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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, October 26, 2021

469 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $142.15/cwt +1.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,159/hd at 816 lb · 40 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $153.58/cwt -1.42 vs last sale · ≈ $871/hd at 567 lb · 32 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $142.73/cwt ≈ $932/hd at 653 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 469 346 524
Feeder cattle 469 346 524

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 221, Heifers 206, Bulls 42) 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
315–328 324 3 107.00–131.00 $123.21 $399 —
465 465 10 173.00 $173.00 $804 +1.00
545 545 1 145.00 $145.00 $790 ±0.00
559–596 567 32 148.00–154.00 $153.58 $871 -1.42
650–659 653 23 126.00–144.00 $141.84 $926 —
653 653 9 145.00 $145.00 $947 —
720–741 739 9 100.00–136.00 $132.10 $976 -4.68
785 785 15 140.00 $140.00 $1,099 +47.00
840 value added 840 3 104.00 $104.00 $874 —
875 875 5 121.00 $121.00 $1,059 —
1100 1100 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,122 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 131.00 $131.00 $458 —
456 456 9 160.00 $160.00 $730 -4.00
553 553 3 141.00 $141.00 $780 -4.00
603 603 13 145.00 $145.00 $874 —
648 value added 648 3 139.00 $139.00 $901 —
680–685 683 3 114.00–135.00 $120.97 $826 -3.03
710–715 713 2 100.00–111.00 $105.52 $752 -29.48
719 value added 719 12 147.00 $147.00 $1,057 —
1075 1075 1 80.00 $80.00 $860 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
806–816 value added 814 38 142.00–144.00 $143.58 $1,169 +2.58
845 845 2 115.00 $115.00 $972 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 99.00 $99.00 $346 —
400 400 1 72.00 $72.00 $288 —
460 460 1 130.00 $130.00 $598 +20.00
543 543 6 91.00 $91.00 $494 -27.00
655 655 2 110.00 $110.00 $720 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 94.00 $94.00 $338 —
450 450 3 133.00 $133.00 $598 —
525 525 2 110.00 $110.00 $578 —
620 620 1 96.00 $96.00 $595 —
755 755 1 99.00 $99.00 $747 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 98.00 $98.00 $289 —
375 375 4 112.00 $112.00 $420 —
437 437 9 119.50 $119.50 $522 +1.56
475 475 6 120.00 $120.00 $570 ±0.00
538 538 3 120.00 $120.00 $646 —
555 555 27 120.00 $120.00 $666 -1.00
601 value added 601 16 135.00 $135.00 $811 —
631 631 5 115.00 $115.00 $726 —
672 672 19 117.00 $117.00 $786 -1.00
738 738 6 105.00 $105.00 $775 —
810 810 1 90.00 $90.00 $729 +2.00
838 838 2 90.00 $90.00 $754 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 3 114.00 $114.00 $356 —
387 387 3 110.00 $110.00 $426 —
430 430 2 115.00 $115.00 $494 -3.00
480 480 5 124.00 $124.00 $595 +7.00
529 529 4 125.00 $125.00 $661 +5.00
560–566 566 13 121.00–124.00 $123.77 $701 +0.77
646 646 7 118.00 $118.00 $762 +4.00
895 895 1 81.00 $81.00 $725 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 20 130.50 $130.50 $705 —
615 value added 615 10 131.00 $131.00 $806 —
730 730 3 105.00 $105.00 $766 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 4 99.00 $99.00 $360 —
448 448 4 84.00–111.00 $104.25 $467 —
550 550 5 125.00 $125.00 $688 +38.00
623 623 3 109.00 $109.00 $679 —
740 740 2 86.00 $86.00 $636 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 4 106.00 $106.00 $387 —
448 448 3 116.00 $116.00 $520 +16.00
554 554 5 125.00 $125.00 $692 +65.00
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 2 71.00 $71.00 $272 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 99.00 $99.00 $233 —
310 310 1 100.00 $100.00 $310 —
370 370 3 130.00 $130.00 $481 —
462 462 5 141.00 $141.00 $651 —
520 520 1 127.00 $127.00 $660 —
558 558 6 132.00 $132.00 $737 +0.97
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
228 228 2 106.00 $106.00 $242 —
295 295 1 103.00 $103.00 $304 —
353 353 2 120.00 $120.00 $424 —
461 461 4 136.00 $136.00 $627 -5.00
536 536 5 131.00 $131.00 $702 +3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
633 633 4 117.00 $117.00 $741 —
720 720 2 106.00 $106.00 $763 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 96.00 $96.00 $197 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 83.00 $83.00 $245 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 1 74.00 $74.00 $544 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 70.00 $70.00 $346 —

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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.