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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, October 13, 2020

308 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.00/cwt ≈ $849/hd at 629 lb · 37 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $131.50/cwt ≈ $1,073/hd at 816 lb · 18 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $141.14/cwt ≈ $937/hd at 664 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 308 432 509
Feeder cattle 308 — 509

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 121, Heifers 172, Bulls 15) 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 $ ≈ $/hd
375 375 1 150.00 $150.00 $562
470 470 1 150.00 $150.00 $705
540 value added 540 6 147.00 $147.00 $794
568 568 6 146.00 $146.00 $829
646 646 8 138.00 $138.00 $891
734–738 735 11 125.00–134.00 $131.54 $967
759 value added 759 4 131.00 $131.00 $994
816 value added 816 18 131.50 $131.50 $1,073
850 850 5 124.00 $124.00 $1,054
928 928 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,067
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
449 449 4 138.00 $138.00 $620
543 543 5 134.00 $134.00 $728
631 631 7 130.00 $130.00 $820
715 715 2 128.00 $128.00 $915
833 833 2 121.50 $121.50 $1,012
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
660–666 value added 664 16 137.00–143.00 $141.14 $937
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
485 485 3 129.00 $129.00 $626
542 542 3 124.00 $124.00 $672
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
395 395 1 118.00 $118.00 $466
548 548 2 110.00 $110.00 $603
565 565 1 110.00 $110.00 $622
625 625 1 115.00 $115.00 $719
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
288 288 2 139.00 $139.00 $400

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
378 378 2 128.00 $128.00 $484
482 482 3 120.00 $120.00 $578
562 562 6 123.00 $123.00 $691
642 value added 642 5 130.50 $130.50 $838
652 652 6 120.00 $120.00 $782
773 773 3 100.00 $100.00 $773
816 value added 816 7 113.00 $113.00 $922
899 value added 899 4 110.00 $110.00 $989
938 938 3 110.00 $110.00 $1,032
960 960 15 111.00 $111.00 $1,066
1040 1040 2 102.00 $102.00 $1,061
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
519 value added 519 7 132.00 $132.00 $685
629 value added 629 37 135.00 $135.00 $849
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
285 285 2 110.00 $110.00 $314
330 330 1 120.00 $120.00 $396
390 390 2 119.00 $119.00 $464
413 413 2 120.00 $120.00 $496
488 488 4 120.00 $120.00 $586
559 559 7 125.50 $125.50 $702
648 648 3 115.00 $115.00 $745
742 742 3 109.00 $109.00 $809
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
290 290 1 101.00 $101.00 $293
353 353 3 118.00 $118.00 $417
464 464 5 114.50 $114.50 $531
560 560 7 121.00 $121.00 $678
663 663 4 104.00 $104.00 $690
700 700 1 106.00 $106.00 $742
755 755 2 83.00–94.00 $88.50 $668
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
440 440 1 109.00 $109.00 $480
520 520 1 113.00 $113.00 $588
563 563 5 119.00 $119.00 $670
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
675 675 1 85.00 $85.00 $574

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
573 573 2 120.00 $120.00 $688
651 651 4 119.00 $119.00 $775
725 725 3 110.00 $110.00 $798
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
688 688 2 106.00 $106.00 $729
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
460 460 1 137.00 $137.00 $630
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
770 770 1 93.00 $93.00 $716

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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.