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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 26, 2021

272 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $124.02/cwt +4.02 vs last sale · ≈ $955/hd at 770 lb · 34 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $134.59/cwt +4.11 vs last sale · ≈ $890/hd at 661 lb · 29 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $115.82/cwt +12.82 vs last sale · ≈ $965/hd at 834 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 272 331 263
Feeder cattle 272 331 263

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 156, Heifers 76, Bulls 40) Value Added and Natural 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
395 395 3 144.00–153.00 $150.00 $592 -7.00
486 486 5 155.00 $155.00 $753 —
533 533 2 148.00 $148.00 $789 —
559–565 559 16 140.00–148.00 $147.49 $824 +1.59
661–663 661 18 130.50–134.75 $134.04 $886 +4.04
661 661 11 135.50 $135.50 $896 +5.50
747 747 3 122.00 $122.00 $911 +12.00
751 751 13 123.25 $123.25 $926 +3.25
782 value added 782 21 124.50 $124.50 $974 —
810–820 815 2 107.00 $107.00 $872 +4.00
836 836 15 117.00 $117.00 $978 +14.00
893 value added 893 3 114.00 $114.00 $1,018 —
1133 1133 2 76.00 $76.00 $861 —
1268 1268 2 76.00 $76.00 $964 +19.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 4 154.00 $154.00 $598 —
453 453 3 140.00 $140.00 $634 +24.00
539 539 4 130.00 $130.00 $701 —
638 638 4 123.00 $123.00 $785 -3.00
754 754 4 115.00 $115.00 $867 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765 value added 765 12 126.50 $126.50 $968 +16.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 146.00 $146.00 $548 —
750 750 1 110.00 $110.00 $825 —
815 815 1 70.00 $70.00 $570 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 108.00 $108.00 $567 +2.00
570 570 1 113.00 $113.00 $644 +8.00
665 665 1 111.00 $111.00 $738 +18.00
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 109.00 $109.00 $480 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 4 136.00 $136.00 $515 +6.00
428 428 2 123.00 $123.00 $526 —
491 491 4 120.50 $120.50 $592 +5.50
565 565 11 119.00 $119.00 $672 -3.50
647 647 10 113.50 $113.50 $734 +9.50
665 value added 665 3 119.00 $119.00 $791 —
668 668 2 110.00 $110.00 $735 -1.00
718 718 3 105.00 $105.00 $754 —
850 850 1 94.00 $94.00 $799 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 129.00 $129.00 $471 —
429 429 5 126.00 $126.00 $541 +16.00
460–493 482 3 104.00–116.00 $112.18 $541 +11.18
551–570 555 5 112.00–118.00 $116.77 $648 +1.77
625 625 2 108.00–111.00 $109.50 $684 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 5 118.00 $118.00 $435 +9.00
438 438 3 108.00 $108.00 $473 +47.00
480 480 1 109.00 $109.00 $523 —
525 525 2 112.00 $112.00 $588 +12.00
715 715 1 90.00 $90.00 $644 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 99.00 $99.00 $406 —
520 520 2 94.00–99.00 $96.50 $502 —
665 665 1 95.00 $95.00 $632 +14.00
755 755 1 98.00 $98.00 $740 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 2 144.00 $144.00 $422 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 104.00 $104.00 $494 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 137.00 $137.00 $418 —
563 563 5 132.00 $132.00 $743 ±0.00
656 656 7 118.00 $118.00 $774 —
740 740 2 110.00 $110.00 $814 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 135.00 $135.00 $526 —
465–485 475 2 121.00–131.00 $125.89 $598 —
550 550 4 128.00 $128.00 $704 —
600 600 1 118.00 $118.00 $708 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 119.00 $119.00 $351 —
410 410 1 131.00 $131.00 $537 —
466 466 4 125.00 $125.00 $582 —
543 543 2 112.00 $112.00 $608 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 6 136.00 $136.00 $636 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 116.00 $116.00 $481 —

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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.