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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 15, 2020

257 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $136.00/cwt +11.96 vs last sale · ≈ $864/hd at 635 lb · 22 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $145.50/cwt -1.94 vs last sale · ≈ $806/hd at 554 lb · 17 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $132.00/cwt -2.60 vs last sale · ≈ $867/hd at 657 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 257 820 280
Feeder cattle 257 820 280

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 130, Heifers 87, Bulls 40) 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
459 459 7 166.00 $166.00 $762 -3.00
525–530 528 2 114.00–134.00 $124.05 $655 -14.19
554 554 17 145.50 $145.50 $806 -1.94
635 635 22 136.00 $136.00 $864 +11.96
657 657 16 132.00 $132.00 $867 -2.74
754 754 8 115.00 $115.00 $867 -7.00
825 value added 825 4 105.00 $105.00 $866 -20.00
845 845 1 101.00 $101.00 $853 —
860 860 1 91.00 $91.00 $783 -32.00
975 975 1 86.00 $86.00 $838 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 150.00 $150.00 $465 -23.00
387 387 3 160.00 $160.00 $619 -6.00
463 463 6 155.00 $155.00 $718 -4.00
568 568 2 132.00 $132.00 $750 -8.00
615 615 2 126.00 $126.00 $775 —
710 710 3 114.00 $114.00 $809 -7.91
798 798 2 101.00 $101.00 $806 -11.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
629 629 16 131.00 $131.00 $824 -9.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 4 109.00 $109.00 $708 —
825 825 1 70.00 $70.00 $578 -37.00
975 975 2 79.00 $79.00 $770 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 144.00 $144.00 $497 +19.95
447 447 3 124.00 $124.00 $554 +5.00
543 543 2 121.00 $121.00 $657 -9.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 2 89.00 $89.00 $383 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 131.00 $131.00 $458 -25.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 3 121.00 $121.00 $456 -16.00
440 440 1 87.00 $87.00 $383 -37.82
491 491 4 120.00 $120.00 $589 -4.10
535–546 545 8 115.00–120.00 $119.39 $651 —
615 615 1 110.00 $110.00 $676 -17.50
659 659 7 115.00 $115.00 $758 +5.00
753 753 3 100.00 $100.00 $753 —
848 848 6 100.00 $100.00 $848 —
1045 1045 1 71.00 $71.00 $742 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 2 121.00 $121.00 $457 -14.00
471 471 4 120.00 $120.00 $565 +0.84
590 590 2 110.00 $110.00 $649 -8.44
638 638 4 112.00 $112.00 $715 -3.00
760–795 772 3 81.00–95.00 $90.19 $696 -3.81
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
567 567 7 116.00 $116.00 $658 —
603 603 4 109.00 $109.00 $657 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 119.00 $119.00 $357 —
353 353 3 119.00 $119.00 $420 +3.00
462 462 3 104.00 $104.00 $480 +7.00
535 535 2 107.00 $107.00 $572 —
630 630 1 91.00 $91.00 $573 —
725 725 1 89.00 $89.00 $645 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 41.00 $41.00 $131 —
410 410 2 51.00 $51.00 $209 -42.00
457 457 3 51.00 $51.00 $233 —
545 545 1 51.00 $51.00 $278 —
590 590 1 82.00 $82.00 $484 —
605 605 1 51.00 $51.00 $309 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 4 130.00 $130.00 $567 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 51.00 $51.00 $173 -64.00
480 480 1 53.00 $53.00 $254 -46.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 81.00 $81.00 $369 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
554 554 5 115.00 $115.00 $637 -20.00
633 633 4 108.00 $108.00 $684 -4.99
996 996 4 91.00 $91.00 $906 —
1030 1030 4 81.00 $81.00 $834 —
1199 1199 8 91.00 $91.00 $1,091 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 85.00 $85.00 $323 —
440 440 2 111.00 $111.00 $488 —
455 455 3 65.00 $65.00 $296 —
595 595 3 85.00 $85.00 $506 +20.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 90.00 $90.00 $248 —
480 480 1 90.00 $90.00 $432 -30.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760 760 1 80.00 $80.00 $608 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 96.00 $96.00 $523 —

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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.