200.00	$199.43	$1,087	+9.93
653–690	656	11	186.00–188.00	$187.81	$1,232	—
683 value added	683	3	188.00	$188.00	$1,284	—
708 value added	708	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,310	—
708	708	5	189.00	$189.00	$1,338	—
740	740	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,369	—
773	773	7	187.00	$187.00	$1,446	+15.00
790	790	1	174.00	$174.00	$1,375	+2.00
809 value added	809	9	182.50	$182.50	$1,476	—
850	850	1	158.00	$158.00	$1,343	—
965	965	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,129	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–433	429	5	175.00–181.00	$179.84	$772	+0.84
470	470	2	180.00	$180.00	$846	-8.00
540	540	5	190.00	$190.00	$1,026	—
635	635	1	150.00	$150.00	$952	—
745	745	1	179.00	$179.00	$1,334	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378–387	383	5	175.00–181.00	$178.63	$684	-16.37
491	491	6	185.00	$185.00	$908	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	129.00	$129.00	$458	—
450–464	461	5	139.00–156.00	$152.68	$704	—
560	560	2	145.00	$145.00	$812	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	140.00	$140.00	$665	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	215.00	$215.00	$828	—
453	453	3	206.00	$206.00	$933	—
528	528	3	189.00	$189.00	$998	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	183.00	$183.00	$860	—
645	645	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,032	—

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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.