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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, December 14, 2021

277 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.94/cwt +12.94 vs last sale · ≈ $746/hd at 557 lb · 35 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $161.00/cwt +8.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,027/hd at 638 lb · 20 head
light 6-weight M&L 3 heifers $124.77/cwt ≈ $787/hd at 630 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 277 696 257
Feeder cattle 277 696 257

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 77, Heifers 131, 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 6 167.00 $167.00 $785 ±0.00
565–568 567 3 135.00–165.00 $155.04 $879 -9.52
638 638 20 161.00 $161.00 $1,027 +13.00
715–723 720 5 140.00–148.00 $144.82 $1,043 —
780 780 3 124.00 $124.00 $967 -11.12
835 835 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,119 -15.00
978 value added 978 3 137.00 $137.00 $1,340 —
980 980 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,323 —
1275 1275 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,466 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 89.00 $89.00 $245 —
360 360 1 164.00 $164.00 $590 +19.00
493 493 2 161.00 $161.00 $794 —
527 value added 527 3 138.00 $138.00 $727 —
545 545 1 151.00 $151.00 $823 —
625 625 2 141.00 $141.00 $881 -7.00
975–990 983 2 101.00–116.00 $108.44 $1,066 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 value added 433 4 148.00 $148.00 $641 —
448 448 2 133.00 $133.00 $596 —
493 value added 493 4 134.00 $134.00 $661 —
635 635 2 134.00 $134.00 $851 +14.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 116.00 $116.00 $255 —
463 463 2 136.00 $136.00 $630 —
653 value added 653 3 135.00 $135.00 $882 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 1 123.00 $123.00 $787 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
120 120 1 120.00 $120.00 $144 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 140.00 $140.00 $434 —
461 461 5 134.00 $134.00 $618 +5.51
552 552 6 141.00 $141.00 $778 +20.00
552 552 25 132.00 $132.00 $729 +11.00
596 value added 596 4 135.50 $135.50 $808 —
615–640 638 11 124.00–127.00 $124.26 $793 -0.27
650 650 2 122.00 $122.00 $793 +6.00
708 value added 708 6 131.00 $131.00 $927 —
737 737 5 115.00 $115.00 $848 -3.00
873 873 2 101.00 $101.00 $882 -23.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 109.00 $109.00 $240 —
393 393 4 134.00 $134.00 $527 —
415 415 3 124.00 $124.00 $515 +1.50
475 475 1 105.00 $105.00 $499 —
563 563 3 124.00 $124.00 $698 +2.00
626 value added 626 10 126.50 $126.50 $792 —
645 645 3 119.00 $119.00 $768 —
755 755 1 106.00 $106.00 $800 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 124.00 $124.00 $490 -1.00
425 425 1 98.00 $98.00 $416 +7.00
487 487 3 132.00 $132.00 $643 +7.98
562 562 3 126.00 $126.00 $708 +10.00
675–680 677 3 110.00–119.50 $116.32 $787 -3.68
770 770 1 112.00 $112.00 $862 -13.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 109.00 $109.00 $403 -5.00
451 451 4 116.00 $116.00 $523 —
656 656 4 109.50 $109.50 $718 —
820 820 1 92.00 $92.00 $754 +5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 141.00 $141.00 $515 +12.00
461 461 5 136.00 $136.00 $627 +5.30
560 560 2 123.00 $123.00 $689 -15.50
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 106.00 $106.00 $387 —
415 415 3 125.00 $125.00 $519 —
510 510 1 120.00 $120.00 $612 +7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 110.00 $110.00 $314 —
364 364 4 167.00 $167.00 $608 —
462 462 7 151.00 $151.00 $698 +6.00
547 547 3 121.00 $121.00 $662 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 139.00 $139.00 $375 —
350 350 2 167.00 $167.00 $584 +17.00
405–449 440 5 150.00–156.00 $154.90 $682 —
570 570 5 128.00 $128.00 $730 —
880 880 1 95.00 $95.00 $836 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
671 671 5 130.00 $130.00 $872 —
764 764 6 114.00 $114.00 $871 +2.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 130.00 $130.00 $436 —
490 490 1 97.00 $97.00 $475 —
553 553 2 112.00 $112.00 $619 —
667 667 3 110.00 $110.00 $734 +9.00
730 730 2 105.00 $105.00 $766 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 444 7 127.00 $127.00 $564 +46.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575–595 580 4 90.00–124.00 $112.75 $654 —
800 800 1 70.00 $70.00 $560 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 110.00 $110.00 $396 —
415 415 2 101.00 $101.00 $419 —
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 3 108.00 $108.00 $521 —

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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.