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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 24, 2021

243 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.50/cwt -0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,181/hd at 785 lb · 26 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $143.48/cwt +6.47 vs last sale · ≈ $918/hd at 640 lb · 19 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $143.56/cwt ≈ $1,032/hd at 719 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 243 408 453
Feeder cattle 243 408 453

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 137, Heifers 99, Bulls 7) 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
550–562 560 7 131.00–158.00 $154.21 $864 +1.31
600–648 640 19 130.00–146.00 $143.48 $918 +6.47
663 663 8 145.00 $145.00 $961 ±0.00
706–745 711 8 123.00–145.00 $142.12 $1,010 —
727 value added 727 8 145.00 $145.00 $1,054 —
760 760 1 81.00 $81.00 $616 -63.00
805–810 806 6 129.00–132.00 $131.50 $1,060 +7.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 4 163.00 $163.00 $782 —
628 value added 628 9 140.00 $140.00 $879 —
670 value added 670 13 142.00 $142.00 $951 —
785 value added 785 26 150.50 $150.50 $1,181 -0.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 95.00 $95.00 $328 —
380 380 1 141.00 $141.00 $536 -18.00
425 425 1 142.00 $142.00 $604 ±0.00
495 495 1 136.00 $136.00 $673 —
546 546 9 144.00 $144.00 $786 +13.00
580 580 1 131.00 $131.00 $760 +15.00
635 635 1 116.00 $116.00 $737 —
658 658 6 138.00 $138.00 $908 -3.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 2 134.00 $134.00 $600 —
582 582 3 129.00 $129.00 $751 -1.00
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–465 458 2 80.00–85.00 $82.54 $378 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 101.00 $101.00 $439 —
460–479 476 6 124.00–129.00 $128.19 $610 +3.42
500 500 1 101.00 $101.00 $505 -6.00
570 570 12 129.00 $129.00 $735 +2.70
653 653 12 120.00 $120.00 $784 +0.08
759 759 5 114.00 $114.00 $865 —
833 833 2 99.00 $99.00 $825 -2.21
995 value added 995 3 100.00 $100.00 $995 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 128.00 $128.00 $480 +7.00
475 475 6 126.00 $126.00 $598 +5.00
546 546 6 123.00 $123.00 $672 +1.12
550–570 560 2 103.00–115.00 $108.89 $610 —
680 680 2 115.00 $115.00 $782 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
574 value added 574 13 132.00 $132.00 $758 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
668 value added 668 6 127.00 $127.00 $848 -9.50
915 915 2 91.00 $91.00 $833 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 114.00 $114.00 $450 -7.00
433 433 5 119.00 $119.00 $515 +5.00
450 450 1 115.00 $115.00 $518 —
650 650 1 115.00 $115.00 $748 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 71.00 $71.00 $231 —
545 545 1 94.00 $94.00 $512 —
605 605 2 94.00 $94.00 $569 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 105.00 $105.00 $583 —
820 820 1 91.00 $91.00 $746 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523 523 2 119.00 $119.00 $622 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 2 125.00 $125.00 $819 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 84.00 $84.00 $302 —
655 655 1 71.00 $71.00 $465 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 126.00 $126.00 $724 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 115.00 $115.00 $667 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 110.00 $110.00 $682 —

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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.