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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, November 17, 2020

443 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $150.00/cwt +6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $826/hd at 551 lb · 31 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $128.00/cwt ≈ $1,138/hd at 889 lb · 30 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.50/cwt +2.56 vs last sale · ≈ $702/hd at 559 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 443 742 411
Feeder cattle 443 742 411

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 194, Heifers 189, Bulls 60) Value Added and 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454 454 6 160.00 $160.00 $726 -0.50
551 551 31 150.00 $150.00 $826 +6.00
627 627 3 125.00 $125.00 $784 -11.40
654 654 20 133.00 $133.00 $870 -1.58
728 value added 728 4 133.00 $133.00 $968 -1.50
725–739 738 14 121.00–127.00 $125.94 $929 +1.94
773 value added 773 3 127.00 $127.00 $982 —
790 790 1 101.00 $101.00 $798 -9.23
825 825 1 105.00 $105.00 $866 +14.00
862 862 5 121.00 $121.00 $1,043 +16.00
960 960 1 104.00 $104.00 $998 +9.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–393 383 6 140.00–162.00 $154.48 $592 —
632 632 5 130.00 $130.00 $822 —
636 value added 636 4 110.00 $110.00 $700 -25.00
698 value added 698 9 133.00 $133.00 $928 —
889 value added 889 30 128.00 $128.00 $1,138 —
922 value added 922 3 110.00 $110.00 $1,014 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–463 462 9 135.00–155.00 $152.81 $706 +6.81
564 564 5 135.00 $135.00 $761 —
651 651 6 124.00 $124.00 $807 —
750 750 2 118.00 $118.00 $885 +4.00
840 840 2 110.00 $110.00 $924 +5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 119.00 $119.00 $369 -10.00
550 550 3 114.00 $114.00 $627 +1.69
640–642 642 4 92.00–115.00 $109.26 $701 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 140.00 $140.00 $448 —
350 350 1 132.00 $132.00 $462 —
425 425 1 127.00 $127.00 $540 —
540 540 1 113.00 $113.00 $610 +13.00
760 760 1 106.00 $106.00 $806 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 1 91.00 $91.00 $614 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 4 134.00 $134.00 $501 ±0.00
428 428 8 125.00 $125.00 $535 +2.82
485 485 12 122.50 $122.50 $594 -1.23
559 559 29 125.50 $125.50 $702 +2.56
649 649 15 117.00 $117.00 $759 -5.00
653 value added 653 2 108.00 $108.00 $705 -10.00
723–735 727 3 100.00 $100.00 $727 -24.34
758 758 6 108.00 $108.00 $819 +8.00
847 847 3 89.00 $89.00 $754 —
973–995 980 3 83.00–87.00 $85.65 $839 +5.65
1110 1110 1 74.00 $74.00 $821 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 143.00 $143.00 $472 —
549 value added 549 9 111.00 $111.00 $609 —
690 690 9 122.00 $122.00 $842 —
692 value added 692 20 125.00 $125.00 $865 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–293 289 3 121.00–129.00 $126.41 $365 —
382 382 3 128.00 $128.00 $489 —
433 433 2 115.00 $115.00 $498 -5.00
465–485 478 3 108.00–116.00 $113.41 $542 -6.59
510–538 535 9 118.00–127.00 $126.05 $674 +15.05
643 643 10 114.00 $114.00 $733 —
758 758 4 101.00 $101.00 $766 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 100.00 $100.00 $305 —
543 543 4 105.00 $105.00 $570 —
666 666 5 108.00 $108.00 $719 +13.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 100.00 $100.00 $420 —
545 545 3 115.00 $115.00 $627 —
655 655 3 99.00 $99.00 $648 —
745 745 1 83.00 $83.00 $618 -6.00
900 900 1 70.00 $70.00 $630 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 159.00 $159.00 $620 +8.03
430 430 1 136.00 $136.00 $585 —
458 458 5 151.00 $151.00 $692 +10.77
535 535 1 125.00 $125.00 $669 -0.52
558 558 4 130.00 $130.00 $725 +13.50
680 680 5 111.00 $111.00 $755 -4.00
862 862 3 98.00 $98.00 $845 +27.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
758 758 3 106.00 $106.00 $803 —
886 886 7 92.00 $92.00 $815 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 84.00 $84.00 $420 —
553 553 2 111.00 $111.00 $614 +5.04
610 610 1 85.00 $85.00 $518 —
690 690 1 91.00 $91.00 $628 —
733 733 2 102.00 $102.00 $748 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–490 480 2 133.00–141.00 $136.92 $657 +2.16
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 1 85.00 $85.00 $544 -20.00
685 685 1 89.00 $89.00 $610 —

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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.