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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, April 15, 2025

477 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $315.81/cwt ≈ $2,012/hd at 637 lb · 31 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $303.00/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,654/hd at 546 lb · 25 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $244.80/cwt ≈ $2,289/hd at 935 lb · 25 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 477 — —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,328 —
377 377 5 390.00 $390.00 $1,470 +15.00
475 475 17 380.00 $380.00 $1,805 -1.00
535 535 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,605 -10.00
563 563 22 350.50 $350.50 $1,973 +0.50
649 649 19 317.00 $317.00 $2,057 +17.00
695 695 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,911 —
725 725 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,994 —
798 value added 798 5 270.00 $270.00 $2,155 —
820 820 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,050 —
831 value added 831 6 266.00 $266.00 $2,210 —
912 912 5 244.00 $244.00 $2,225 —
941 value added 941 20 245.00 $245.00 $2,305 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 value added 515 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,571 —
627 627 5 320.00 $320.00 $2,006 —
639 value added 639 26 315.00 $315.00 $2,013 —
692 value added 692 10 315.00 $315.00 $2,180 —
735 735 10 290.00 $290.00 $2,132 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–348 337 3 240.00–305.00 $260.25 $877 —
390–395 392 3 260.00–375.00 $336.34 $1,318 —
445 445 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,202 —
455 455 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,592 +15.00
500–540 520 2 265.00–350.00 $305.87 $1,591 -19.13
558 558 6 325.00 $325.00 $1,814 —
660 660 2 305.00 $305.00 $2,013 +20.00
787 787 3 272.50 $272.50 $2,145 —
880 value added 880 2 235.00 $235.00 $2,068 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,121 —
450–463 459 3 245.00–300.00 $282.01 $1,294 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426 426 12 315.00 $315.00 $1,342 +15.00
465–478 477 21 305.00–307.00 $305.09 $1,455 +5.09
546 546 25 303.00 $303.00 $1,654 +3.00
625–639 636 5 215.00–274.00 $262.41 $1,669 -12.59
733 733 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,767 —
759 value added 759 4 258.00 $258.00 $1,958 —
855 value added 855 18 246.50 $246.50 $2,108 —
870 870 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,914 —
937–947 value added 944 22 230.00–246.50 $242.03 $2,285 —
958 value added 958 22 246.50 $246.50 $2,361 —
970 970 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,746 —
1026–1038 value added 1031 31 239.00 $239.00 $2,464 —
1142 value added 1142 7 229.00 $229.00 $2,615 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 235.00 $235.00 $799 —
440 440 4 311.00 $311.00 $1,368 +11.00
470–481 480 9 296.00–305.00 $304.02 $1,459 —
510–542 536 11 225.00–307.00 $292.82 $1,570 —
611 611 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,680 ±0.00
660 660 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,386 —
725 725 4 239.00 $239.00 $1,733 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 322.00 $322.00 $1,175 —
673 673 4 283.00 $283.00 $1,905 —
713 value added 713 5 257.00 $257.00 $1,832 —
748 748 5 247.00 $247.00 $1,848 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,058 -2.50
453 453 6 282.50 $282.50 $1,280 —
538 538 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,372 +25.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,312 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 245.00 $245.00 $662 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,333 -30.00
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,034 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,444 —
480 480 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,632 ±0.00
563 563 14 322.00 $322.00 $1,813 —
615 615 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,660 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 4 375.00 $375.00 $1,391 —
437 437 3 333.00 $333.00 $1,455 —
556–585 562 5 265.00–290.00 $284.79 $1,601 —
718 718 2 263.00 $263.00 $1,888 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,270 —
475 475 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,045 —
532 532 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,569 —
585 585 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,433 —
655 655 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,376 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
631 631 4 290.00 $290.00 $1,830 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,223 —
580 580 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,682 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845 845 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,141 —

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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.