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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, January 28, 2025

354 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $272.30/cwt +7.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,958/hd at 719 lb · 45 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $284.75/cwt -0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,872/hd at 658 lb · 32 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $246.70/cwt -15.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,584/hd at 642 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 354 775 117
Feeder cattle 354 775 117

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 212, Heifers 115, Bulls 27) Value Added are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Weaned, some Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,540 —
457 457 10 375.00 $375.00 $1,714 +7.00
543 value added 543 9 340.00 $340.00 $1,846 —
549 549 9 340.00 $340.00 $1,867 —
558–577 563 11 312.50–320.00 $317.90 $1,790 -11.40
600 600 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,200 -115.00
656 value added 656 8 292.00 $292.00 $1,916 —
655–658 658 24 282.00–290.00 $282.33 $1,858 -2.67
751 751 16 253.00 $253.00 $1,900 —
785 785 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,962 —
808 value added 808 4 234.00 $234.00 $1,891 —
855 855 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,966 -6.00
960–973 970 5 212.00–215.00 $214.41 $2,080 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
576–578 577 16 316.00–332.50 $322.20 $1,859 -17.80
706–726 719 45 271.00–273.00 $272.30 $1,958 —
812 812 21 254.00 $254.00 $2,062 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–422 422 4 250.00–285.00 $276.28 $1,166 —
545 545 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,690 +35.00
645 645 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,645 +11.95
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,068 —
400 400 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,300 —
558–580 564 7 310.00–315.00 $313.53 $1,768 +21.78
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,431 -27.50
785 785 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,923 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 125.00 $125.00 $275 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,072 —
481–490 484 13 274.00–285.00 $281.57 $1,363 -16.43
540 540 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,458 +57.16
542 542 5 280.00 $280.00 $1,518 +67.16
568–585 569 12 265.00–275.00 $274.14 $1,560 +4.14
624 value added 624 4 251.00 $251.00 $1,566 —
633–647 646 19 244.00–246.00 $245.79 $1,588 +31.11
661 value added 661 5 249.00 $249.00 $1,646 —
713 713 6 230.00 $230.00 $1,640 —
745 745 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,564 —
833 833 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,624 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,196 -20.67
496 496 6 270.00 $270.00 $1,339 -10.00
535 535 1 180.00 $180.00 $963 —
558–559 559 12 267.00–270.00 $269.50 $1,507 +2.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 237.50 $237.50 $748 +12.50
415 415 2 220.00 $220.00 $913 +15.00
475 475 2 210.00 $210.00 $998 -30.00
590 590 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,136 -32.50
645 645 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,161 -17.50
695 695 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,234 —
910 910 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,547 -10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,029 -12.00
430 430 4 290.00 $290.00 $1,247 -3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 235.00 $235.00 $870 -15.00
460–475 465 3 217.50–222.50 $220.80 $1,027 —
525 525 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,142 —
650 650 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,219 +7.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 6 327.00 $327.00 $1,203 —
478 478 4 351.00 $351.00 $1,678 +6.00
553–555 554 6 290.00–300.00 $294.99 $1,634 —
665 665 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,603 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
618 618 4 249.00 $249.00 $1,539 —
732 732 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,757 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,265 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875 875 1 127.50 $127.50 $1,116 —

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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.