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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 30, 2021

478 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.39/cwt +7.48 vs last sale · ≈ $829/hd at 656 lb · 52 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $159.27/cwt -1.98 vs last sale · ≈ $903/hd at 567 lb · 36 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $111.84/cwt +3.09 vs last sale · ≈ $854/hd at 764 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 478 425 497
Feeder cattle 478 425 497

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 193, Heifers 232, Bulls 53) 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
385 385 4 154.00–157.00 $156.25 $602 —
430–449 447 10 146.00–157.00 $153.74 $687 —
453 453 6 160.00 $160.00 $725 +5.00
530 530 1 142.00 $142.00 $753 —
560 560 25 160.25 $160.25 $897 -1.75
550–596 583 11 156.00–160.00 $157.03 $915 -4.97
652 652 13 142.00 $142.00 $926 -2.50
680 680 4 145.00 $145.00 $986 +0.50
732 732 6 141.00 $141.00 $1,032 -9.00
733 value added 733 6 135.00 $135.00 $990 —
725–740 738 9 124.00–132.00 $131.13 $968 -18.87
772–780 value added 777 7 130.00–131.00 $130.57 $1,015 —
821 value added 821 9 120.00 $120.00 $985 ±0.00
863 863 5 112.00 $112.00 $967 —
897 value added 897 5 119.50 $119.50 $1,072 —
955 value added 955 2 109.00 $109.00 $1,041 —
970 970 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,048 —
1100 1100 2 100.00 $100.00 $1,100 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–380 375 4 152.00 $152.00 $570 —
464–485 468 6 123.00–156.00 $150.29 $703 +7.29
500 value added 500 3 155.00 $155.00 $775 —
560 560 3 140.00 $140.00 $784 —
581 value added 581 7 159.00 $159.00 $924 —
659 659 4 135.00 $135.00 $890 —
720 720 1 122.00 $122.00 $878 -8.00
850–890 870 2 104.00–108.00 $105.95 $922 —
901 value added 901 5 117.50 $117.50 $1,059 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
652 value added 652 5 145.00 $145.00 $945 -9.00
729 value added 729 7 120.00 $120.00 $875 -14.00
757 value added 757 3 128.00 $128.00 $969 —
870 870 3 118.00 $118.00 $1,027 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 129.00 $129.00 $368 —
363 363 2 144.00 $144.00 $523 —
510 510 1 131.00 $131.00 $668 -6.00
840 840 1 112.00 $112.00 $941 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 130.00 $130.00 $403 —
375 375 1 81.00 $81.00 $304 -55.00
558 558 2 121.00 $121.00 $675 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 3 131.00 $131.00 $819 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–390 376 5 126.00–138.00 $133.02 $500 +7.02
438 438 8 132.00 $132.00 $578 -2.00
455–480 478 10 122.00–128.50 $127.88 $611 -4.78
533 value added 533 4 139.00 $139.00 $741 —
555–580 562 23 105.00–130.00 $127.10 $714 +0.10
620 620 1 116.00 $116.00 $719 —
613–636 value added 628 9 115.00–124.00 $117.93 $741 -2.07
653 653 18 128.00 $128.00 $836 +11.17
656–667 value added 658 34 120.00–126.50 $125.53 $826 +3.53
748 748 7 101.00 $101.00 $755 -7.00
761–793 value added 763 27 101.00–113.50 $112.54 $859 +1.28
785 785 1 93.00 $93.00 $730 -19.00
850 850 1 95.00 $95.00 $808 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 2 129.00 $129.00 $372 —
332 332 6 148.00 $148.00 $491 —
372 372 5 136.00 $136.00 $506 —
474 474 4 128.00 $128.00 $607 —
549 549 12 129.00 $129.00 $708 —
550–555 553 2 119.00–120.00 $119.50 $661 -0.50
643 643 3 119.00 $119.00 $765 —
660 660 1 109.00 $109.00 $719 -7.00
775 775 2 95.00 $95.00 $736 +6.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 5 132.00 $132.00 $593 —
540 value added 540 4 137.00 $137.00 $740 —
598 value added 598 6 137.00 $137.00 $819 —
1063 1063 2 74.00 $74.00 $787 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 6 134.50 $134.50 $471 +19.50
461 461 6 128.00 $128.00 $590 +13.59
572 572 3 118.00 $118.00 $675 —
665 665 1 85.00 $85.00 $565 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 3 121.00 $121.00 $641 +9.00
702 value added 702 3 90.00 $90.00 $632 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 111.00 $111.00 $666 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 6 157.00 $157.00 $573 —
466 466 9 151.00 $151.00 $704 +7.00
525 525 4 147.00 $147.00 $772 —
748 748 2 109.00 $109.00 $815 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 2 77.00–127.00 $102.95 $338 —
370 370 3 129.00 $129.00 $477 —
440 440 1 90.00 $90.00 $396 —
483 483 3 136.00 $136.00 $657 —
535 535 1 128.00 $128.00 $685 —
610 610 1 61.00 $61.00 $372 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 111.00 $111.00 $300 —
368 368 5 156.00 $156.00 $574 —
410 410 1 149.00 $149.00 $611 —
545 545 2 155.00 $155.00 $845 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 139.00 $139.00 $382 —
345 345 1 137.00 $137.00 $473 +9.00
355–370 363 2 122.00–138.00 $130.17 $473 —
405 405 1 144.00 $144.00 $583 —
510 510 1 130.00 $130.00 $663 +17.00
630 630 1 120.00 $120.00 $756 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
627 627 3 134.00 $134.00 $840 —

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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.