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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Friday, June 4, 2021

649 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $162.04/cwt +7.21 vs last sale · ≈ $917/hd at 566 lb · 91 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.00/cwt +7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $792/hd at 649 lb · 78 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.16/cwt +8.57 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 566 lb · 73 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 649 300 379
Feeder cattle 649 300 379

Market comments — USDA reporter

Radiant CVCA Sale State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 399, Heifers 250) Most 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
466–490 470 6 131.00–151.00 $147.52 $693 -4.48
553–570 561 55 114.00–163.00 $160.45 $900 +5.38
573–576 574 36 163.75–167.00 $164.48 $944 +9.41
610–645 626 52 114.00–157.00 $153.59 $961 +8.09
633 633 15 162.00 $162.00 $1,025 +16.50
655–679 676 65 115.00–154.17 $152.47 $1,031 +12.28
701–736 713 21 145.00–147.00 $145.69 $1,039 —
713–746 745 51 116.00–141.00 $138.63 $1,033 —
828–835 829 9 119.00 $119.00 $987 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 10 160.00 $160.00 $816 —
642 642 37 160.00 $160.00 $1,027 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 3 131.00 $131.00 $557 +5.00
451 451 7 145.00 $145.00 $654 +5.00
543 543 3 129.00 $129.00 $700 ±0.00
551 551 10 148.00 $148.00 $815 +26.91
640 640 5 131.00 $131.00 $838 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 6 165.00 $165.00 $888 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
658 658 4 118.00 $118.00 $776 +13.00
765 765 1 97.00 $97.00 $742 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 1 110.00 $110.00 $693 —
750 750 2 100.00 $100.00 $750 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 124.00 $124.00 $546 +3.00
477 477 13 129.00 $129.00 $615 +6.00
480 480 1 120.00 $120.00 $576 -3.00
500–540 527 3 85.00–131.00 $116.44 $614 —
563–580 565 54 91.00–134.50 $131.87 $745 +8.28
569 569 19 133.00 $133.00 $757 +9.41
649 649 78 122.00 $122.00 $792 +7.00
660–695 678 2 101.00–116.00 $108.69 $737 -4.31
737 737 9 119.00 $119.00 $877 +26.00
825 825 1 91.00 $91.00 $751 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433–436 435 10 121.00–124.00 $123.10 $535 —
488 488 10 128.50 $128.50 $627 —
558 558 18 139.00 $139.00 $776 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–385 381 5 113.00–119.00 $116.57 $444 -2.43
472 472 5 121.00 $121.00 $571 +21.00
564 564 7 120.00 $120.00 $677 ±0.00
710 710 1 71.00 $71.00 $504 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 101.00 $101.00 $429 —
576 576 7 106.00 $106.00 $611 —
613 613 4 100.00 $100.00 $613 +4.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 81.00 $81.00 $279 —

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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.