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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 22, 2025

167 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $356.00/cwt +5.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,033/hd at 571 lb · 22 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $315.27/cwt -1.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,002/hd at 635 lb · 22 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $275.95/cwt +13.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,785/hd at 647 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 167 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,481 -15.00
471 471 7 375.00 $375.00 $1,766 -5.00
571 571 22 356.00 $356.00 $2,033 +5.50
635–640 635 22 300.00–316.00 $315.27 $2,002 -1.73
690 690 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,966 +10.00
710 value added 710 3 300.00 $300.00 $2,130 —
730–745 743 8 270.00–285.00 $283.16 $2,104 +8.16
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–367 365 4 305.00–392.50 $370.94 $1,354 +34.60
470 470 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,716 +15.00
625 625 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,875 —
810 810 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,025 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,312 +5.00
478 478 5 320.00 $320.00 $1,530 +14.91
562 562 15 305.00 $305.00 $1,714 —
605–649 647 18 275.00–276.00 $275.95 $1,785 +13.54
670 670 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,407 —
697 value added 697 8 270.50 $270.50 $1,885 —
796 value added 796 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,990 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 4 315.00 $315.00 $1,323 +4.00
460–485 473 2 260.00–302.50 $280.69 $1,328 -23.33
557–575 559 8 300.00–301.00 $300.13 $1,678 —
653 653 5 269.50 $269.50 $1,760 +59.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,179 -22.00
669 value added 669 7 265.50 $265.50 $1,776 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,472 —
840 840 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,218 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 255.00 $255.00 $625 —
535 535 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,257 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565–590 571 4 290.00–295.00 $293.71 $1,677 -28.29
925 925 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,596 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,406 +70.00
558–590 569 3 240.00–280.00 $266.17 $1,515 +21.17
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,551 —

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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.