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

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

Sale of Tuesday, March 4, 2025

396 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $267.58/cwt +22.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,960/hd at 732 lb · 41 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.26/cwt ≈ $1,776/hd at 765 lb · 30 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $246.73/cwt -10.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,623/hd at 658 lb · 26 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 396 — —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,058 —
460 460 15 347.50 $347.50 $1,598 -2.50
547 547 15 316.00 $316.00 $1,729 -4.00
556 value added 556 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,807 —
659 659 6 285.00 $285.00 $1,878 -5.00
655–677 value added 668 10 285.00–290.00 $288.04 $1,924 —
725 725 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,668 -15.00
730–733 value added 731 18 267.00–268.00 $267.17 $1,953 —
723–740 734 22 260.00–275.00 $269.63 $1,979 +24.63
753 753 4 246.00 $246.00 $1,852 —
840 value added 840 14 243.00 $243.00 $2,041 —
931 value added 931 4 214.00 $214.00 $1,992 —
955 value added 955 24 190.00 $190.00 $1,814 —
1205 1205 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,898 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,392 —
547 547 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,696 —
670 670 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,809 —
675 value added 675 5 275.00 $275.00 $1,856 -1.00
1130 1130 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,514 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
624 value added 624 4 281.00 $281.00 $1,753 -24.00
640 640 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,920 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 260.00 $260.00 $949 —
628–630 629 4 237.50–255.00 $250.61 $1,576 —
890 890 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,468 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,246 —
740 740 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,702 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 255.00 $255.00 $931 —
675 675 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,485 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 165.00 $165.00 $536 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 265.00 $265.00 $888 —
370 370 1 255.00 $255.00 $944 —
405 405 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,114 -17.00
485–486 486 14 275.00 $275.00 $1,336 -16.00
548 548 2 212.50 $212.50 $1,164 —
555–575 556 16 264.00–265.00 $264.06 $1,468 -4.94
572 value added 572 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,544 —
610 610 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,464 —
655–656 656 23 240.00–248.00 $246.96 $1,620 -10.04
672 value added 672 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,646 —
721 value added 721 4 234.00 $234.00 $1,687 —
750 750 7 221.00 $221.00 $1,658 —
768–770 value added 769 23 231.00–240.00 $235.69 $1,812 —
815–828 value added 822 6 220.00–221.00 $220.50 $1,813 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 11 270.00 $270.00 $1,304 -15.00
510 510 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,275 —
566–585 568 9 185.00–262.00 $253.19 $1,438 —
636 636 5 245.00 $245.00 $1,558 —
677 value added 677 9 245.00 $245.00 $1,659 —
740 740 2 216.00 $216.00 $1,598 —
880 880 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,593 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,012 -10.00
427 427 8 275.00 $275.00 $1,174 —
566 value added 566 8 270.00 $270.00 $1,528 —
653 value added 653 6 245.00 $245.00 $1,600 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 245.00 $245.00 $858 —
541 541 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,028 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 2 232.50 $232.50 $1,000 —
670 670 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,340 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,144 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 167.50 $167.50 $712 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,154 +5.00
449 449 7 300.00 $300.00 $1,347 —
539 539 5 292.00 $292.00 $1,574 +3.00
795 795 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,630 —
820 820 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,681 —
865 865 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,600 -19.00
965 965 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,496 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 255.00 $255.00 $918 —
443 443 2 195.00 $195.00 $864 —
555 555 2 175.00 $175.00 $971 —
720 720 2 221.00 $221.00 $1,591 —
825 825 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,072 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 300.00 $300.00 $975 —
495 495 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,238 —
545 545 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,417 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
653 653 6 242.00 $242.00 $1,580 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 240.00 $240.00 $924 —
470 470 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,128 —
585 585 1 140.00 $140.00 $819 —

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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.