Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, November 9, 2021

600 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $155.01/cwt -0.99 vs last sale · ≈ $867/hd at 559 lb · 67 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $147.72/cwt ≈ $1,217/hd at 824 lb · 57 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.50/cwt -4.83 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 554 lb · 56 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	600	585	742
Feeder cattle	600	585	742

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 306, Heifers 225, Bulls 69) 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
325	325	1	134.00	$134.00	$436	—
388	388	2	130.00	$130.00	$504	-2.00
469	469	15	165.00	$165.00	$774	-6.00
558–570	559	67	149.00–155.50	$155.01	$867	-0.99
659–698	662	54	133.00–140.00	$139.55	$924	-1.23
740	740	12	132.00	$132.00	$977	+1.00
794	794	7	133.00	$133.00	$1,056	-1.10
822 value added	822	52	150.00	$150.00	$1,233	—
840	840	5	124.00	$124.00	$1,042	—
865	865	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,211	+15.00
890	890	1	95.00	$95.00	$846	-30.00
925	925	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,110	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	2	134.00	$134.00	$496	+9.00
456	456	13	154.00	$154.00	$702	-6.00
548	548	10	146.00	$146.00	$800	—
555 value added	555	6	150.00	$150.00	$832	—
590	590	1	134.00	$134.00	$791	—
646	646	7	138.00	$138.00	$891	+5.00
685	685	1	91.00	$91.00	$623	—
719 value added	719	4	122.00	$122.00	$877	—
720	720	1	110.00	$110.00	$792	-30.00
885	885	1	111.00	$111.00	$982	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
691 value added	691	16	131.00	$131.00	$905	-26.17
843 value added	843	6	130.00	$130.00	$1,096	-10.00

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393	393	2	121.00	$121.00	$476	—
513	513	2	123.00	$123.00	$631	—
638	638	2	119.00	$119.00	$759	—
685	685	1	107.00	$107.00	$733	—
765	765	1	104.00	$104.00	$796	+63.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775	775	1	99.00	$99.00	$767	—
1005–1010	1008	2	70.00–104.00	$86.96	$877	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	97.00	$97.00	$412	—
450	450	1	122.00	$122.00	$549	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	84.00	$84.00	$424	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
437	437	7	125.00	$125.00	$546	-5.00
450–489	485	11	120.00–126.50	$125.95	$611	-7.05
530	530	3	115.00	$115.00	$610	—
554	554	56	122.50	$122.50	$679	-1.50
655–675	657	32	116.00–118.00	$117.81	$774	+3.81
755	755	6	105.00	$105.00	$793	-10.00
800 value added	800	4	104.00	$104.00	$832	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428	428	6	126.00	$126.00	$539	-4.00
481–490	482	10	123.00–124.50	$124.35	$599	-6.65
545	545	17	121.00	$121.00	$659	-4.00
654	654	7	115.00	$115.00	$752	-15.00
671 value added	671	6	119.00	$119.00	$798	—
747	747	3	105.00	$105.00	$784	—
950	950	1	85.00	$85.00	$808	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	5	122.00	$122.00	$451	+6.50
496	496	4	122.00	$122.00	$605	—
562	562	15	126.00	$126.00	$708	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	90.00	$90.00	$207	—
390	390	1	116.00	$116.00	$452	—
456	456	6	109.50	$109.50	$499	—
560	560	5	113.00	$113.00	$633	-12.00
620	620	1	101.00	$101.00	$626	-23.00
665	665	1	81.00	$81.00	$539	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
539 value added	539	8	123.00	$123.00	$663	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	116.00	$116.00	$447	—
460	460	4	108.50	$108.50	$499	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	45.00	$45.00	$216	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
456	456	9	134.00	$134.00	$611	—
565	565	11	125.00	$125.00	$706	—
823	823	2	85.00	$85.00	$700	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
381	381	4	130.50	$130.50	$497	—
636	636	7	114.00	$114.00	$725	—
731	731	4	104.00	$104.00	$760	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
459	459	5	135.00	$135.00	$620	—
541	541	6	130.00	$130.00	$703	—
640	640	1	105.00	$105.00	$672	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	5	109.00	$109.00	$512	+3.00
555	555	2	111.00	$111.00	$616	+11.55
615–625	620	2	59.00–103.00	$80.82	$501	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	2	60.00	$60.00	$267	-33.00
575	575	1	51.00	$51.00	$293	—
663	663	2	65.00	$65.00	$431	—
735	735	1	28.00	$28.00	$206	—
750	750	1	61.00	$61.00	$458	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	2	80.00	$80.00	$364	—
560	560	1	101.00	$101.00	$566	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	53.00	$53.00	$135	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100	1100	1	80.00	$80.00	$880	—

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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.