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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, August 3, 2021

327 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.00/cwt ≈ $1,267/hd at 874 lb · 57 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $149.87/cwt +19.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,101/hd at 734 lb · 53 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $143.62/cwt +12.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,219/hd at 849 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 327 340 442
Feeder cattle 327 340 442

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 263, Heifers 41, Bulls 23) 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
473 473 6 154.00 $154.00 $728 +4.23
500 500 1 139.00 $139.00 $695 +1.00
561–580 563 23 136.00–155.00 $147.53 $831 -6.97
638 value added 638 7 153.00 $153.00 $976 —
640 640 13 148.00 $148.00 $947 +3.00
669 669 6 140.00 $140.00 $937 -4.43
721–740 value added 734 43 150.50–153.00 $151.24 $1,110 —
731–740 736 10 140.00–148.00 $143.98 $1,060 +13.35
840 840 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,159 +22.00
846–849 value added 849 36 134.00–145.00 $143.78 $1,221 +11.03
875 875 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,225 +21.00
940 940 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,213 —
1095 value added 1095 2 101.00 $101.00 $1,106 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
532 value added 532 3 153.00 $153.00 $814 —
569 569 19 160.00 $160.00 $910 —
654 value added 654 14 155.00 $155.00 $1,014 —
874 value added 874 57 145.00 $145.00 $1,267 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 8 149.00 $149.00 $685 ±0.00
540 540 5 137.00 $137.00 $740 —
650 650 1 130.00 $130.00 $845 -0.67
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 125.00 $125.00 $319 —
493 493 2 129.00 $129.00 $636 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–423 420 4 120.00–134.00 $130.58 $548 —
483 483 2 137.00 $137.00 $662 +11.68
545 545 10 140.00 $140.00 $763 —
560 560 1 139.00 $139.00 $778 +13.40
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 2 133.00 $133.00 $523 —
430 430 2 127.00 $127.00 $546 ±0.00
493 493 2 133.00 $133.00 $656 +8.00
551 551 7 143.50 $143.50 $791 +21.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
666 666 7 129.50 $129.50 $862 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 118.00 $118.00 $549 —
555 555 1 111.00 $111.00 $616 -10.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 120.00 $120.00 $372 —
780 780 1 99.00 $99.00 $772 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 4 137.00 $137.00 $634 -5.00
564 564 6 129.00 $129.00 $728 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 1 115.00 $115.00 $799 —
767–790 776 5 110.00–115.00 $112.96 $877 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 129.00 $129.00 $593 +19.00
543 543 2 121.00 $121.00 $657 +15.71
640 640 1 111.00 $111.00 $710 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 1 122.00 $122.00 $817 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 126.00 $126.00 $712 —

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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.