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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, April 1, 2025

210 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $362.00/cwt ≈ $2,034/hd at 562 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $311.00/cwt +21.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,766/hd at 568 lb · 18 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $315.00/cwt +13.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,035/hd at 646 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 210 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 377.50 $377.50 $1,397 +50.00
461 461 5 360.00 $360.00 $1,660 +10.00
562 562 25 362.00 $362.00 $2,034 —
646 646 18 315.00 $315.00 $2,035 +13.00
685 685 1 294.00 $294.00 $2,014 —
700–730 724 5 250.00–275.00 $270.17 $1,956 —
800 800 2 259.00 $259.00 $2,072 —
915–925 920 2 200.00–231.00 $215.42 $1,982 —
1030 1030 1 206.00 $206.00 $2,122 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 value added 415 6 380.00 $380.00 $1,577 —
555 value added 555 6 360.00 $360.00 $1,998 —
607 607 5 327.50 $327.50 $1,988 —
635–644 639 12 297.00–315.00 $304.56 $1,946 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 2 367.50 $367.50 $1,536 +27.50
565 565 3 346.00 $346.00 $1,955 —
715 715 1 271.00 $271.00 $1,938 —
778 778 3 249.00 $249.00 $1,937 -2.00
885 885 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,991 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 120.00 $120.00 $696 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 155.00 $155.00 $480 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 328.00 $328.00 $1,427 —
479–490 481 5 313.00–314.00 $313.20 $1,506 +8.12
535 535 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,658 +1.00
568 568 18 311.00 $311.00 $1,766 +21.00
648 648 13 275.00 $275.00 $1,782 +6.00
755 755 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,774 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,216 —
435 435 2 329.00 $329.00 $1,431 —
479 479 5 319.00 $319.00 $1,528 +4.00
553 553 5 307.00 $307.00 $1,698 —
620–649 644 6 180.00–274.00 $258.92 $1,667 +11.92
885 885 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,748 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,174 —
589 589 4 309.00 $309.00 $1,820 —
678 678 7 259.00 $259.00 $1,756 —
765 765 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,836 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 225.00 $225.00 $934 —
545 545 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,036 —
600 600 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,110 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 220.00 $220.00 $880 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 3 365.00 $365.00 $1,343 +40.00
458 458 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,511 —
535 535 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,685 —
665–698 687 3 255.00–280.00 $263.07 $1,807 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 6 315.00 $315.00 $1,194 —
750 750 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,575 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,615 —
535 535 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,712 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,302 —
540 540 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,053 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,041 —
580 580 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,624 —

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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.