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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 21, 2021

421 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $155.47/cwt -2.56 vs last sale · ≈ $892/hd at 574 lb · 31 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.00/cwt +4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $838/hd at 644 lb · 27 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $145.97/cwt +0.97 vs last sale · ≈ $959/hd at 657 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 421 362 360
Feeder cattle 421 362 360

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 185, Heifers 175, Bulls 61) 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
380 380 1 144.00 $144.00 $547 —
480 480 15 174.50 $174.50 $838 —
518 518 5 159.00–161.00 $159.80 $828 +4.80
559 559 18 158.00 $158.00 $883 -0.03
590 value added 590 3 158.50 $158.50 $935 —
595 595 10 150.00 $150.00 $892 -8.03
638 638 2 150.00 $150.00 $957 +8.00
648 value added 648 5 129.00 $129.00 $836 —
656–680 657 22 125.00–147.00 $145.97 $959 +0.97
710–734 value added 720 12 130.00–145.00 $138.63 $998 —
744 744 8 135.00 $135.00 $1,004 -16.27
761–784 value added 765 21 131.00–133.00 $131.39 $1,005 —
865–895 873 4 117.00–123.00 $121.46 $1,060 —
950–998 982 3 89.00–116.00 $107.29 $1,054 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 373 2 112.00–136.00 $123.44 $460 -12.56
460 460 4 163.00 $163.00 $750 —
549 549 8 149.00 $149.00 $818 —
575 575 1 104.00 $104.00 $598 -48.00
649 649 4 143.00 $143.00 $928 +17.54
760–780 764 5 110.00–121.00 $118.75 $907 -0.25
855 855 1 110.00 $110.00 $940 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885 value added 885 13 130.00 $130.00 $1,150 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 116.00 $116.00 $452 —
478 478 3 133.00 $133.00 $636 -1.00
530 530 1 134.00 $134.00 $710 +24.00
562 562 3 125.00 $125.00 $702 +5.52
648 648 2 105.00 $105.00 $680 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 477 3 124.00 $124.00 $591 —
650 650 1 118.00 $118.00 $767 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 70.00 $70.00 $224 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 6 137.00 $137.00 $590 —
477 477 10 135.00 $135.00 $644 +5.00
510–525 518 2 126.00–130.00 $127.97 $663 —
561 561 18 135.00 $135.00 $757 +1.00
639 value added 639 6 130.00 $130.00 $831 —
646 646 21 130.00 $130.00 $840 +4.00
703 703 5 130.00 $130.00 $914 +22.00
705–724 721 7 114.00–123.00 $121.74 $878 +13.74
735–744 value added 742 9 119.00–124.00 $122.90 $912 —
825 825 1 118.00 $118.00 $974 —
870 870 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,018 —
960–995 978 2 79.00–100.00 $89.31 $873 —
1055 1055 3 74.00 $74.00 $781 —
1070 1070 1 71.00 $71.00 $760 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 137.00 $137.00 $582 —
478 478 8 133.50 $133.50 $638 +9.67
547 547 20 130.00 $130.00 $711 —
635–649 647 7 127.00 $127.00 $822 +17.00
738 738 6 121.00 $121.00 $893 +10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 285 2 103.00–107.00 $104.93 $299 —
364–390 368 6 110.00–122.00 $119.88 $441 -3.12
465 465 5 119.50 $119.50 $556 —
518 518 2 114.00 $114.00 $591 +43.00
610–615 613 2 113.00–114.00 $113.50 $696 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 7 130.00 $130.00 $450 +3.00
660 660 2 118.00 $118.00 $779 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
536 536 5 116.00 $116.00 $622 -2.00
640 640 1 114.00 $114.00 $730 ±0.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 119.00 $119.00 $470 —
640 640 1 110.00 $110.00 $704 -6.00
860 860 1 91.00 $91.00 $783 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 96.00 $96.00 $365 —
480 480 1 109.00 $109.00 $523 —
660 660 1 92.00 $92.00 $607 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 3 137.00 $137.00 $370 —
345 345 1 100.00 $100.00 $345 —
458 458 9 143.00 $143.00 $655 +3.00
545 545 4 137.00 $137.00 $747 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 102.00 $102.00 $306 —
456 456 7 150.00 $150.00 $684 +10.00
579 579 6 141.00 $141.00 $816 +6.00
865 865 1 51.00 $51.00 $441 —
975 975 1 73.00 $73.00 $712 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 105.00 $105.00 $378 -25.00
427 427 3 123.00 $123.00 $525 —
510 510 2 110.00 $110.00 $561 —
560 560 2 106.00 $106.00 $594 -10.00
653 653 2 98.00 $98.00 $640 —
715 715 1 51.00 $51.00 $365 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 6 135.00 $135.00 $486 —
655 655 3 118.00 $118.00 $773 +4.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 4 120.00 $120.00 $547 —
665 665 2 99.00 $99.00 $658 +6.00
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 75.00 $75.00 $300 —

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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.