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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 13, 2021

1,015 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.83/cwt ≈ $1,060/hd at 856 lb · 69 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $162.46/cwt -0.95 vs last sale · ≈ $922/hd at 568 lb · 53 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $149.84/cwt -4.28 vs last sale · ≈ $974/hd at 650 lb · 45 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,015 483 376
Feeder cattle 1,015 483 376

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 431, Heifers 537, Bulls 47) 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
375 375 1 160.00 $160.00 $600 -1.00
457–468 458 25 151.00–165.50 $164.31 $753 -0.69
482 482 5 167.00 $167.00 $805 +2.00
530–535 533 2 131.00–153.00 $141.95 $757 —
565–590 566 49 151.00–163.00 $162.74 $921 -2.26
589 589 4 159.00 $159.00 $937 -6.00
618–628 621 9 121.00–155.00 $148.73 $924 +1.73
650–665 650 45 143.00–150.00 $149.84 $974 +3.84
723 value added 723 8 143.00 $143.00 $1,034 +2.50
749 749 16 137.00 $137.00 $1,026 +4.00
755 755 2 133.00 $133.00 $1,004 —
770–786 780 11 145.00–148.00 $146.08 $1,139 —
800 value added 800 14 105.00 $105.00 $840 —
810 810 1 114.00 $114.00 $923 —
821 821 8 124.00 $124.00 $1,018 —
872 value added 872 5 124.50 $124.50 $1,086 —
935 935 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,028 —
952 952 8 106.00 $106.00 $1,009 —
1185 value added 1185 2 68.00 $68.00 $806 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
563–594 571 28 165.00–167.00 $166.48 $951 —
651–682 670 26 152.50–162.00 $156.05 $1,046 —
697 value added 697 17 157.50 $157.50 $1,098 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–473 471 4 133.00–140.00 $138.27 $651 -17.73
528 528 4 145.00 $145.00 $766 —
551–570 value added 561 20 133.00–143.00 $137.42 $771 -8.58
620–645 636 6 130.00–136.00 $134.32 $854 -1.68
745 745 22 150.00 $150.00 $1,118 —
768 768 3 132.00 $132.00 $1,014 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 444 4 141.00 $141.00 $626 —
525 525 1 124.00 $124.00 $651 -36.00
579–590 580 8 114.00–142.00 $138.44 $803 —
631 631 5 135.00 $135.00 $852 -1.00
767 767 3 134.00 $134.00 $1,028 —
840 840 1 112.00 $112.00 $941 —
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 value added 705 16 130.00 $130.00 $916 —
871 value added 871 6 114.00 $114.00 $993 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 value added 325 4 140.00 $140.00 $455 —
408 value added 408 6 153.00 $153.00 $624 —
456 value added 456 10 150.00 $150.00 $684 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 135.00 $135.00 $547 —
490 490 1 116.00 $116.00 $568 +3.00
548 548 3 130.00 $130.00 $712 +2.59
640 640 3 121.00 $121.00 $774 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
653 653 2 110.00 $110.00 $718 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 151.00 $151.00 $445 —
436 436 10 138.00 $138.00 $602 +4.24
450–484 482 14 125.00–139.00 $138.07 $665 +0.07
553–560 553 37 128.00–135.50 $135.09 $747 +3.09
652–670 653 20 111.00–125.00 $124.28 $812 -0.72
708–724 719 14 118.00–126.00 $122.31 $879 +12.31
768 768 3 111.00 $111.00 $852 —
810–835 823 2 105.00–109.00 $107.03 $881 —
844 value added 844 4 114.00 $114.00 $962 —
850–875 856 69 110.00–124.25 $123.83 $1,060 —
901 value added 901 12 108.00 $108.00 $973 —
1010–1037 1036 26 95.00–112.00 $111.36 $1,154 —
1068 value added 1068 3 107.00 $107.00 $1,143 —
1141 1141 4 107.00 $107.00 $1,221 —
1180 1180 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,156 —
1265 1265 3 111.00 $111.00 $1,404 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 140.00 $140.00 $518 +5.00
497 497 6 140.00 $140.00 $696 —
515 value added 515 26 145.00 $145.00 $747 —
518 518 8 140.00 $140.00 $725 —
613–633 624 27 124.00–129.00 $125.72 $784 —
668 668 11 125.00 $125.00 $835 —
691 value added 691 7 124.00 $124.00 $857 —
755 755 36 125.50 $125.50 $948 —
762 762 7 118.00 $118.00 $899 —
903 903 4 103.00 $103.00 $930 —
940 940 39 116.00 $116.00 $1,090 —
1042 1042 16 106.00 $106.00 $1,105 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 3 153.00 $153.00 $525 —
434 434 4 136.00 $136.00 $590 ±0.00
484 484 10 136.00 $136.00 $658 ±0.00
500–520 510 3 95.00–115.00 $106.29 $542 —
550–590 566 11 91.00–130.00 $125.42 $710 -6.07
648 648 11 125.00 $125.00 $810 +3.47
715–718 717 3 96.00–109.00 $104.68 $751 —
905 905 2 93.00 $93.00 $842 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 8 138.00 $138.00 $487 —
453 453 13 135.00 $135.00 $612 +7.00
542 542 13 125.00 $125.00 $678 +6.00
570 570 1 124.00 $124.00 $707 —
657 657 5 117.00 $117.00 $769 —
735 735 1 100.00 $100.00 $735 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 127.00 $127.00 $457 —
450–480 466 6 109.00–120.00 $118.11 $550 —
553–560 554 6 118.00–120.00 $118.34 $656 —
600–648 638 5 96.00–106.00 $104.12 $664 +4.12
793 793 2 95.00 $95.00 $753 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 150.00 $150.00 $537 -6.00
457 457 9 140.00 $140.00 $640 -13.18
530–546 544 7 132.00–135.00 $132.42 $720 -6.58
555 555 1 134.00 $134.00 $744 +41.00
605–620 613 2 118.00–127.00 $122.56 $751 —
795 795 1 94.00 $94.00 $747 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 150.00 $150.00 $502 —
454 454 7 140.00 $140.00 $636 -13.00
500 500 1 132.00 $132.00 $660 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 131.00 $131.00 $432 —
460 460 3 124.00 $124.00 $570 —
505–533 526 4 119.00–126.00 $124.32 $654 -0.68
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–543 536 5 128.00–132.00 $131.24 $703 -6.76

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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.