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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 29, 2021

295 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $158.31/cwt +8.84 vs last sale · ≈ $902/hd at 570 lb · 44 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.00/cwt -4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 554 lb · 33 head
light 6-weight M&L 2-3 heifers $125.00/cwt ≈ $762/hd at 610 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 295 448 0
Feeder cattle 295 448 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 154, Heifers 117, Bulls 24) 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 139.00 $139.00 $424 —
510–540 525 2 127.00–141.00 $134.20 $705 +13.20
567–579 570 44 156.00–159.00 $158.31 $902 +8.84
610–649 647 17 103.00–146.00 $143.61 $929 +23.45
675–680 676 18 136.00–147.00 $145.77 $985 +2.62
731 731 4 136.00 $136.00 $994 —
1090 1090 1 85.00 $85.00 $926 -17.00
1165 1165 1 80.00 $80.00 $932 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
541 value added 541 8 150.00 $150.00 $812 —
615 value added 615 19 148.00 $148.00 $910 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 5 132.00 $132.00 $717 —
630 630 1 115.00 $115.00 $724 -10.00
655 655 2 124.00 $124.00 $812 —
735 735 4 120.00 $120.00 $882 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 127.00 $127.00 $591 +40.00
535 535 1 120.00 $120.00 $642 —
638 638 3 111.00 $111.00 $708 —
720 value added 720 6 140.00 $140.00 $1,008 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 7 153.00 $153.00 $705 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 2 108.00 $108.00 $511 -13.00
580 580 1 113.00 $113.00 $655 —
690 690 1 114.00 $114.00 $787 -2.00
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 61.00 $61.00 $207 —
450 450 1 97.00 $97.00 $436 —
570 570 1 98.00 $98.00 $559 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 100.00 $100.00 $310 -21.00
360–395 372 3 105.00–111.00 $108.87 $405 —
450 450 3 114.00–130.00 $119.33 $537 —
554 554 33 127.00 $127.00 $704 -4.00
646 646 16 117.00 $117.00 $756 -3.62
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 value added 610 20 125.00 $125.00 $762 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 95.00 $95.00 $340 +2.00
476 476 4 105.00 $105.00 $500 -12.00
524 value added 524 7 125.00 $125.00 $655 —
575 575 3 108.00 $108.00 $621 -8.00
637 637 3 111.00 $111.00 $707 —
710 710 1 97.00 $97.00 $689 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 100.00 $100.00 $275 —
310 310 1 102.00 $102.00 $316 —
490 490 2 119.00 $119.00 $583 -4.00
547 547 10 114.00 $114.00 $624 —
660 660 4 111.00 $111.00 $733 -5.00
770 770 1 101.00 $101.00 $778 +1.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720 720 1 97.00 $97.00 $698 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 90.00 $90.00 $490 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 114.00 $114.00 $285 —
470–495 474 6 131.00–136.00 $135.13 $641 —
525 525 1 101.00 $101.00 $530 —
564 564 4 119.00 $119.00 $671 —
630 630 1 111.00 $111.00 $699 —
650–680 658 4 95.00–110.00 $106.12 $698 -2.88
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 3 116.00 $116.00 $638 -0.73
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
718 718 2 100.00 $100.00 $718 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 110.00 $110.00 $572 —

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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.