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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, June 15, 2021

457 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.39/cwt +5.57 vs last sale · ≈ $733/hd at 562 lb · 60 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $156.58/cwt -3.92 vs last sale · ≈ $880/hd at 562 lb · 48 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $144.91/cwt -3.09 vs last sale · ≈ $952/hd at 657 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 457 265 413
Feeder cattle 457 265 413

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 228, Heifers 219, Bulls 10) 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
290 290 1 170.00 $170.00 $493 —
365 365 1 159.00 $159.00 $580 —
455–485 463 17 150.00–163.00 $161.63 $748 +2.13
530 530 1 118.00 $118.00 $625 —
561–568 562 48 152.00–157.00 $156.58 $880 -3.92
607–615 609 4 136.00–139.00 $136.76 $833 —
627 627 7 135.00 $135.00 $846 —
651–694 657 31 138.00–146.00 $144.91 $952 -3.09
738 738 6 139.00 $139.00 $1,026 +3.37
815 815 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,002 +14.00
980 980 1 99.00 $99.00 $970 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 4 156.00 $156.00 $608 —
551–567 556 31 160.00–161.00 $160.70 $893 —
616 value added 616 19 139.00 $139.00 $856 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 383 2 137.00–144.00 $140.43 $538 —
405–449 444 18 118.00–157.00 $154.24 $685 +7.24
552 552 7 139.00 $139.00 $767 -7.50
577 value added 577 6 152.00 $152.00 $877 —
625–635 634 7 126.00–129.00 $126.42 $802 -7.65
656 value added 656 6 129.00 $129.00 $846 —
710 710 1 108.00 $108.00 $767 -6.00
825 825 1 101.00 $101.00 $833 -26.00
885 885 1 101.00 $101.00 $894 —
1010 1010 1 78.00 $78.00 $788 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865 865 1 79.00 $79.00 $683 +36.00
1285 1285 1 69.00 $69.00 $887 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 101.00 $101.00 $444 —
595 595 1 119.00 $119.00 $708 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 156.00 $156.00 $577 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 15 125.50 $125.50 $596 -4.00
525 525 1 111.00 $111.00 $583 —
555–562 562 60 122.00–131.00 $130.39 $733 +5.57
647 647 13 124.00 $124.00 $802 -3.46
665 665 1 123.00 $123.00 $818 -1.72
673 value added 673 5 125.00 $125.00 $841 —
754 754 4 110.00 $110.00 $829 +2.00
993 993 3 90.00 $90.00 $894 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 6 124.00 $124.00 $461 —
457 457 11 135.00 $135.00 $617 —
535–544 537 29 130.00–138.00 $135.77 $729 —
797 797 10 117.00 $117.00 $932 -1.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 3 125.00 $125.00 $454 —
431 431 7 122.00 $122.00 $526 —
433 433 6 130.00 $130.00 $563 —
473 473 13 125.50 $125.50 $594 -2.50
548 548 16 128.00 $128.00 $701 +2.00
645 645 6 116.00 $116.00 $748 -2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 120.00 $120.00 $444 +1.00
463 463 2 117.00 $117.00 $542 —
533 533 2 113.00 $113.00 $602 +24.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 106.00 $106.00 $355 —
545 545 1 111.00 $111.00 $605 —
610 610 1 100.00 $100.00 $610 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 4 125.00 $125.00 $675 +8.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 2 132.00 $132.00 $746 —
875 875 1 93.00 $93.00 $814 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 3 153.00 $153.00 $722 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770 770 1 63.00 $63.00 $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.