Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, November 3, 2020

152 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $112.19/cwt -0.81 vs last sale · ≈ $739/hd at 659 lb · 16 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $118.50/cwt +8.50 vs last sale · ≈ $652/hd at 550 lb · 13 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $117.00/cwt ≈ $874/hd at 747 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	152	524	657
Feeder cattle	152	524	657

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 76, Heifers 64, Bulls 12) 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
570	570	9	140.00	$140.00	$798	+0.15
662	662	10	133.00	$133.00	$880	-4.00
747	747	13	117.00	$117.00	$874	—
750	750	1	116.00	$116.00	$870	-1.00
815–830	823	2	111.00–113.00	$111.99	$922	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
556	556	8	140.00	$140.00	$778	—
670	670	8	133.00	$133.00	$891	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
654	654	7	128.00	$128.00	$837	—
730	730	2	116.00	$116.00	$847	—
765	765	1	115.00	$115.00	$880	±0.00
820	820	1	111.00	$111.00	$910	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	1	110.00	$110.00	$627	-14.00
665	665	3	122.00	$122.00	$811	—
750	750	4	107.00	$107.00	$802	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640	640	2	122.00	$122.00	$781	—
755	755	2	116.00	$116.00	$876	—
890	890	2	103.00	$103.00	$917	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
493	493	3	121.00	$121.00	$597	+10.40
549	549	5	118.50	$118.50	$651	—
657–660	659	16	112.00–113.00	$112.19	$739	-0.81
730	730	1	99.00	$99.00	$723	-2.00
763	763	6	106.00	$106.00	$809	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	114.00	$114.00	$359	-15.00
550	550	13	118.50	$118.50	$652	+8.50
656	656	4	110.00	$110.00	$722	±0.00
810	810	2	91.00	$91.00	$737	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	4	102.00–112.00	$107.00	$369	—
552	552	3	109.00	$109.00	$602	+8.00

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	101.00	$101.00	$359	—
645	645	1	65.00	$65.00	$419	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443	443	4	135.00	$135.00	$598	—
555	555	2	120.00	$120.00	$666	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	130.00	$130.00	$442	—
565	565	1	121.00	$121.00	$684	-12.00
620	620	1	98.00	$98.00	$608	-22.00
780	780	1	95.00	$95.00	$741	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840	840	1	88.00	$88.00	$739	—

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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.