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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, March 23, 2021

425 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $161.25/cwt -8.39 vs last sale · ≈ $920/hd at 571 lb · 40 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $148.59/cwt -1.83 vs last sale · ≈ $982/hd at 661 lb · 25 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $113.25/cwt ≈ $815/hd at 720 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 425 684 290
Feeder cattle 425 684 290

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 234, Heifers 162, Bulls 29) 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
429 value added 429 5 155.00 $155.00 $665 —
484 484 7 155.00 $155.00 $750 -9.00
557 557 21 162.00 $162.00 $902 +1.00
568 568 4 162.00 $162.00 $920 +1.00
591 value added 591 15 160.00 $160.00 $946 -10.49
627 627 5 158.00 $158.00 $991 +21.00
642 642 8 158.00 $158.00 $1,014 +21.00
658 658 14 144.50 $144.50 $951 -5.50
661–669 value added 664 11 150.00–156.00 $153.80 $1,021 +1.80
704 704 14 150.00 $150.00 $1,056 +22.00
752–770 754 9 125.00–131.00 $130.32 $983 -1.68
763 763 6 140.00 $140.00 $1,068 +8.00
804 value added 804 10 120.00 $120.00 $965 —
820–845 837 3 115.00–117.00 $115.65 $968 —
922 value added 922 8 112.00 $112.00 $1,033 -3.40
945 945 1 91.00 $91.00 $860 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 3 154.00 $154.00 $605 —
477 477 10 165.00 $165.00 $787 —
507 value added 507 11 138.00 $138.00 $700 —
517 517 6 125.00 $125.00 $646 —
640 640 2 138.00 $138.00 $883 —
672 value added 672 6 154.00 $154.00 $1,035 -0.12
704 value added 704 8 134.00 $134.00 $943 —
805 value added 805 5 125.00 $125.00 $1,006 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 151.00 $151.00 $521 —
474 474 5 143.00 $143.00 $678 -35.00
525–546 542 5 133.00–136.00 $133.58 $724 -6.42
643 643 5 141.00 $141.00 $907 —
725 725 1 130.00 $130.00 $942 +6.00
810 810 1 105.00 $105.00 $850 -10.00
915 915 1 91.00 $91.00 $833 -22.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 136.00 $136.00 $517 —
435 435 1 135.00 $135.00 $587 —
500 500 1 124.00 $124.00 $620 ±0.00
595 595 1 112.00 $112.00 $666 —
600 600 1 101.00 $101.00 $606 —
685 685 1 75.00 $75.00 $514 -46.00
780 780 1 67.00 $67.00 $523 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 4 140.00 $140.00 $638 —
533 533 2 137.00 $137.00 $730 +0.45
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 2 116.00 $116.00 $800 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 126.00 $126.00 $491 +6.00
425 425 3 134.00 $134.00 $570 +7.00
490–495 492 3 130.00–134.00 $132.66 $653 +4.66
556 556 10 127.00 $127.00 $706 +1.00
647 value added 647 5 120.00 $120.00 $776 —
657–658 657 12 116.00–117.00 $116.83 $768 -1.67
670 670 3 121.00 $121.00 $811 +2.50
678 value added 678 6 122.00 $122.00 $827 -2.00
714 714 18 115.00 $115.00 $821 —
738 738 6 108.00 $108.00 $797 —
770–792 value added 784 8 110.00–112.00 $111.26 $872 —
791 791 6 112.00 $112.00 $886 —
798 798 2 89.00 $89.00 $710 —
830 830 1 98.00 $98.00 $813 —
878 value added 878 3 98.00 $98.00 $860 —
932 value added 932 3 105.00 $105.00 $979 —
945 945 1 95.00 $95.00 $898 +29.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 4 125.00 $125.00 $504 +1.00
436 436 7 134.00 $134.00 $584 +10.00
566 566 5 120.00 $120.00 $679 -2.00
651 651 10 116.00 $116.00 $755 -1.00
790 790 1 89.00 $89.00 $703 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 131.00 $131.00 $426 —
525 525 13 130.00 $130.00 $682 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283–285 284 3 116.00–119.00 $117.00 $332 —
385 385 1 115.00 $115.00 $443 —
469–480 471 5 114.00–116.00 $114.41 $539 -4.59
480 480 1 92.00 $92.00 $442 -27.00
635 635 1 108.00 $108.00 $686 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 116.00 $116.00 $313 +55.00
390 390 1 104.00 $104.00 $406 —
460 460 3 115.00 $115.00 $529 —
520 520 1 112.00 $112.00 $582 —
650 650 3 85.00 $85.00 $552 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
653 653 3 105.00 $105.00 $686 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 154.00 $154.00 $524 —
471 471 6 144.00 $144.00 $678 -1.00
556 556 4 139.00 $139.00 $773 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
657 657 6 130.50 $130.50 $857 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 128.00 $128.00 $429 —
500 500 1 113.00 $113.00 $565 —
665 665 1 85.00 $85.00 $565 -31.00
820 820 1 75.00 $75.00 $615 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 2 140.00 $140.00 $634 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760 760 1 71.00 $71.00 $540 —

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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.