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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, November 30, 2021

359 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $145.81/cwt +9.81 vs last sale · ≈ $969/hd at 665 lb · 46 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.43/cwt +9.06 vs last sale · ≈ $732/hd at 570 lb · 22 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $162.50/cwt +8.50 vs last sale · ≈ $931/hd at 573 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 359 512 162
Feeder cattle 359 512 162

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 174, Heifers 154, Bulls 31) Value Added 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
365–385 375 2 126.00–134.00 $130.11 $488 —
427 427 3 158.00 $158.00 $675 —
573 573 15 162.50 $162.50 $931 +8.50
650–693 660 40 135.00–149.00 $146.83 $969 +31.83
697 value added 697 6 139.00 $139.00 $969 -4.00
750 750 13 132.00–135.00 $134.54 $1,009 +7.54
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 3 144.00 $144.00 $782 +39.00
633 633 5 146.00 $146.00 $924 —
680 680 3 139.50 $139.50 $949 —
719 value added 719 7 144.00 $144.00 $1,035 +3.00
763 763 7 133.50 $133.50 $1,019 —
842 842 5 140.50 $140.50 $1,183 +25.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 138.00 $138.00 $504 —
472 472 3 154.00 $154.00 $727 +13.00
571 571 9 154.00 $154.00 $879 +13.00
653 653 8 139.00 $139.00 $908 +4.85
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 2 127.00 $127.00 $461 +27.00
430 430 1 111.00 $111.00 $477 —
450–483 473 9 61.00–120.00 $77.98 $369 —
515–530 523 2 93.00–114.00 $103.65 $542 +1.89
560–588 572 7 66.00–116.00 $88.03 $504 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 5 134.00 $134.00 $594 +17.00
500–513 510 4 121.00–128.00 $126.28 $644 +66.28
555 555 5 135.00 $135.00 $749 +18.00
650 650 1 61.00 $61.00 $396 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 65.00 $65.00 $224 —
390 390 1 93.00 $93.00 $363 —
410 410 1 84.00 $84.00 $344 —
605 605 1 70.00 $70.00 $424 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 1 119.00 $119.00 $922 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 103.00 $103.00 $340 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 113.00 $113.00 $356 —
473 473 11 133.00 $133.00 $629 +13.00
500 500 1 128.00 $128.00 $640 +26.00
550–571 570 22 127.00–128.50 $128.43 $732 +9.06
639 639 13 125.50 $125.50 $802 +11.50
655–675 665 2 90.00–115.00 $102.31 $680 -12.69
733 733 4 110.00 $110.00 $806 —
923 value added 923 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,237 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 3 71.00 $71.00 $246 -43.00
380 380 5 130.00 $130.00 $494 +14.00
496 496 13 65.00 $65.00 $322 -58.00
623 623 5 61.00 $61.00 $380 —
766 766 9 61.00 $61.00 $467 —
918 918 3 134.00 $134.00 $1,230 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 117.00 $117.00 $339 —
330 330 1 126.00 $126.00 $416 —
425 425 5 130.00 $130.00 $552 —
484 484 4 132.00 $132.00 $639 +12.00
510 510 1 127.00 $127.00 $648 +78.00
555 555 5 132.00 $132.00 $733 +17.89
868 868 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,163 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 4 123.00 $123.00 $446 —
454 454 7 129.00 $129.00 $586 —
536 536 7 128.50 $128.50 $689 +11.50
760 760 1 103.00 $103.00 $783 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 113.00 $113.00 $384 +20.44
431 431 5 129.00 $129.00 $556 —
563 563 4 123.00 $123.00 $692 +24.00
605 605 1 105.00 $105.00 $635 +18.25
895 895 1 81.00 $81.00 $725 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 83.00 $83.00 $278 —
435 435 2 116.00 $116.00 $505 +47.00
468 468 3 115.00 $115.00 $538 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 2 129.00 $129.00 $642 +38.00
530 530 1 120.00 $120.00 $636 +4.00
558 558 3 123.00 $123.00 $686 —
656 656 6 120.00 $120.00 $787 +12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 138.00 $138.00 $462 +15.00
380 380 1 116.00 $116.00 $441 —
469 469 4 135.00 $135.00 $633 +7.00
533 533 2 123.00 $123.00 $656 —
855 855 1 99.00 $99.00 $846 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 127.00 $127.00 $442 —
415 415 1 117.00 $117.00 $486 +8.00
530 530 1 111.00 $111.00 $588 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 3 109.00 $109.00 $812 +3.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 110.00 $110.00 $500 +8.00
600 600 1 99.00 $99.00 $594 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 85.00 $85.00 $306 —

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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.