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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 17, 2021

408 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $145.00/cwt +0.95 vs last sale · ≈ $950/hd at 655 lb · 32 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.30/cwt +0.93 vs last sale · ≈ $707/hd at 560 lb · 31 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $145.19/cwt ≈ $1,108/hd at 763 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 408 361 456
Feeder cattle 408 361 456

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 225, Heifers 162, Bulls 21) 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
480–488 481 11 132.00–155.00 $150.76 $725 -4.24
560–569 569 25 126.00–154.00 $152.90 $870 +1.70
620–625 623 2 135.00–139.00 $137.01 $854 —
655 655 32 145.00 $145.00 $950 +1.19
762 762 19 144.00 $144.00 $1,097 —
767 value added 767 8 148.00 $148.00 $1,135 —
838 838 2 124.00 $124.00 $1,039 -10.56
930 930 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,060 -3.00
980 980 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,117 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 5 159.00 $159.00 $595 —
443 443 11 142.00 $142.00 $629 -3.00
549 549 18 131.00 $131.00 $719 ±0.00
555 555 1 116.00 $116.00 $644 -19.00
656 656 5 141.00 $141.00 $925 +14.00
718 718 4 154.00 $154.00 $1,106 +22.00
735 735 1 128.00 $128.00 $941 -4.00
775 775 1 99.00 $99.00 $767 -21.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
504–507 506 25 162.00–165.00 $164.40 $832 —
763 value added 763 8 151.00 $151.00 $1,152 —
815 815 6 155.00 $155.00 $1,263 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 6 158.00 $158.00 $539 —
446 446 4 126.00 $126.00 $562 -5.00
564 564 4 124.00 $124.00 $699 +13.48
625 625 1 101.00 $101.00 $631 -26.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 2 119.00 $119.00 $575 —
558 558 5 131.00 $131.00 $731 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 135.00 $135.00 $466 —
490 490 1 129.00 $129.00 $632 —
580 580 2 130.00 $130.00 $754 —
638 638 2 114.00 $114.00 $727 -8.00
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253 253 2 135.00 $135.00 $342 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–463 461 4 121.00–126.00 $124.77 $575 -1.23
515 515 1 107.00 $107.00 $551 —
558–577 560 31 120.00–127.00 $126.30 $707 +0.93
620 620 1 120.00 $120.00 $744 -1.00
658–660 658 24 118.00–120.00 $119.92 $789 +2.92
737 737 15 114.00 $114.00 $840 -13.00
829–845 834 10 93.00–120.00 $101.21 $844 —
925 925 1 100.00 $100.00 $925 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 121.00 $121.00 $454 -4.00
490 490 2 121.00 $121.00 $593 -4.00
500–548 545 15 120.00–122.00 $121.88 $664 —
658 658 4 115.00 $115.00 $757 —
735 735 1 106.00 $106.00 $779 —
773 773 2 107.00 $107.00 $827 —
860 860 2 101.00 $101.00 $869 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 10 121.00 $121.00 $438 —
432 432 9 114.00 $114.00 $492 —
540 540 1 99.00 $99.00 $535 —
705 705 1 81.00 $81.00 $571 —
780 780 1 100.00 $100.00 $780 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 5 126.00 $126.00 $464 —
426 426 6 124.00 $124.00 $528 -6.00
652 value added 652 9 136.50 $136.50 $890 —
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 2 111.00 $111.00 $283 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 1 101.00 $101.00 $747 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 1 110.00 $110.00 $704 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 124.00 $124.00 $552 —
458 458 2 141.00 $141.00 $646 +6.00
555 555 3 124.00 $124.00 $688 —
730 730 1 116.00 $116.00 $847 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 146.00 $146.00 $350 —
385 385 2 159.00 $159.00 $612 —
468 468 3 132.00 $132.00 $618 —
578 578 2 121.00 $121.00 $699 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 111.00 $111.00 $577 —
648 648 2 107.00 $107.00 $693 —
715 715 1 107.00 $107.00 $765 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 117.00 $117.00 $521 —

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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.