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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, April 6, 2021

483 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $154.12/cwt +11.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,041/hd at 676 lb · 83 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $139.63/cwt +4.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,007/hd at 721 lb · 43 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $163.41/cwt +4.14 vs last sale · ≈ $945/hd at 578 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 483 478 421
Feeder cattle 483 478 421

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 291, Heifers 138, Bulls 54) 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
333 333 2 166.00 $166.00 $553 —
383 383 2 161.00 $161.00 $617 +4.75
481 481 8 165.00 $165.00 $794 +5.00
575 575 17 165.00 $165.00 $949 +7.97
590 value added 590 5 158.00 $158.00 $932 —
640 640 1 147.00 $147.00 $941 —
661 661 11 146.00 $146.00 $965 +4.00
665–688 value added 678 72 150.00–156.00 $155.36 $1,053 —
719 value added 719 38 140.50 $140.50 $1,010 +5.50
735 735 5 133.00 $133.00 $978 +1.87
843 value added 843 18 125.00 $125.00 $1,054 +5.00
860 860 4 122.00 $122.00 $1,049 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 163.00 $163.00 $481 —
373 373 2 161.00 $161.00 $601 +9.00
471 471 6 156.00 $156.00 $735 +5.71
566 value added 566 6 146.00 $146.00 $826 -13.00
578 578 10 159.00 $159.00 $919 +19.00
641 641 8 136.00 $136.00 $872 —
825 825 1 119.00 $119.00 $982 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 value added 492 8 168.00 $168.00 $827 —
512 value added 512 6 168.00 $168.00 $860 —
624 value added 624 12 152.00 $152.00 $948 —
732 value added 732 3 143.00 $143.00 $1,047 +23.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 129.00 $129.00 $510 +48.00
468–490 475 3 113.00 $113.00 $537 —
510–525 518 2 121.00–134.00 $127.41 $660 —
567 567 3 120.00 $120.00 $680 -1.00
625–633 value added 631 8 113.00–120.00 $118.27 $746 —
655 655 2 124.00 $124.00 $812 —
955 955 1 101.00 $101.00 $965 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 15 160.00 $160.00 $1,008 +29.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 139.00 $139.00 $459 —
508 508 5 160.00 $160.00 $813 +29.00
615 615 1 136.00 $136.00 $836 —
745 745 1 130.00 $130.00 $968 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–435 434 4 130.00–135.00 $133.76 $581 +1.76
475 475 11 138.00 $138.00 $656 +10.12
566 566 15 132.00 $132.00 $747 +4.90
647 value added 647 5 121.00 $121.00 $783 +3.07
662 662 10 125.00 $125.00 $828 -3.00
728 728 2 110.00 $110.00 $801 +9.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266 266 4 147.00 $147.00 $391 —
328 328 10 149.50 $149.50 $490 —
383 383 5 135.00 $135.00 $517 —
640 value added 640 19 125.00 $125.00 $800 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 138.00 $138.00 $462 —
463 463 2 128.00 $128.00 $593 ±0.00
528 528 10 141.00 $141.00 $744 —
535 535 2 119.00 $119.00 $637 —
635 635 4 117.00 $117.00 $743 —
790 790 1 84.00 $84.00 $664 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 5 136.00 $136.00 $585 —
484 484 5 136.00 $136.00 $658 +8.00
553–565 555 6 129.00–132.00 $131.49 $730 +11.99
635–645 640 2 118.00–125.00 $121.53 $778 +2.53
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 7 135.00 $135.00 $628 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 116.00 $116.00 $609 -5.00
638 638 2 100.00 $100.00 $638 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 3 156.00 $156.00 $596 -1.00
468–470 468 10 134.00–158.00 $153.18 $717 +2.18
544 544 6 139.00 $139.00 $756 -8.00
580 580 1 93.00 $93.00 $539 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 136.00 $136.00 $646 —
547 547 10 138.00 $138.00 $755 —
568 568 2 130.00 $130.00 $738 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 7 153.00 $153.00 $705 —
605 605 1 125.00 $125.00 $756 —
840 840 1 91.00 $91.00 $764 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
626 626 8 127.00 $127.00 $795 -7.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 2 125.00 $125.00 $681 -3.00

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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.