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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, February 9, 2021

148 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $120.00/cwt +6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,044/hd at 870 lb · 19 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $139.69/cwt ≈ $866/hd at 620 lb · 13 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $126.50/cwt +4.50 vs last sale · ≈ $924/hd at 731 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 148 272 222
Feeder cattle 148 272 222

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 95, Heifers 48, Bulls 5) 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
377 377 3 156.00 $156.00 $588 +6.00
435 435 1 149.00 $149.00 $648 —
473–490 477 8 131.00–160.00 $152.56 $728 -2.44
540 540 1 128.00 $128.00 $691 -20.00
564 564 5 149.00 $149.00 $840 +1.51
581 value added 581 4 150.00 $150.00 $872 —
606 606 8 142.00 $142.00 $861 —
643 value added 643 5 136.00 $136.00 $874 —
655 655 3 134.00 $134.00 $878 -0.04
671 value added 671 4 134.00 $134.00 $899 —
715 715 3 122.00 $122.00 $872 ±0.00
736 value added 736 9 128.00 $128.00 $942 —
870 value added 870 19 120.00 $120.00 $1,044 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 144.00 $144.00 $518 -10.00
473 473 3 150.00 $150.00 $710 +10.00
570 570 8 140.00 $140.00 $798 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
537 value added 537 5 155.00 $155.00 $832 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 105.00 $105.00 $462 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 125.00 $125.00 $700 +12.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 112.00 $112.00 $392 -24.00
491 491 4 122.00 $122.00 $599 +1.50
533–535 534 4 108.00–119.00 $113.51 $606 —
550 550 3 115.00 $115.00 $632 -4.00
569 value added 569 4 118.00 $118.00 $671 —
633 633 3 115.00 $115.00 $728 +1.50
667 value added 667 3 115.00 $115.00 $767 -4.00
725 725 1 94.00 $94.00 $682 -11.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
526 value added 526 6 120.00 $120.00 $631 —
543 543 4 118.00 $118.00 $641 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 100.00 $100.00 $275 —
335 335 2 116.00 $116.00 $389 —
375 375 1 104.00 $104.00 $390 -25.00
405 405 1 111.00 $111.00 $450 -15.00
458–495 470 3 108.00 $108.00 $508 -4.18
638 638 2 117.00 $117.00 $746 +7.50
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 1 90.00 $90.00 $598 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 87.00 $87.00 $561 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 126.00 $126.00 $391 -11.00
400 400 1 121.00 $121.00 $484 —
593 593 2 128.00 $128.00 $759 -4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 118.00 $118.00 $324 —

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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.