Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, January 14, 2025

775 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $346.46/cwt ≈ $1,939/hd at 560 lb · 91 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $253.41/cwt ≈ $1,675/hd at 661 lb · 55 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $295.00/cwt ≈ $1,954/hd at 662 lb · 44 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	775	184	122
Feeder cattle	775	184	122

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 455, Heifers 303, Bulls 17) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418 value added	418	6	400.00	$400.00	$1,672	—
470 value added	470	7	370.00	$370.00	$1,739	—
511 value added	511	11	348.00	$348.00	$1,778	—
534	534	16	345.00	$345.00	$1,842	—
555–565 value added	556	66	340.00–349.50	$348.91	$1,940	—
569	569	25	340.00	$340.00	$1,935	—
630 value added	630	21	313.00	$313.00	$1,972	—
662	662	32	295.00	$295.00	$1,953	—
663	663	12	295.00	$295.00	$1,956	—
705 value added	705	23	265.00	$265.00	$1,868	—
751	751	35	253.00	$253.00	$1,900	—
826 value added	826	26	248.00	$248.00	$2,048	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
457	457	5	368.00	$368.00	$1,682	—
491	491	11	355.00	$355.00	$1,743	—
562–565	562	13	321.00–330.00	$329.30	$1,851	—
608–613 value added	611	25	310.00–325.00	$315.37	$1,927	—
617	617	14	315.00	$315.00	$1,944	+33.00
652	652	10	285.00	$285.00	$1,858	-2.00
708 value added	708	4	272.00	$272.00	$1,926	—
712	712	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,780	—
745	745	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,229	—
805	805	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,731	-1.00
856	856	15	236.00	$236.00	$2,020	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,200	—
462	462	5	361.00	$361.00	$1,668	—
555–570	560	9	190.00–321.00	$291.75	$1,634	—
628–630	629	4	250.00–275.00	$262.52	$1,651	—
651	651	10	275.00	$275.00	$1,790	—
728	728	3	237.00	$237.00	$1,725	—
800	800	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,720	—
868 value added	868	4	195.00	$195.00	$1,693	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	175.00	$175.00	$805	—
488	488	9	322.50	$322.50	$1,574	—
525	525	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,444	—
566	566	4	287.50	$287.50	$1,627	—
615–640	628	2	215.00–270.00	$243.05	$1,526	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
431	431	4	242.50	$242.50	$1,045	—
536	536	4	292.50	$292.50	$1,568	—
628	628	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,507	—
680	680	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,700	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525 value added	525	5	327.50	$327.50	$1,719	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	175.00	$175.00	$499	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
386	386	4	297.00	$297.00	$1,146	—
421	421	7	293.00	$293.00	$1,234	—
451	451	15	309.00	$309.00	$1,394	—
555–563	563	34	251.00–280.00	$278.32	$1,567	—
650–654	653	41	246.00–259.00	$254.58	$1,662	—
685 value added	685	14	250.00	$250.00	$1,712	—
722 value added	722	15	231.00	$231.00	$1,668	—
750–753 value added	751	25	228.00–237.00	$233.39	$1,753	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
429	429	7	304.00	$304.00	$1,304	+64.00
450–485	480	7	271.00–285.00	$283.13	$1,359	+17.13
485	485	16	298.00	$298.00	$1,445	+32.00
489 value added	489	19	304.00	$304.00	$1,487	—
525–540	529	4	190.00–260.00	$212.84	$1,126	—
560	560	14	270.00	$270.00	$1,512	+19.00
608	608	24	268.00	$268.00	$1,629	+27.00
615–635	622	3	185.00–230.00	$214.68	$1,335	-26.32
653	653	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,535	—
765	765	3	206.00	$206.00	$1,576	—
1085 value added	1085	3	165.00	$165.00	$1,790	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–424	422	7	275.00–299.00	$295.67	$1,248	—
475	475	4	280.00	$280.00	$1,330	—
553	553	11	267.00	$267.00	$1,477	—
610 value added	610	3	170.00	$170.00	$1,037	—
675	675	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,215	—
720	720	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,458	-11.50
853	853	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,706	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	225.00	$225.00	$754	—
400	400	1	205.00	$205.00	$820	—
452	452	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,085	—
588	588	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,323	—
630–648	642	3	197.50	$197.50	$1,268	—
700	700	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,260	—
790	790	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,382	—
920	920	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,656	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	250.00	$250.00	$912	—
650	650	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,170	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	225.00	$225.00	$495	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
469	469	6	345.00	$345.00	$1,618	+53.00
543	543	3	299.00	$299.00	$1,624	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
676	676	4	244.00	$244.00	$1,649	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,224	—
620	620	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,426	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	306.00	$306.00	$1,148	—

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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.