Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, March 2, 2021

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $138.53/cwt -5.47 vs last sale · ≈ $860/hd at 621 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	102	84	311
Feeder cattle	102	84	311

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 53, Heifers 39, Bulls 10). 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	152.00	$152.00	$570	—
445	445	3	165.00	$165.00	$734	—
470	470	3	155.00	$155.00	$728	-15.00
557 value added	557	3	141.00	$141.00	$785	—
579	579	6	152.00	$152.00	$880	—
607	607	7	143.00	$143.00	$868	-1.00
631 value added	631	10	133.00–137.00	$135.40	$854	—
675	675	2	142.00	$142.00	$958	—
691	691	6	140.00	$140.00	$967	—
700	700	1	125.00	$125.00	$875	—
755	755	1	125.00	$125.00	$944	—
760	760	4	132.00	$132.00	$1,003	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	2	148.00	$148.00	$651	—
520	520	1	136.00	$136.00	$707	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	157.00	$157.00	$738	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680	680	1	95.00	$95.00	$646	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
622	622	3	120.00	$120.00	$746	—
715	715	1	110.00	$110.00	$786	-3.24
803	803	8	113.00	$113.00	$907	—
1110	1110	1	81.00	$81.00	$899	—
1230	1230	1	80.00	$80.00	$984	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
417	417	3	116.00	$116.00	$484	—
468	468	2	120.00	$120.00	$562	—
536	536	5	124.00	$124.00	$665	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468	468	3	115.00	$115.00	$538	-3.52
540	540	1	119.00	$119.00	$643	-5.00
640	640	4	115.00	$115.00	$736	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	3	99.00	$99.00	$475	—
515	515	2	96.00	$96.00	$494	—

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Feeder Bulls

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	3	124.00	$124.00	$543	—
460	460	1	120.00	$120.00	$552	—
680	680	1	114.00	$114.00	$775	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	125.00	$125.00	$662	—
715	715	1	91.00	$91.00	$651	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	2	131.00	$131.00	$720	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650	650	1	112.00	$112.00	$728	—

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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.