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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, September 14, 2021

362 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.38/cwt +3.38 vs last sale · ≈ $863/hd at 657 lb · 24 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $151.27/cwt +12.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,124/hd at 743 lb · 23 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.00/cwt -0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $764/hd at 570 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 362 280 621
Feeder cattle 362 280 621

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 189, Heifers 140, Bulls 33) Value Added and Natural Cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 144.00 $144.00 $468 —
375 375 1 136.00 $136.00 $510 —
456 value added 456 12 150.00 $150.00 $684 —
523 value added 523 21 165.00 $165.00 $863 —
556 556 4 152.00 $152.00 $845 —
610–640 625 2 124.00–127.00 $125.46 $784 —
650 650 12 142.00 $142.00 $923 -5.00
745 745 1 103.00 $103.00 $767 -43.00
755 755 4 119.00 $119.00 $898 +31.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 155.00 $155.00 $837 +0.95
550–568 566 9 150.00–159.00 $158.03 $894 -0.97
610 610 1 142.00 $142.00 $866 —
656 656 16 145.00 $145.00 $951 +1.00
730–744 743 23 135.00–152.00 $151.27 $1,124 +12.27
918 918 2 121.00 $121.00 $1,111 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 4 164.00 $164.00 $751 —
513 513 11 160.00 $160.00 $821 —
595 value added 595 5 160.00 $160.00 $952 —
600 value added 600 12 164.00 $164.00 $984 —
608 608 2 119.00 $119.00 $724 —
685 value added 685 9 151.00 $151.00 $1,034 —
845 845 5 124.00 $124.00 $1,048 —
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 value added 525 10 157.00 $157.00 $824 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 134.00 $134.00 $556 ±0.00
471 471 4 134.00 $134.00 $631 —
545 545 1 110.00 $110.00 $600 —
585–590 588 2 115.00–124.00 $119.48 $703 —
650 650 1 122.00 $122.00 $793 —
700 700 1 98.00 $98.00 $686 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305 value added 1305 5 88.50 $88.50 $1,155 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 2 113.00 $113.00 $661 -1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 125.00 $125.00 $344 —
473 473 2 130.00 $130.00 $615 -10.00
570 570 21 134.00 $134.00 $764 +0.50
639 639 5 126.00 $126.00 $805 —
656–690 657 24 107.00–132.50 $131.38 $863 +3.38
733 733 6 108.00 $108.00 $792 —
755 755 2 111.00 $111.00 $838 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 5 119.00–125.00 $123.80 $458 —
481–485 482 6 118.00–125.00 $123.83 $597 -11.90
561 561 10 134.00 $134.00 $752 +7.00
645 645 1 110.00 $110.00 $710 -19.00
650–656 656 12 109.00–126.00 $124.60 $817 —
726 726 4 111.00 $111.00 $806 —
790 790 1 100.00 $100.00 $790 -25.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 127.00 $127.00 $419 —
423 423 8 130.00 $130.00 $550 —
590 590 2 114.00 $114.00 $673 —
863 863 3 91.00 $91.00 $785 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 123.00 $123.00 $449 —
445 445 2 120.00 $120.00 $534 +30.00
500 500 1 71.00 $71.00 $355 —
650 650 3 113.00 $113.00 $734 —
723 723 2 99.00 $99.00 $716 —
950 950 1 79.00 $79.00 $750 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 120.00 $120.00 $564 +50.00
533 533 3 118.00 $118.00 $629 -6.00
648 648 2 114.00 $114.00 $739 —
715 715 1 109.00 $109.00 $779 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 117.00 $117.00 $351 —
435 435 1 110.00 $110.00 $478 +25.00
570 570 1 122.00 $122.00 $695 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
608 608 2 116.00 $116.00 $705 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 139.00 $139.00 $493 ±0.00
470 470 2 140.00 $140.00 $658 —
553 553 4 131.00 $131.00 $724 -1.00
740 740 1 107.00 $107.00 $792 —
765 765 1 86.00 $86.00 $658 —
825 825 1 84.00 $84.00 $693 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 100.00 $100.00 $415 -62.00
482 482 3 140.00 $140.00 $675 —
560 560 2 135.00 $135.00 $756 +11.00
625 625 1 116.00 $116.00 $725 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 140.00 $140.00 $406 —
655 655 3 114.00 $114.00 $747 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 2 130.00 $130.00 $459 —
560 560 1 116.00 $116.00 $650 —
690 690 1 90.00 $90.00 $621 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 118.00 $118.00 $625 —
645 645 1 103.00 $103.00 $664 —
680 680 1 93.00 $93.00 $632 -13.00
850 850 1 71.00 $71.00 $604 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
547 547 3 124.00 $124.00 $678 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 71.00 $71.00 $412 —

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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.