Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, February 25, 2025

181 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $284.55/cwt +14.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,545/hd at 543 lb · 33 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $328.00/cwt +23.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,820/hd at 555 lb · 18 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $290.00/cwt -8.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,900/hd at 655 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	181	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	352.00	$352.00	$1,338	—
473	473	5	350.00	$350.00	$1,656	+25.00
535	535	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,712	—
555	555	18	328.00	$328.00	$1,820	+23.00
655	655	15	290.00	$290.00	$1,900	-8.07
735	735	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,801	-20.00
833	833	3	242.00	$242.00	$2,016	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
646 value added	646	8	305.00	$305.00	$1,970	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
554	554	5	314.00	$314.00	$1,740	+20.00
668 value added	668	2	276.00	$276.00	$1,844	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473 value added	473	4	361.00	$361.00	$1,708	—
555 value added	555	2	285.00	$285.00	$1,582	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
376	376	5	280.00	$280.00	$1,053	—
534 value added	534	8	280.00	$280.00	$1,495	—
546	546	25	286.00	$286.00	$1,562	+16.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433	433	6	292.00	$292.00	$1,264	—
468	468	6	291.00	$291.00	$1,362	+6.00
566	566	12	269.00	$269.00	$1,523	+5.00
666	666	10	257.00	$257.00	$1,712	+11.00
730	730	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,642	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	285.00	$285.00	$940	—
469	469	4	285.00	$285.00	$1,337	+5.00
653	653	3	251.00	$251.00	$1,639	—
706 value added	706	7	190.00	$190.00	$1,341	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	220.00	$220.00	$704	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	1	150.00	$150.00	$968	-55.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,120	—
452	452	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,356	—
546	546	4	289.00	$289.00	$1,578	+34.00
647	647	3	246.00	$246.00	$1,592	—
748	748	4	229.00	$229.00	$1,713	—
857	857	3	204.00	$204.00	$1,748	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
349	349	6	336.00	$336.00	$1,173	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630	630	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,367	—

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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.