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Madison Livestock Market Graded Sheep and Goat Sale Market Report

Radiant, Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 9, 2025

151 head sold ·Official USDA report

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HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 151

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150 150 1 140.00 $140.00 $210 -2.00
205–220 213 2 140.00 $140.00 $298 +3.72

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
85 85 1 185.00 $185.00

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
73 73 2 70.00 $70.00 $51
85 85 1 75.00 $75.00 $64
102–140 110 10 60.00–77.00 $71.90 $79 +31.90
150–187 167 7 67.00–69.00 $67.53 $113 -47.47
207 207 6 70.00 $70.00 $145
260 260 1 50.00 $50.00 $130

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
53 53 2 235.00 $235.00 $125 -110.00
80 80 1 170.00 $170.00 $136 -149.24
84 84 10 225.00 $225.00 $189 -94.24
90 90 1 190.00 $190.00 $171 -129.24
116 116 9 272.00 $272.00 $316 -13.68
122 122 2 255.00 $255.00 $311 -30.68

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
10 10 1 6.00 $6.00
24 24 10 24.00 $24.00
30–35 33 4 30.00–31.00 $30.46
35 35 1 70.00 $70.00
42 42 2 50.00 $50.00
55 55 1 125.00 $125.00 +75.00
58 58 2 125.00 $125.00 -80.00

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N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
78 78 3 75.00 $75.00
96 96 4 50.00 $50.00
125 125 2 125.00 $125.00
150 150 1 150.00 $150.00

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N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
35 35 2 205.00 $205.00 $72
40–46 44 11 235.00–275.00 $238.30 $105
50 50 1 275.00 $275.00 $138 -10.00
50 50 1 160.00 $160.00 $80 -125.00
60–69 68 13 250.00 $250.00 $170 -71.00
70 70 1 280.00 $280.00 $196 -41.00
73–78 77 11 200.00–205.00 $200.86 $155 -120.14
82 82 3 260.00 $260.00 $213 -78.00
82–85 83 6 270.00–275.00 $270.86 $225 -67.14
85 85 1 150.00 $150.00 $128 -188.00
91–99 96 13 200.00–265.00 $241.46 $232 -96.54
125 125 1 250.00 $250.00 $312 -42.51

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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.