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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, December 1, 2020

162 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $118.00/cwt ≈ $666/hd at 564 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $154.00/cwt +1.19 vs last sale · ≈ $722/hd at 469 lb · 11 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.00/cwt -5.50 vs last sale · ≈ $672/hd at 560 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 162 443 348
Feeder cattle 162 443 348

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 65, Heifers 86, Bulls 11) 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 164.00 $164.00 $549 —
445 445 3 160.00 $160.00 $712 —
515 515 1 131.00 $131.00 $675 —
555 555 5 144.00 $144.00 $799 -6.00
619 619 4 138.00 $138.00 $854 +13.00
688 688 2 131.00 $131.00 $901 -2.00
712 value added 712 7 125.00 $125.00 $890 -8.00
833 833 2 103.00 $103.00 $858 -2.00
1060 1060 1 90.00 $90.00 $954 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 2 139.00 $139.00 $602 —
469 469 11 154.00 $154.00 $722 +1.19
545 value added 545 4 128.00 $128.00 $698 —
563–595 568 6 126.00–134.00 $132.60 $753 -2.40
610 610 1 110.00 $110.00 $671 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 159.00 $159.00 $604 +4.52
520 value added 520 3 147.00 $147.00 $764 —
730 value added 730 7 125.00 $125.00 $912 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 3 132.00 $132.00 $577 +5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 4 139.00 $139.00 $530 +11.00
465–484 480 5 118.00–120.00 $119.61 $574 +6.20
564 564 12 118.00 $118.00 $666 —
638 638 2 117.00 $117.00 $746 +3.00
655 655 1 110.00 $110.00 $720 —
756 value added 756 6 109.00 $109.00 $824 —
805–825 818 3 76.00–89.00 $84.74 $693 —
995 995 2 76.00 $76.00 $756 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478–492 486 5 118.00–124.00 $120.36 $585 -2.14
560 560 10 120.00 $120.00 $672 -5.50
659–660 659 8 115.00–116.00 $115.87 $764 —
755 755 3 101.00 $101.00 $763 -7.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 145.00 $145.00 $497 +2.00
423 423 6 131.00 $131.00 $554 —
528–543 536 4 114.00–115.00 $114.51 $614 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 109.00 $109.00 $311 —
485 485 1 108.00 $108.00 $524 —
545 545 1 61.00 $61.00 $332 -54.00
563 563 2 99.00 $99.00 $557 —
610 610 1 91.00 $91.00 $555 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 90.00 $90.00 $432 —
550 550 1 87.00 $87.00 $478 —
700 700 1 71.00 $71.00 $497 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755 755 1 20.00 $20.00 $151 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 2 134.00 $134.00 $654 -17.00
520 520 3 126.00 $126.00 $655 +1.00
780 780 1 101.00 $101.00 $788 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570–585 578 2 112.00–116.00 $113.97 $659 —
710 710 1 85.00 $85.00 $604 —
830 830 1 79.00 $79.00 $656 —
905 905 1 81.00 $81.00 $733 —

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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.