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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 12, 2021

935 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $132.05/cwt +0.05 vs last sale · ≈ $874/hd at 662 lb · 73 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $127.50/cwt ≈ $951/hd at 746 lb · 64 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $127.00/cwt ≈ $974/hd at 767 lb · 63 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 935 316 333
Feeder cattle 935 316 333

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 498, Heifers 368, Bulls 69) 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
320 320 1 160.00 $160.00 $512 —
385 385 4 159.00 $159.00 $612 —
465 465 13 160.00 $160.00 $744 ±0.00
500–510 503 3 118.00–145.00 $132.09 $664 —
562 562 50 152.50 $152.50 $857 +22.50
643 value added 643 7 132.00 $132.00 $849 —
650–670 662 73 105.00–134.00 $132.05 $874 +0.05
705 705 1 115.00 $115.00 $811 -14.00
736 value added 736 4 124.50 $124.50 $916 —
752 value added 752 21 125.00 $125.00 $940 —
761–770 762 17 114.00–122.00 $121.52 $926 +3.64
810 810 1 100.00 $100.00 $810 —
840–844 value added 843 15 117.00–123.50 $122.20 $1,030 —
881 value added 881 35 124.75 $124.75 $1,099 —
931 931 4 101.00 $101.00 $940 —
940 value added 940 4 121.00 $121.00 $1,137 —
1074 1074 4 92.00 $92.00 $988 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 value added 427 6 151.00 $151.00 $645 —
513 513 19 150.00 $150.00 $770 —
519 value added 519 9 126.00 $126.00 $654 —
592 value added 592 8 132.50 $132.50 $784 -3.50
623 value added 623 10 134.00 $134.00 $835 -2.00
669 value added 669 7 135.00 $135.00 $903 —
746 value added 746 64 127.50 $127.50 $951 —
767 value added 767 63 127.00 $127.00 $974 —
827 827 3 101.00 $101.00 $835 —
945 value added 945 5 117.00 $117.00 $1,106 -3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 158.00 $158.00 $498 —
370 370 1 152.00 $152.00 $562 —
487 487 6 156.00 $156.00 $760 +19.00
548 548 9 139.50 $139.50 $764 +32.50
659 659 9 129.50 $129.50 $853 —
770 770 1 89.00 $89.00 $685 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 110.00 $110.00 $622 -6.00
623 623 2 104.00 $104.00 $648 —
715 715 2 89.00 $89.00 $636 —
757 value added 757 3 82.00 $82.00 $621 —
1010 1010 1 98.00 $98.00 $990 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 130.00 $130.00 $533 +5.00
552 552 3 103.00 $103.00 $569 —
645 645 2 108.00 $108.00 $697 —
770 770 1 94.00 $94.00 $724 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 100.00 $100.00 $460 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 98.00 $98.00 $206 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 3 147.00 $147.00 $481 +46.00
380–390 387 5 125.00–136.00 $132.43 $513 +27.43
429 429 7 128.50 $128.50 $551 —
465–477 476 24 101.00–120.50 $119.18 $567 +4.18
500 500 1 108.00 $108.00 $540 —
560–562 562 54 105.00–123.50 $122.82 $690 +7.82
647 647 23 118.00 $118.00 $763 —
660 660 2 118.00 $118.00 $779 +7.00
749 749 6 107.00 $107.00 $801 —
771 value added 771 7 113.00 $113.00 $871 —
824 value added 824 22 105.00 $105.00 $865 —
863 value added 863 4 101.00 $101.00 $872 —
952 value added 952 3 101.00 $101.00 $962 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 85.00 $85.00 $378 —
560 value added 560 20 129.00 $129.00 $722 —
651 value added 651 41 118.00 $118.00 $768 —
738 738 31 114.00 $114.00 $841 —
755 value added 755 21 110.00 $110.00 $830 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 120.00 $120.00 $330 —
374 374 5 134.00 $134.00 $501 —
425–430 429 10 111.00–123.50 $121.02 $519 —
482 482 6 115.00 $115.00 $554 +5.00
559 559 21 115.00 $115.00 $643 +2.00
604 604 9 118.00 $118.00 $713 +13.00
638 638 5 118.00 $118.00 $753 +13.00
718 718 2 109.00 $109.00 $783 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 91.00 $91.00 $350 —
436 436 4 106.00 $106.00 $462 —
560 560 2 97.00 $97.00 $543 —
649 649 5 81.00 $81.00 $526 —
755 755 1 90.00 $90.00 $680 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 117.00 $117.00 $386 —
468 468 3 115.00 $115.00 $538 —
515–527 524 4 101.00–108.00 $106.28 $557 —
780 780 1 84.00 $84.00 $655 —
853 853 2 89.00 $89.00 $759 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 2 80.00 $80.00 $480 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 238 2 96.00 $96.00 $228 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 5 156.00 $156.00 $576 +18.00
459 459 5 145.00 $145.00 $666 +13.00
551 551 12 136.00 $136.00 $749 —
740 740 4 104.00 $104.00 $770 —
885 885 1 91.00 $91.00 $805 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 2 160.00 $160.00 $621 —
415 415 1 129.00 $129.00 $535 —
454 454 7 140.00 $140.00 $636 —
533 533 6 124.00 $124.00 $661 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 2 90.00 $90.00 $518 —
642 642 9 117.00 $117.00 $751 -3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 147.00 $147.00 $581 —
543 543 3 119.00 $119.00 $646 +5.00
685 685 1 89.00 $89.00 $610 —
785 785 2 90.00 $90.00 $706 —
815 815 1 59.00 $59.00 $481 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 83.00 $83.00 $494 —
620 620 1 75.00 $75.00 $465 —
720 720 1 41.00 $41.00 $295 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 104.00 $104.00 $504 ±0.00
545 545 1 109.00 $109.00 $594 —
645 645 1 83.00 $83.00 $535 —

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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.