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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Radiant, VA

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

Sale of Tuesday, November 10, 2020

742 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $131.92/cwt -1.08 vs last sale · ≈ $869/hd at 659 lb · 87 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.94/cwt ≈ $688/hd at 560 lb · 55 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $116.00/cwt +3.81 vs last sale · ≈ $769/hd at 663 lb · 49 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 742 152 702
Feeder cattle 742 152 702

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 332, Heifers 314, Bulls 96) Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 2 160.00 $160.00 $629 —
482 482 14 160.50 $160.50 $774 —
523–548 534 18 120.00–150.50 $144.47 $771 —
580 580 32 144.00 $144.00 $835 +4.00
615 615 2 107.00 $107.00 $658 —
608–642 624 38 132.50–140.50 $136.40 $851 —
657–662 657 71 129.00–137.50 $134.58 $884 +1.58
668 value added 668 5 128.00 $128.00 $855 —
668 668 11 116.50 $116.50 $778 -16.50
730 value added 730 11 134.50 $134.50 $982 —
700–748 745 15 109.00–125.00 $124.00 $924 +7.00
758 758 5 120.00 $120.00 $910 +4.00
750–780 766 5 107.00–119.00 $110.23 $844 -5.77
835 835 1 91.00 $91.00 $760 -20.99
850 850 2 105.00 $105.00 $892 —
905 value added 905 4 100.00 $100.00 $905 —
970 970 1 95.00 $95.00 $922 —
1205 1205 1 81.00 $81.00 $976 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 5 161.00 $161.00 $591 —
466 466 6 146.00 $146.00 $680 —
545 545 12 135.00 $135.00 $736 —
633 633 7 129.50 $129.50 $820 —
740 740 1 109.00 $109.00 $807 -7.00
754 754 6 114.00 $114.00 $860 -1.00
843 843 3 105.00 $105.00 $885 -6.00
938 938 2 95.00 $95.00 $891 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
583 583 2 115.00 $115.00 $670 -25.00
644 value added 644 5 135.00 $135.00 $869 —
740 740 21 128.00 $128.00 $947 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 2 114.00 $114.00 $559 —
515 515 1 100.00 $100.00 $515 —
558–565 562 4 112.00–118.00 $114.98 $646 —
640 640 2 124.00 $124.00 $794 +2.00
735 735 1 100.00 $100.00 $735 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 129.00 $129.00 $387 —
465 465 2 107.00 $107.00 $498 —
500 500 1 100.00 $100.00 $500 —
550–555 552 3 105.00–116.00 $112.31 $620 +2.31
705 705 1 89.00 $89.00 $627 —
750 750 1 91.00 $91.00 $682 -16.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 108.00 $108.00 $632 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 9 134.00 $134.00 $525 —
433–440 434 9 100.00–125.00 $122.18 $530 —
484–485 484 19 101.00–125.00 $123.73 $599 +2.73
558–595 560 55 81.00–124.00 $122.94 $688 —
623 623 18 122.00 $122.00 $760 —
650–665 657 39 91.00–116.50 $115.49 $759 +3.30
687 value added 687 10 118.00 $118.00 $811 —
727–738 734 15 123.00–125.00 $124.34 $913 +25.34
700–746 739 7 97.00–108.00 $106.01 $783 +7.01
750 750 1 100.00 $100.00 $750 -6.00
850 850 2 105.00 $105.00 $892 —
955 955 2 80.00 $80.00 $764 —
1175 1175 2 61.00 $61.00 $717 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 308 2 101.00–110.00 $105.39 $325 -8.61
423 423 6 120.00 $120.00 $508 —
481 481 11 120.00 $120.00 $577 —
535 535 1 111.00 $111.00 $594 —
556–575 558 11 100.00–119.00 $117.22 $654 -1.28
654 654 7 111.00 $111.00 $726 +1.00
735 735 1 91.00 $91.00 $669 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–449 446 11 91.00–93.00 $92.83 $414 —
560 560 8 100.00 $100.00 $560 —
620 value added 620 5 104.00 $104.00 $645 —
663 663 6 95.00 $95.00 $630 —
828 828 2 85.00 $85.00 $704 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 90.00 $90.00 $284 -17.00
350–380 360 3 93.00–110.00 $104.02 $374 —
450–462 460 7 85.00–104.00 $101.35 $466 —
565 565 10 111.00 $111.00 $627 +2.00
715 715 2 89.00 $89.00 $636 —
815 815 1 88.00 $88.00 $717 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 100.00 $100.00 $500 —
650 650 2 85.00 $85.00 $552 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 3 121.00 $121.00 $324 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–387 384 4 123.00–160.00 $150.97 $580 —
465–468 468 9 134.00–141.00 $140.23 $656 —
510–549 546 12 108.00–127.00 $125.52 $685 —
560–565 563 2 116.00–117.00 $116.50 $656 -4.50
630 630 1 101.00 $101.00 $636 +3.00
653 653 10 115.00 $115.00 $751 —
775 775 1 83.00 $83.00 $643 -12.00
890 890 1 71.00 $71.00 $632 —
930 930 1 67.00 $67.00 $623 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 161.00 $161.00 $564 —
454–470 456 10 124.00–136.00 $134.76 $615 —
595 595 3 118.00 $118.00 $702 —
770 770 1 82.00 $82.00 $631 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 3 95.00 $95.00 $410 —
530 530 1 90.00 $90.00 $477 —
558 558 3 96.00 $96.00 $536 —
644 644 4 105.00 $105.00 $676 —
1049 1049 4 57.00 $57.00 $598 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 115.00 $115.00 $270 —
335 335 2 114.00 $114.00 $382 —
450 450 6 114.00 $114.00 $513 —
570–585 578 2 103.00–109.00 $105.96 $612 —
835 835 1 62.00 $62.00 $518 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
732 732 3 104.00 $104.00 $761 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 110.00 $110.00 $490 —

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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.