Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, April 29, 2025

230 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $357.78/cwt +1.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,054/hd at 574 lb · 27 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $369.69/cwt -5.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,730/hd at 468 lb · 21 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $380.00/cwt ≈ $1,623/hd at 427 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	230	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–480	468	21	320.00–381.00	$369.69	$1,730	-5.31
562	562	15	360.00	$360.00	$2,023	+4.00
589	589	12	355.00	$355.00	$2,091	-1.00
650	650	6	321.00	$321.00	$2,086	—
713	713	10	305.00	$305.00	$2,175	+21.84
778	778	8	280.00	$280.00	$2,178	—
885	885	1	240.00	$240.00	$2,124	—
1030	1030	1	220.00	$220.00	$2,266	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	2	355.00	$355.00	$1,083	—
434	434	9	360.00	$360.00	$1,562	—
543	543	10	341.00	$341.00	$1,852	—
618	618	2	315.00	$315.00	$1,947	+15.00
755–795	768	3	170.00–280.00	$242.06	$1,859	—
890	890	1	235.00	$235.00	$2,092	—
975	975	1	225.00	$225.00	$2,194	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,144	—
439	439	5	320.00	$320.00	$1,405	—
525	525	1	302.50	$302.50	$1,588	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
624	624	4	325.00	$325.00	$2,028	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,251	—
540	540	2	225.00–255.00	$240.00	$1,296	—
740	740	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,332	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–398	395	3	325.00–345.50	$331.74	$1,310	—
472–490	475	13	305.00–347.50	$339.07	$1,611	+19.07
557	557	10	306.00	$306.00	$1,704	+1.00
626–635	627	7	270.00–285.00	$282.83	$1,773	+6.88
760	760	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,824	—
1060	1060	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,776	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
381	381	10	398.00	$398.00	$1,516	+98.00
427	427	19	380.00	$380.00	$1,623	—
661 value added	661	5	281.00	$281.00	$1,857	+15.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,189	-25.00
450	450	4	344.00	$344.00	$1,548	+63.31
533	533	3	315.00	$315.00	$1,679	—
645	645	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,129	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,470	—
510	510	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,428	—
561	561	6	313.00	$313.00	$1,756	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655	655	1	150.00	$150.00	$982	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377	377	3	360.00	$360.00	$1,357	—
440	440	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,518	—
465	465	7	353.00	$353.00	$1,641	—
522–530	523	6	225.00–290.00	$279.03	$1,459	—
650	650	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,852	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448	448	3	357.00	$357.00	$1,599	—
530	530	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,458	—
820	820	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,599	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,838	—

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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.