Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Radiant, VA

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

Sale of Tuesday, May 18, 2021

179 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $161.87/cwt +6.57 vs last sale · ≈ $908/hd at 561 lb · 27 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.00/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 564 lb · 13 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $119.50/cwt ≈ $1,098/hd at 919 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	179	277	430
Feeder cattle	179	277	430

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 94, Heifers 69, Bulls 16) Value Added 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
443	443	2	155.00	$155.00	$687	—
454	454	7	160.00	$160.00	$726	+6.00
525	525	2	151.00	$151.00	$793	+12.00
560–570	561	27	148.00–163.00	$161.87	$908	+6.57
653	653	9	146.00	$146.00	$953	+3.48
773	773	4	132.00	$132.00	$1,020	—
919 value added	919	13	119.50	$119.50	$1,098	—
1075 value added	1075	5	107.00	$107.00	$1,150	—
1200 value added	1200	4	115.00	$115.00	$1,380	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468	468	2	151.00	$151.00	$707	+4.26
525	525	1	132.00	$132.00	$693	—
590	590	5	145.00	$145.00	$856	±0.00
658	658	2	126.00	$126.00	$829	—
735	735	2	123.00	$123.00	$904	+6.00
825	825	1	108.00	$108.00	$891	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
524 value added	524	4	156.00	$156.00	$817	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
588	588	2	120.00	$120.00	$706	—
645	645	1	99.00	$99.00	$639	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710	710	1	106.00	$106.00	$753	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	2	125.00	$125.00	$425	—
375	375	1	90.00	$90.00	$338	—
424–438	432	10	124.00–130.00	$127.65	$551	—
479–483	480	7	123.00–124.00	$123.71	$594	-2.29
564	564	13	124.00	$124.00	$699	+1.00
600–620	610	2	110.00	$110.00	$671	—
651	651	4	115.00	$115.00	$749	-0.69
763	763	2	95.00	$95.00	$725	—
845	845	1	86.00	$86.00	$727	—
1070	1070	1	81.00	$81.00	$867	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373	373	5	127.00	$127.00	$474	—
400	400	1	126.00	$126.00	$504	—
480	480	4	125.00	$125.00	$600	-0.50
563	563	3	121.00	$121.00	$681	—
658	658	2	112.00	$112.00	$737	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	101.00	$101.00	$399	-19.00
468	468	2	107.00	$107.00	$501	—
560	560	1	105.00	$105.00	$588	-14.00
945	945	1	76.00	$76.00	$718	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	71.00	$71.00	$181	—
540	540	1	100.00	$100.00	$540	—
555	555	1	105.00	$105.00	$583	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	51.00	$51.00	$232	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
541	541	4	114.00	$114.00	$617	-12.00
815	815	2	80.00	$80.00	$652	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	110.00	$110.00	$522	—
500	500	1	83.00	$83.00	$415	—
710–725	718	2	61.00–71.00	$66.05	$474	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	129.00	$129.00	$555	-12.00
540	540	1	121.00	$121.00	$653	—
580	580	1	120.00	$120.00	$696	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	2	135.00	$135.00	$524	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	1	81.00	$81.00	$482	—

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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.