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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, December 8, 2020

820 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $134.60/cwt +3.60 vs last sale · ≈ $882/hd at 655 lb · 62 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $147.44/cwt +3.44 vs last sale · ≈ $827/hd at 561 lb · 51 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $139.08/cwt ≈ $864/hd at 621 lb · 49 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 820 162 1,176
Feeder cattle 820 162 1,176

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 487, Heifers 278, Bulls 55) 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
381 381 6 167.00 $167.00 $636 —
410 410 1 128.00 $128.00 $525 -32.00
474 474 21 169.00 $169.00 $801 —
542–545 543 4 130.00–141.00 $138.24 $751 +7.24
559–588 561 51 139.00–148.00 $147.44 $827 +3.44
640–645 643 3 110.00–131.00 $124.04 $798 -13.96
652–653 653 57 121.00–135.50 $134.74 $880 +3.74
677 value added 677 5 133.00 $133.00 $900 —
732–745 739 6 115.00–122.00 $118.53 $876 —
758 758 36 122.00 $122.00 $925 —
786 value added 786 4 127.00 $127.00 $998 —
817 value added 817 5 125.00 $125.00 $1,021 —
863 863 2 123.00 $123.00 $1,061 —
910 910 1 88.00 $88.00 $801 —
950 950 1 96.00 $96.00 $912 —
1165 1165 1 74.00 $74.00 $862 —
1450 1450 1 65.00 $65.00 $942 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 6 151.00 $151.00 $782 —
554–570 558 8 123.00–125.00 $124.49 $695 —
560 560 13 149.50 $149.50 $837 —
576 value added 576 15 151.00 $151.00 $870 —
617 617 5 131.00 $131.00 $808 —
622 622 44 140.00 $140.00 $871 —
653–680 value added 664 17 127.00–135.00 $131.63 $874 —
712–749 value added 727 17 130.00 $130.00 $945 +5.00
738 738 31 135.00 $135.00 $996 —
843 value added 843 6 128.00 $128.00 $1,079 —
857 857 5 125.50 $125.50 $1,076 —
931 value added 931 18 120.50 $120.50 $1,122 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 4 173.00 $173.00 $576 —
382 382 3 166.00 $166.00 $634 —
465 465 10 159.00 $159.00 $739 +5.00
515 515 1 134.00 $134.00 $690 —
562 562 13 140.00 $140.00 $787 +7.40
661 661 6 133.00 $133.00 $879 —
700–738 730 6 110.00–126.00 $121.91 $890 —
785 785 1 112.00 $112.00 $879 —
925 925 1 79.00 $79.00 $731 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 2 156.00 $156.00 $574 —
431 431 4 126.00 $126.00 $543 —
542 542 3 125.00 $125.00 $678 —
615 615 1 101.00 $101.00 $621 —
651 651 5 111.00 $111.00 $723 —
758 758 3 95.00 $95.00 $720 —
845 845 2 102.00 $102.00 $862 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 322 3 109.00–131.00 $124.05 $399 —
440 440 1 119.00 $119.00 $524 -13.00
455–465 463 5 121.00–131.00 $122.97 $569 —
515 515 1 130.00 $130.00 $670 —
558 558 6 130.00 $130.00 $725 —
638 638 2 123.00 $123.00 $785 —
730 730 1 108.00 $108.00 $788 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–845 838 2 107.00 $107.00 $897 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 35.00 $35.00 $201 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 118.00 $118.00 $389 —
382 382 6 137.00 $137.00 $523 —
400–441 433 5 124.00–125.00 $124.82 $540 —
486–495 487 18 109.00–125.00 $124.10 $604 +3.74
555–558 558 35 116.00–122.50 $122.32 $683 +2.32
614 614 11 127.50 $127.50 $783 —
644 value added 644 4 114.50 $114.50 $737 —
646 646 30 115.00 $115.00 $743 —
658–660 658 5 110.00 $110.00 $724 -5.87
740–747 746 12 91.00–102.00 $100.18 $747 —
782 value added 782 6 123.00 $123.00 $962 —
970 970 1 86.00 $86.00 $834 —
1168 1168 2 74.00 $74.00 $864 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 132.00 $132.00 $389 —
384 384 5 135.00 $135.00 $518 -4.00
422 422 3 124.00 $124.00 $523 —
470–478 477 13 113.00–120.00 $119.16 $568 -0.45
513–545 524 3 78.00–96.00 $89.76 $470 —
560–566 566 16 110.00–119.00 $118.44 $670 +0.44
645 645 10 115.00 $115.00 $742 -2.00
660 660 1 110.00 $110.00 $726 ±0.00
785 785 1 94.00 $94.00 $738 —
830 830 1 71.00 $71.00 $589 -13.74
910 910 1 61.00 $61.00 $555 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 4 145.00 $145.00 $486 ±0.00
518–543 529 24 123.00–129.00 $126.18 $667 +11.67
629 value added 629 10 124.50 $124.50 $783 —
725 725 5 114.00 $114.00 $826 —
928 value added 928 4 95.00 $95.00 $882 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 115.00 $115.00 $374 —
452 452 3 99.00 $99.00 $447 +9.00
540–545 543 4 89.00–90.00 $89.50 $486 —
659 659 4 84.00 $84.00 $554 —
735 735 2 81.00 $81.00 $595 +10.00
815 815 1 61.00 $61.00 $497 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 2 116.00 $116.00 $433 —
415 415 1 109.00 $109.00 $452 —
460 460 1 97.00 $97.00 $446 -11.00
580 580 1 85.00 $85.00 $493 -14.00
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 4 95.00 $95.00 $341 —
445 445 1 93.00 $93.00 $414 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
744 value added 744 4 114.00 $114.00 $848 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 51.00 $51.00 $84 —
795 795 1 41.00 $41.00 $326 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 1 91.00 $91.00 $623 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–476 472 7 146.00–149.50 $149.02 $703 +15.02
515 515 1 103.00 $103.00 $530 -23.00
554 554 7 135.00 $135.00 $748 —
603–615 609 4 112.00–114.00 $112.99 $688 —
810 810 2 87.00 $87.00 $705 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 4 164.00 $164.00 $597 —
440–441 441 6 148.00–153.00 $151.34 $667 —
460–480 470 2 122.00–126.00 $124.04 $583 —
558 558 2 130.00 $130.00 $725 +16.03
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
259 259 4 104.00 $104.00 $269 —
495 495 2 97.00 $97.00 $480 —
595 595 1 65.00 $65.00 $387 —
613 613 2 98.00 $98.00 $601 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 120.00 $120.00 $306 —
325 325 1 119.00 $119.00 $387 —
443 443 2 137.00 $137.00 $607 —
595 595 1 95.00 $95.00 $565 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 120.00 $120.00 $576 —
535 535 1 90.00 $90.00 $482 —
585 585 1 90.00 $90.00 $526 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 41.00 $41.00 $72 —
285 285 1 98.00 $98.00 $279 —
450 450 1 41.00 $41.00 $184 —

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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.