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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, February 11, 2025

61 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $320.59/cwt -4.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,836/hd at 573 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 61 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,776 +5.00
553 553 5 310.00 $310.00 $1,714 -15.00
581 581 12 325.00 $325.00 $1,888 ±0.00
783 783 2 247.50 $247.50 $1,938 -16.77
1235 1235 1 177.50 $177.50 $2,192 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 6 370.00 $370.00 $1,650 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 473 2 235.00–352.50 $290.95 $1,376 -14.05
510 510 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,428 —
745 745 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,825 -15.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,232 —
540 540 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,215 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 195.00 $195.00 $536 —
320 320 1 175.00 $175.00 $560 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,729 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,260 —
568 568 2 261.00 $261.00 $1,482 -5.00
657 657 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,577 -12.00
764 764 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,757 +5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 2 232.50 $232.50 $914 —
458 458 2 237.50 $237.50 $1,088 —
585 585 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,287 —
710 710 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,402 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 230.00 $230.00 $748 —
520 520 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,326 -3.79
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,210 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 210.00 $210.00 $777 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,406 -22.50
600 600 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,590 —

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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.