Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, May 11, 2021

277 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $117.25/cwt ≈ $1,122/hd at 957 lb · 52 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $142.52/cwt -11.48 vs last sale · ≈ $934/hd at 655 lb · 24 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $155.30/cwt -0.70 vs last sale · ≈ $876/hd at 564 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	277	202	359
Feeder cattle	277	202	359

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 200, Heifers 68, Bulls 9) 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
469	469	12	154.00	$154.00	$722	+2.00
515	515	1	139.00	$139.00	$716	—
547	547	9	156.00	$156.00	$853	—
555–565	564	14	146.00–156.00	$155.30	$876	-1.70
633	633	2	139.00	$139.00	$880	-8.00
653–690	655	24	132.00–143.00	$142.52	$934	-11.48
740	740	6	126.00	$126.00	$932	—
831 value added	831	7	120.00	$120.00	$997	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
619	619	6	143.00	$143.00	$885	—
712 value added	712	10	130.00	$130.00	$926	—
868	868	2	101.00	$101.00	$877	—
957 value added	957	52	117.25	$117.25	$1,122	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358	358	2	149.00	$149.00	$533	—
460–480	468	10	131.00–152.00	$146.74	$687	—
559	559	8	145.00	$145.00	$811	—
646	646	7	133.00	$133.00	$859	-3.00
722	722	3	117.00	$117.00	$845	—
1175	1175	1	69.00	$69.00	$811	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–490	477	3	126.00–129.00	$128.06	$611	—
528	528	3	125.00	$125.00	$660	+3.00
635–647	644	4	115.00–127.00	$124.04	$799	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
374 value added	374	4	150.00	$150.00	$561	—
445	445	3	145.00	$145.00	$645	—
533 value added	533	2	132.00	$132.00	$704	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635	635	2	122.00	$122.00	$775	—
905	905	1	90.00	$90.00	$814	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
472	472	3	126.00	$126.00	$595	-1.00
543	543	2	118.00	$118.00	$641	—
553	553	10	123.00	$123.00	$680	+2.48
652–675	654	10	113.00–116.00	$115.69	$757	—
730	730	1	110.00	$110.00	$803	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
469	469	7	125.50	$125.50	$589	+3.50
536	536	10	119.00	$119.00	$638	-2.76
868	868	2	84.00	$84.00	$729	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	120.00	$120.00	$468	-3.00
436	436	4	120.00	$120.00	$523	—
570	570	3	119.00	$119.00	$678	—
648	648	2	103.00	$103.00	$667	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	108.00	$108.00	$416	—
421 value added	421	4	120.00	$120.00	$505	—
528 value added	528	3	129.00	$129.00	$681	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665 value added	665	5	116.00	$116.00	$771	-3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
538	538	5	126.00	$126.00	$678	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	141.00	$141.00	$627	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775	775	1	97.00	$97.00	$752	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	129.00	$129.00	$548	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	131.00	$131.00	$485	—

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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.