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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Radiant, VA

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

Sale of Tuesday, October 20, 2026

475 head sold ·Official USDA report · Price history in the app

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $364.03/cwt +1.15 vs last sale · ≈ $2,370/hd at 651 lb · 47 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $335.58/cwt ≈ $1,893/hd at 564 lb · 37 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $415.00/cwt +10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,357/hd at 568 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 475 85 399
Feeder cattle 475 85 399

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 209, Heifers 231, Bulls 35) 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
360 360 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,530 —
474 474 10 425.00 $425.00 $2,014 —
540 540 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,079 —
568 568 29 415.00 $415.00 $2,357 +10.00
608–630 614 4 280.00–345.00 $328.31 $2,016 —
650–658 651 47 356.00–365.00 $364.03 $2,370 +1.15
723–742 736 20 321.00–331.00 $327.18 $2,408 —
748 748 7 325.00 $325.00 $2,431 —
768 value added 768 16 335.00 $335.00 $2,573 —
820 820 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,501 —
850 850 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,678 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,296 —
473 473 7 415.00 $415.00 $1,963 +15.00
552 552 7 385.00 $385.00 $2,125 -15.00
600–648 641 7 300.00–345.00 $338.98 $2,173 —
723 723 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,061 —
795 795 1 329.00 $329.00 $2,616 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 322.50 $322.50 $951 —
356 356 4 440.00 $440.00 $1,566 —
470 470 5 377.50 $377.50 $1,774 —
533 533 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,972 —
555 555 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,776 —
635 635 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,810 —
660 660 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,947 —
780 780 1 306.00 $306.00 $2,387 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 310.00 $310.00 $852 —
375 375 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,238 —
477 477 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,693 —
510 510 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,785 —
560 560 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,988 +35.00
620 620 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,860 -45.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
691 value added 691 9 325.00 $325.00 $2,246 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
596 value added 596 7 411.00 $411.00 $2,450 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 390 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,462 —
462 462 11 374.00 $374.00 $1,728 +29.00
550–564 564 37 320.00–336.00 $335.58 $1,893 —
638 value added 638 6 327.50 $327.50 $2,089 —
645 645 21 315.00 $315.00 $2,032 -3.39
660 660 5 312.50 $312.50 $2,062 —
740 740 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,961 -20.00
756 756 8 277.50 $277.50 $2,098 —
762 762 5 267.50 $267.50 $2,038 —
943 943 2 212.50 $212.50 $2,004 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 12 385.00 $385.00 $1,409 —
525 525 3 329.00 $329.00 $1,727 —
557 value added 557 6 347.50 $347.50 $1,936 —
598 598 3 329.00 $329.00 $1,967 —
624 624 9 322.00 $322.00 $2,009 —
664 value added 664 10 315.00 $315.00 $2,092 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,089 —
437 value added 437 8 376.00 $376.00 $1,643 —
460–475 462 8 285.00–332.50 $326.39 $1,508 —
530 530 3 255.00–295.00 $281.67 $1,493 —
655 655 3 282.50 $282.50 $1,850 —
900 900 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,800 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,152 -80.00
454–460 455 7 340.00–367.50 $363.53 $1,654 +3.53
542 542 9 336.00 $336.00 $1,821 +1.00
638 638 4 312.50 $312.50 $1,994 —
675 675 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,025 ±0.00
735 735 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,690 —
855 855 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,966 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
531 value added 531 14 345.00 $345.00 $1,832 —
566 566 8 340.00 $340.00 $1,924 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,121 —
453 453 4 291.00 $291.00 $1,318 +26.00
553–565 557 3 210.00–222.50 $218.27 $1,216 —
610 610 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,220 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,528 —
554 554 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,800 —
665 665 3 310.00 $310.00 $2,062 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 365.00 $365.00 $986 —
429 429 4 415.00 $415.00 $1,780 —
763 763 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,984 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,271 —
670 670 2 298.00 $298.00 $1,997 —
860 860 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,892 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,288 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,544 —

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Price trend

high 500.00 low 375.00 Oct 2025 Oct 2026

550–599 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

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.

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