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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, July 13, 2021

456 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $159.70/cwt +1.39 vs last sale · ≈ $933/hd at 584 lb · 57 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $144.56/cwt -1.21 vs last sale · ≈ $960/hd at 664 lb · 38 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $151.57/cwt ≈ $866/hd at 571 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 456 295 463
Feeder cattle 456 295 463

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 254, Heifers 171, Bulls 31) 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
355–370 363 2 136.00–144.00 $139.92 $508 —
484 484 18 162.00 $162.00 $784 —
510 510 1 144.00 $144.00 $734 +9.80
563–589 584 57 154.00–161.00 $159.70 $933 +1.39
600 600 1 135.00 $135.00 $810 —
657–677 664 38 141.00–148.00 $144.56 $960 -1.21
705 value added 705 5 141.00 $141.00 $994 —
738 738 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,004 ±0.00
765 value added 765 11 140.00 $140.00 $1,071 —
806 806 8 134.00 $134.00 $1,080 —
857–880 859 10 134.00–137.50 $137.14 $1,178 —
920–925 923 2 117.00–129.00 $122.98 $1,135 —
960 960 1 94.00 $94.00 $902 —
1075 1075 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,000 +8.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 4 151.00 $151.00 $672 —
467 467 6 154.00 $154.00 $719 +1.00
504 504 8 152.00 $152.00 $766 —
554 value added 554 8 160.00 $160.00 $886 —
565 565 4 115.00 $115.00 $650 —
578 578 23 155.00 $155.00 $896 —
730 value added 730 4 131.00 $131.00 $956 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 103.00 $103.00 $422 —
470 value added 470 5 152.00 $152.00 $714 —
470 470 1 134.00 $134.00 $630 —
567 567 7 142.00 $142.00 $805 —
647 647 10 132.00 $132.00 $854 +17.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 2 133.00 $133.00 $549 —
568 568 2 119.00 $119.00 $676 —
680 680 1 122.00 $122.00 $830 —
715 715 1 110.00 $110.00 $786 —
755 755 1 114.00 $114.00 $861 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 99.00 $99.00 $465 +2.00
520 520 1 85.00 $85.00 $442 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 126.00 $126.00 $662 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453–493 486 27 135.00–139.00 $138.31 $672 —
565 565 12 139.00 $139.00 $785 —
586 value added 586 9 130.00 $130.00 $762 —
704 value added 704 9 133.00 $133.00 $936 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 125.00 $125.00 $475 +16.13
483 483 2 123.00 $123.00 $594 +3.67
563–565 563 15 111.00–124.00 $123.13 $693 -3.87
650–676 665 17 113.00–122.00 $121.48 $808 —
754 value added 754 4 128.00 $128.00 $965 —
850 850 1 95.00 $95.00 $808 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 121.00 $121.00 $399 +19.00
427 427 3 119.00 $119.00 $508 —
489 489 10 123.00 $123.00 $601 +4.00
497 value added 497 5 140.00 $140.00 $696 —
520–540 530 2 101.00–118.00 $109.66 $581 -4.34
552 552 9 118.50 $118.50 $654 —
640 640 5 118.00 $118.00 $755 —
700 700 1 110.00 $110.00 $770 —
755–780 763 3 114.00–120.00 $117.96 $900 +16.96
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 119.00 $119.00 $434 +24.00
425 425 10 126.00 $126.00 $536 —
540 540 6 118.50 $118.50 $640 —
638 638 3 114.00 $114.00 $727 +3.00
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440–448 445 3 71.00–94.00 $86.43 $385 —
595 595 1 81.00 $81.00 $482 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 114.00 $114.00 $484 —
485 485 1 97.00 $97.00 $470 —
550 550 2 110.00 $110.00 $605 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 1 110.00 $110.00 $803 +13.00
755 755 1 104.00 $104.00 $785 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 4 138.00 $138.00 $540 —
446 446 5 134.00 $134.00 $598 —
523 523 3 124.00 $124.00 $649 —
640 640 3 119.00 $119.00 $762 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 144.00 $144.00 $569 —
502 502 3 133.00 $133.00 $668 +32.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 121.00 $121.00 $411 —
460–465 462 3 109.00–124.00 $118.96 $550 —
520 520 1 115.00 $115.00 $598 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 114.00 $114.00 $502 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 85.00 $85.00 $348 —

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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.