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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 20, 2021

285 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $148.25/cwt +10.83 vs last sale · ≈ $827/hd at 558 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.00/cwt ≈ $738/hd at 543 lb · 12 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.00/cwt ≈ $805/hd at 644 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 285 1,015 332
Feeder cattle 285 1,015 332

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 121, Heifers 122, Bulls 42) 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
410 410 1 171.00 $171.00 $701 —
455 455 10 165.00 $165.00 $751 +0.69
525 525 2 157.00 $157.00 $824 +15.05
557 557 10 163.00 $163.00 $908 +0.26
658–663 660 8 141.00–144.00 $142.87 $943 -6.97
710–734 729 5 131.00–137.00 $135.83 $990 -1.17
760–775 768 2 125.00–128.00 $126.51 $972 -19.57
839 value added 839 9 117.00 $117.00 $982 —
868 868 2 117.00 $117.00 $1,016 —
965 965 1 100.00 $100.00 $965 -6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 5 156.00 $156.00 $700 —
493 493 3 161.00 $161.00 $794 +22.73
550–560 557 15 138.00–157.00 $143.00 $797 —
560 560 5 164.00 $164.00 $918 —
610 610 3 128.00 $128.00 $781 -6.32
629 629 4 128.00 $128.00 $805 -6.32
682 682 3 140.00 $140.00 $955 —
711–748 720 8 125.00–126.00 $125.26 $902 -24.74
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 4 124.00 $124.00 $590 —
533 533 6 139.00 $139.00 $741 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578 578 5 160.00 $160.00 $925 -6.48
758 758 3 110.00 $110.00 $834 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 1 128.00 $128.00 $774 -7.00
785 785 1 110.00 $110.00 $864 -24.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 140.00 $140.00 $749 +10.00
810 810 1 113.00 $113.00 $915 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 375 2 130.00–140.00 $135.13 $507 —
464 464 4 136.00 $136.00 $631 -2.07
543 543 12 136.00 $136.00 $738 —
644 644 12 125.00 $125.00 $805 —
710–744 737 5 108.00–111.50 $110.83 $817 -11.48
768 768 8 116.50 $116.50 $895 +5.50
830 830 3 110.50 $110.50 $917 +3.47
840 840 1 96.00 $96.00 $806 -11.03
903 value added 903 3 104.00 $104.00 $939 -4.00
945 945 2 93.00 $93.00 $879 —
1100 value added 1100 3 81.00 $81.00 $891 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 value added 330 2 129.00 $129.00 $426 —
335 335 1 138.00 $138.00 $462 -15.00
365–395 380 2 121.00–135.00 $127.72 $485 —
465 465 4 132.00 $132.00 $614 -4.00
488 value added 488 3 124.00 $124.00 $605 —
556 556 7 130.00 $130.00 $723 +4.58
663–665 664 6 117.00–118.00 $117.33 $779 —
715 715 1 91.00 $91.00 $651 -13.68
788 788 3 98.50 $98.50 $776 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 133.00 $133.00 $456 —
452 452 3 121.00 $121.00 $547 -14.00
504–520 506 8 94.00–118.00 $97.08 $491 —
624 624 5 115.50 $115.50 $721 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503 503 8 133.00 $133.00 $669 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 4 125.00 $125.00 $448 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
552 552 3 110.00 $110.00 $607 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 111.00 $111.00 $472 —
470 470 1 123.00 $123.00 $578 +4.89
565 565 1 94.00 $94.00 $531 -24.34

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 9 147.00 $147.00 $688 —
688 688 5 117.00 $117.00 $805 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 146.00 $146.00 $555 —
448 448 3 144.00 $144.00 $645 —
554–585 559 6 124.00–137.00 $134.73 $753 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 160.00 $160.00 $528 —
557 557 3 134.00 $134.00 $746 ±0.00
650 650 1 122.00 $122.00 $793 —
760 760 1 109.00 $109.00 $828 +15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 152.00 $152.00 $532 —
410 410 1 110.00 $110.00 $451 —
480 480 1 131.00 $131.00 $629 —
575 575 1 123.00 $123.00 $707 —
700 700 1 113.00 $113.00 $791 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 118.00 $118.00 $384 -13.00
785 785 1 85.00 $85.00 $667 —

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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.