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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, May 6, 2025

219 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $287.27/cwt ≈ $1,826/hd at 636 lb · 33 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $387.50/cwt ≈ $1,755/hd at 453 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $318.00/cwt +12.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,771/hd at 557 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 219 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,540 —
469 469 10 390.00 $390.00 $1,829 +20.31
555–556 556 8 335.00–360.00 $356.88 $1,984 -3.12
587 value added 587 6 365.00 $365.00 $2,143 —
678 678 3 340.00 $340.00 $2,305 +19.00
681 681 4 325.00 $325.00 $2,213 +4.00
745–748 747 4 280.00–290.00 $287.51 $2,148 -17.49
825 825 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,186 —
833 value added 833 2 265.00 $265.00 $2,207 —
945 value added 945 4 250.00 $250.00 $2,362 —
1033 value added 1033 3 243.00 $243.00 $2,510 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
553 553 9 365.00 $365.00 $2,018 —
723 value added 723 4 310.00 $310.00 $2,241 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,444 +70.00
415 415 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,390 +15.00
470 470 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,598 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,563 —
563 563 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,858 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,197 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,313 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 7 350.00 $350.00 $1,295 -48.00
453 453 25 387.50 $387.50 $1,755 —
513 513 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,667 —
632 632 25 300.00 $300.00 $1,896 —
647 value added 647 8 247.50 $247.50 $1,601 —
764 764 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,986 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 5 350.00 $350.00 $1,488 —
450–483 478 6 325.00–350.00 $346.07 $1,654 +7.00
530 530 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,603 —
557 557 20 318.00 $318.00 $1,771 +12.00
611 value added 611 10 301.00 $301.00 $1,839 —
640 640 3 293.00 $293.00 $1,875 +10.17
760 760 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,862 +5.00
880–890 885 2 212.00–215.00 $213.51 $1,890 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–543 535 3 295.00–307.50 $303.45 $1,623 -11.55
550–590 570 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,425 —
635 635 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,714 +95.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,194 —
423 423 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,311 —
568 568 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,534 -43.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,386 ±0.00
455 455 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,456 -33.00
530 530 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,656 +33.47
630 630 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,764 —
656–695 664 5 245.00–295.00 $284.53 $1,889 -0.47
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,348 —
510 510 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,645 +47.50
585 585 1 155.00 $155.00 $907 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,560 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,388 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,406 —

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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.