Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, May 13, 2025

284 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $313.84/cwt +26.33 vs last sale · ≈ $2,311/hd at 736 lb · 44 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $270.00/cwt ≈ $2,654/hd at 983 lb · 40 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $364.00/cwt +32.57 vs last sale · ≈ $2,413/hd at 663 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	284	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463	463	11	395.00	$395.00	$1,829	+5.00
533	533	5	381.00	$381.00	$2,031	—
560–590	570	11	320.00–375.00	$362.63	$2,067	+5.75
641	641	13	365.00	$365.00	$2,340	—
663	663	27	364.00	$364.00	$2,413	+24.00
723–742	736	40	312.00–316.00	$314.82	$2,317	+27.31
741	741	4	304.00	$304.00	$2,253	+16.49

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
983 value added	983	40	270.00	$270.00	$2,654	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
514 value added	514	8	382.50	$382.50	$1,966	—
636 value added	636	11	350.00	$350.00	$2,226	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,580	—
610	610	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,860	—
614 value added	614	6	379.00	$379.00	$2,327	—
1055 value added	1055	2	240.00	$240.00	$2,532	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	2	345.00	$345.00	$1,328	-30.00
470	470	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,480	-25.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,360	-30.00
460–478	475	7	315.00–337.50	$334.39	$1,588	-11.68
555	555	21	325.00	$325.00	$1,804	+7.00
642	642	18	290.00	$290.00	$1,862	-3.00
743	743	5	252.50	$252.50	$1,876	—
850	850	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,658	-18.51
1035	1035	1	222.50	$222.50	$2,303	—
1125	1125	1	220.00	$220.00	$2,475	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	310.00	$310.00	$884	—
325	325	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,072	—
368	368	2	335.00	$335.00	$1,233	—
450	450	4	340.00	$340.00	$1,530	—
496 value added	496	6	351.00	$351.00	$1,741	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	3	310.00	$310.00	$1,054	—
430	430	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,054	-65.00
454	454	4	317.00	$317.00	$1,439	—
535	535	1	257.50	$257.50	$1,378	—
550	550	3	242.50–260.00	$248.33	$1,366	-21.67
695	695	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,425	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,146	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	295.00	$295.00	$870	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–430	428	6	325.00–340.00	$327.45	$1,401	—
525	525	1	175.00	$175.00	$919	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,294	—
450	450	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,215	—
575	575	2	305.00	$305.00	$1,754	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,749	+17.50
970	970	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,843	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	2	326.00	$326.00	$1,891	+171.00

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,170	-30.00

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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.