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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, January 5, 2021

316 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $120.00/cwt ≈ $1,128/hd at 940 lb · 41 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $120.53/cwt +34.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,159/hd at 962 lb · 28 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $136.00/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $816/hd at 600 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 316 257 421
Feeder cattle 316 257 421

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 190, Heifers 82, Bulls 44) Value Added Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
499 value added 499 12 155.00 $155.00 $773 —
577 value added 577 5 136.00 $136.00 $785 —
600 value added 600 24 136.00 $136.00 $816 —
940 value added 940 41 120.00 $120.00 $1,128 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 4 160.00 $160.00 $722 -6.00
544 544 6 145.00 $145.00 $789 +20.95
595 595 1 130.00 $130.00 $774 —
613 613 4 137.00 $137.00 $840 +1.00
638 638 2 134.00 $134.00 $855 -2.00
663 value added 663 3 132.00 $132.00 $875 —
663 663 4 132.00 $132.00 $875 ±0.00
703 703 9 129.00 $129.00 $907 —
775–776 776 8 110.00–119.00 $117.88 $915 +2.88
960–975 962 28 90.00–122.50 $120.53 $1,159 +34.53
1025 1025 2 100.00 $100.00 $1,025 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 2 137.00 $137.00 $644 -18.00
535 535 1 107.00 $107.00 $572 —
575 575 3 125.00 $125.00 $719 -7.00
576 value added 576 6 129.00 $129.00 $743 —
628 628 3 127.00 $127.00 $798 +1.00
715–743 734 3 110.00–117.00 $112.27 $824 -1.73
855–885 870 2 100.00–103.00 $101.53 $883 —
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 value added 468 4 128.00 $128.00 $599 —
699 value added 699 5 114.00 $114.00 $797 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 125.00 $125.00 $550 +1.00
490 490 1 109.00 $109.00 $534 —
925 925 1 85.00 $85.00 $786 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 112.00 $112.00 $375 —
590 590 1 93.00 $93.00 $549 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 116.00 $116.00 $655 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 41.00 $41.00 $127 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 71.00 $71.00 $188 —
335 335 3 101.00 $101.00 $338 —
348 value added 348 3 111.00 $111.00 $386 —
385 385 2 105.00 $105.00 $404 -16.00
475–476 476 6 110.00–116.00 $115.00 $547 -5.00
565 565 14 115.00 $115.00 $650 —
651 651 12 111.00 $111.00 $723 -4.00
700–720 708 5 97.00–100.00 $98.78 $699 —
830–836 835 5 88.00–90.00 $88.40 $738 -11.60
919 919 4 98.00 $98.00 $901 —
1120 1120 2 96.00 $96.00 $1,075 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 2 110.00 $110.00 $509 -10.00
553 553 7 113.00 $113.00 $625 —
600 value added 600 6 113.00 $113.00 $678 —
630 630 1 105.00 $105.00 $662 -7.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 2 105.00 $105.00 $593 —
982 982 3 92.00 $92.00 $903 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 2 90.00 $90.00 $399 +39.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 80.00 $80.00 $396 +27.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
643 643 6 120.00 $120.00 $772 —
760 760 6 110.00 $110.00 $836 —
848 848 3 92.00 $92.00 $780 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 71.00 $71.00 $188 —
460 460 5 110.00 $110.00 $506 —
536 536 6 114.00 $114.00 $611 +18.00
630 630 1 104.00 $104.00 $655 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 141.00 $141.00 $437 —
385 385 1 138.00 $138.00 $531 —
467 467 5 132.00 $132.00 $616 —
590 590 1 107.00 $107.00 $631 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
577 577 3 111.00 $111.00 $640 —
1220 1220 1 71.00 $71.00 $866 —
1250 1250 1 71.00 $71.00 $888 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 2 104.00 $104.00 $515 +14.00
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 51.00 $51.00 $128 —

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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.