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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 20, 2021

462 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $135.25/cwt ≈ $1,227/hd at 907 lb · 55 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.30/cwt +6.72 vs last sale · ≈ $898/hd at 568 lb · 52 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $145.91/cwt +1.35 vs last sale · ≈ $973/hd at 667 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 462 456 204
Feeder cattle 462 456 204

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 285, Heifers 170, Bulls 7) Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481 481 11 158.00 $158.00 $760 +4.00
564 564 26 156.00 $156.00 $880 +41.00
557–581 571 26 160.00–161.00 $160.59 $917 +45.59
660 660 23 152.00 $152.00 $1,003 —
672 value added 672 5 135.00 $135.00 $907 —
754 754 7 133.00 $133.00 $1,003 —
767 767 6 140.00 $140.00 $1,074 —
907 value added 907 55 135.25 $135.25 $1,227 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486 486 8 151.00 $151.00 $734 -11.00
520 520 1 134.00 $134.00 $697 -10.00
552 552 18 153.50 $153.50 $847 -6.20
570 value added 570 2 147.00 $147.00 $838 —
615 615 1 124.00 $124.00 $763 -11.00
658–680 659 17 127.00–142.00 $141.09 $930 -3.47
674 674 20 150.00 $150.00 $1,011 +5.44
776 776 11 143.00 $143.00 $1,110 —
926 value added 926 4 126.00 $126.00 $1,167 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 150.00 $150.00 $480 —
464 464 5 150.00 $150.00 $696 +16.00
530 530 2 118.00 $118.00 $625 —
553 553 13 136.50 $136.50 $755 -5.50
625 625 1 110.00 $110.00 $688 -22.00
653 653 5 132.00 $132.00 $862 —
815 815 1 104.00 $104.00 $848 —
900 900 1 104.00 $104.00 $936 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 137.00 $137.00 $418 —
390 390 1 142.00 $142.00 $554 —
488 488 2 131.00 $131.00 $639 —
565 565 3 129.00 $129.00 $729 +10.00
685 685 1 103.00 $103.00 $706 -19.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 124.00 $124.00 $552 —
478 478 2 131.00 $131.00 $626 —
575 575 1 118.00 $118.00 $678 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 101.00 $101.00 $444 —
580 580 1 91.00 $91.00 $528 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 5 124.00 $124.00 $476 —
473 473 17 134.00 $134.00 $634 -4.31
577 577 9 131.50 $131.50 $759 -7.50
584 584 16 133.00 $133.00 $777 -6.00
699 699 33 130.00 $130.00 $909 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 86.00 $86.00 $322 -39.00
483 483 3 129.00 $129.00 $623 +6.00
530–535 533 2 93.00–97.00 $95.01 $506 —
567 567 17 128.00 $128.00 $726 +4.87
569 569 6 137.00 $137.00 $780 +13.87
650 650 10 124.00 $124.00 $806 +2.52
696 696 7 130.00 $130.00 $905 +8.52
753–760 755 3 107.00–125.00 $113.04 $853 —
828 828 2 101.00 $101.00 $836 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 3 123.00 $123.00 $590 ±0.00
567 567 8 124.00 $124.00 $703 +5.50
650 650 5 119.00 $119.00 $774 —
743 743 3 102.00 $102.00 $758 —
910 910 1 69.00 $69.00 $628 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 100.00 $100.00 $290 —
469 469 4 100.00 $100.00 $469 —
532 532 5 112.00 $112.00 $596 -6.50
660 660 2 115.00 $115.00 $759 —
880 880 1 110.00 $110.00 $968 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 91.00 $91.00 $423 -6.00
523 523 2 100.00 $100.00 $523 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 2 137.00 $137.00 $669 —
590 590 1 121.00 $121.00 $714 —
700 700 1 105.00 $105.00 $735 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 121.00 $121.00 $496 —
850 850 1 91.00 $91.00 $774 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 1 105.00 $105.00 $714 —

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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.