Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, August 31, 2021

280 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $143.50/cwt ≈ $1,254/hd at 874 lb · 34 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.17/cwt +5.17 vs last sale · ≈ $770/hd at 574 lb · 18 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2-3 steers $156.00/cwt ≈ $891/hd at 571 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	280	243	427
Feeder cattle	280	243	427

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 146. Heifers 108, Bulls 26) 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
457–485	462	6	156.00–159.00	$158.47	$732	—
520–538	534	8	148.00–156.00	$154.05	$823	—
569	569	8	159.00	$159.00	$905	+4.79
570	570	1	128.00	$128.00	$730	-26.21
663	663	6	144.00	$144.00	$955	-1.00
740	740	5	139.00	$139.00	$1,029	-3.12
830	830	2	128.00	$128.00	$1,062	-3.50
895 value added	895	2	138.00	$138.00	$1,235	—
1030	1030	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,133	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
678	678	2	136.00	$136.00	$922	—
874 value added	874	34	143.50	$143.50	$1,254	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	3	170.00	$170.00	$561	—
571	571	14	156.00	$156.00	$891	—
655 value added	655	9	152.00	$152.00	$996	—
704	704	5	147.00	$147.00	$1,035	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	4	137.00	$137.00	$651	+1.00
510–533	525	3	133.00	$133.00	$698	-11.00
654	654	10	147.00	$147.00	$961	+9.00
738	738	4	146.00	$146.00	$1,077	—
755	755	1	87.50	$87.50	$661	—
885 value added	885	2	110.00	$110.00	$974	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	2	136.00	$136.00	$612	—
528	528	3	126.00	$126.00	$665	—
670	670	1	131.00	$131.00	$878	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	139.00	$139.00	$535	—
443	443	2	134.00	$134.00	$594	±0.00
600	600	2	116.00	$116.00	$696	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
483 value added	483	2	107.00	$107.00	$517	—
570	570	1	114.00	$114.00	$650	—
665	665	1	109.00	$109.00	$725	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478	478	7	140.00	$140.00	$669	+11.81
559	559	10	133.50	$133.50	$746	+4.50
592	592	8	135.00	$135.00	$799	+6.00
656	656	4	128.00	$128.00	$840	+8.00
770 value added	770	3	125.00	$125.00	$962	—
960	960	2	93.00	$93.00	$893	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433	433	5	142.00	$142.00	$615	—
450–480	476	7	134.00–136.00	$135.73	$646	+9.73
549	549	7	133.00	$133.00	$730	+10.00
565	565	1	127.00	$127.00	$718	+18.11
600–640	627	3	129.00	$129.00	$809	—
760	760	2	125.00	$125.00	$950	—
1045	1045	1	67.00	$67.00	$700	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	3	139.00	$139.00	$539	—
557 value added	557	10	139.50	$139.50	$777	—
835	835	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,002	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	90.00	$90.00	$382	-29.00
450	450	2	114.00	$114.00	$513	-1.00
537	537	3	109.00	$109.00	$585	—
623	623	5	133.00	$133.00	$829	—
688	688	3	120.00	$120.00	$826	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
551	551	4	125.00	$125.00	$689	—
634 value added	634	5	140.00	$140.00	$888	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	119.00	$119.00	$381	—
448	448	2	115.00	$115.00	$515	—
495	495	1	70.00	$70.00	$346	—
525	525	1	124.00	$124.00	$651	+5.00
565	565	1	122.00	$122.00	$689	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	85.00	$85.00	$361	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	139.00	$139.00	$535	—
500	500	1	117.00	$117.00	$585	—
564	564	10	132.00	$132.00	$744	—
685	685	1	125.00	$125.00	$856	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443	443	3	162.00	$162.00	$718	—
555	555	3	124.00	$124.00	$688	-2.00

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	1	119.00	$119.00	$696	—
650	650	2	106.00	$106.00	$689	—
720	720	1	106.00	$106.00	$763	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	2	122.00	$122.00	$665	—
1070	1070	1	72.00	$72.00	$770	—

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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.