Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, August 22, 2023

190 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $213.00/cwt -7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,191/hd at 559 lb · 14 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $211.00/cwt ≈ $1,167/hd at 553 lb · 13 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $245.83/cwt ≈ $1,583/hd at 644 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	190	375	388
Feeder cattle	190	375	388

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 76, Heifers 90, Bulls 24) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Weaned, mostly Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
551	551	6	259.00	$259.00	$1,427	—
649	649	6	247.00	$247.00	$1,603	-0.58
654–658	655	11	225.00–242.00	$238.89	$1,565	-1.11
740	740	1	226.00	$226.00	$1,672	-3.00
770	770	1	227.00	$227.00	$1,748	+12.00
825	825	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,856	—
860	860	1	228.00	$228.00	$1,961	-8.00
860	860	4	239.00	$239.00	$2,055	+3.00
950	950	1	211.00	$211.00	$2,004	—
960	960	2	221.00	$221.00	$2,122	—
1085 value added	1085	3	205.00	$205.00	$2,224	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
644	644	12	245.00–247.00	$245.83	$1,583	—
770 value added	770	3	242.00	$242.00	$1,863	—
863 value added	863	3	238.00	$238.00	$2,054	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	3	241.00	$241.00	$1,157	—
544	544	7	247.00	$247.00	$1,344	+66.00
565	565	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,017	-41.00
625	625	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,469	+14.00

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
487	487	3	185.00	$185.00	$901	+8.42
560	560	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,075	+17.00
655	655	2	227.00	$227.00	$1,487	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	172.00	$172.00	$697	-9.00
530	530	1	156.00	$156.00	$827	+10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,031	-2.00
559	559	14	213.00	$213.00	$1,191	-7.00
646	646	5	219.00	$219.00	$1,415	-10.60
689	689	4	229.00	$229.00	$1,578	—
713	713	2	198.00	$198.00	$1,412	+12.00
770	770	1	173.00	$173.00	$1,332	-47.08
975	975	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,462	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
576 value added	576	9	230.00	$230.00	$1,325	—
639	639	5	229.00	$229.00	$1,463	—
658	658	8	233.00	$233.00	$1,533	—
723 value added	723	4	219.00	$219.00	$1,583	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–395	388	2	127.00–209.00	$167.21	$649	-52.79
510	510	1	197.00	$197.00	$1,005	+39.00
553	553	13	211.00	$211.00	$1,167	—
634	634	6	206.00	$206.00	$1,306	—
715	715	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,058	—
843	843	2	181.00	$181.00	$1,526	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	181.00	$181.00	$670	—
488	488	3	180.00	$180.00	$878	+70.00
545	545	1	175.00	$175.00	$954	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	139.00	$139.00	$535	—
553–570	559	3	130.00–191.00	$170.25	$952	—
690	690	1	129.00	$129.00	$890	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
483	483	2	221.00	$221.00	$1,067	-5.00
582	582	5	189.00	$189.00	$1,100	—
853	853	2	124.00	$124.00	$1,058	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
659	659	4	170.00	$170.00	$1,120	—
677 value added	677	5	170.00	$170.00	$1,151	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	181.00	$181.00	$887	-8.00
583	583	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,020	—
725	725	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,211	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	158.00	$158.00	$672	—
725	725	1	123.00	$123.00	$892	—

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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.