Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, May 20, 2025

309 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $335.00/cwt -29.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,198/hd at 656 lb · 30 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $301.20/cwt ≈ $1,970/hd at 654 lb · 20 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $281.00/cwt ≈ $2,498/hd at 889 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	309	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
467	467	3	400.00	$400.00	$1,868	+5.00
558	558	13	371.50	$371.50	$2,073	+8.87
610	610	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,013	-35.00
629	629	11	335.00	$335.00	$2,107	-30.00
654	654	20	335.00	$335.00	$2,191	-29.00
658 value added	658	5	335.00	$335.00	$2,204	—
662	662	5	335.00	$335.00	$2,218	-29.00
700–749	741	6	295.00–302.50	$296.18	$2,195	-7.82
805–845	828	3	225.00–272.50	$241.81	$2,002	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
573	573	2	345.00	$345.00	$1,977	—
577 value added	577	10	370.00	$370.00	$2,135	—
842 value added	842	13	281.00	$281.00	$2,366	—
889 value added	889	20	281.00	$281.00	$2,498	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,266	—
467	467	3	385.00	$385.00	$1,798	—
553	553	8	361.00	$361.00	$1,996	—
655 value added	655	11	336.00	$336.00	$2,201	—
653–685	664	3	315.00	$315.00	$2,092	—
728–735 value added	730	11	230.00–314.00	$290.93	$2,124	—
758–785	772	4	263.00–267.50	$265.29	$2,048	—
812	812	3	278.00	$278.00	$2,257	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
541 value added	541	4	365.00	$365.00	$1,975	-17.50

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,052	—
420	420	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,554	—
710	710	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,562	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378	378	2	385.00	$385.00	$1,455	+40.00

Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
283	283	2	325.00	$325.00	$920	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	320.00	$320.00	$928	—
305	305	1	210.00	$210.00	$640	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433	433	5	362.50	$362.50	$1,570	+42.50
482	482	9	350.00	$350.00	$1,687	+15.61
552	552	19	329.00	$329.00	$1,816	+4.00
635	635	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,492	-55.00
653	653	16	301.00	$301.00	$1,966	—
658	658	4	302.00	$302.00	$1,987	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	2	345.00	$345.00	$1,173	+15.00
383	383	3	370.00	$370.00	$1,417	+35.00
433	433	5	367.50	$367.50	$1,591	—
490	490	2	345.00	$345.00	$1,690	—
530	530	6	335.00	$335.00	$1,776	—
690	690	2	265.00	$265.00	$1,828	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	195.00	$195.00	$673	-115.00
364	364	9	365.00	$365.00	$1,329	—
455	455	5	335.00	$335.00	$1,524	+18.00
610	610	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,159	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
467	467	5	300.00	$300.00	$1,401	—
562	562	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,461	—
665	665	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,596	—
735	735	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,690	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575 value added	575	9	342.00	$342.00	$1,966	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
538 value added	538	8	332.00	$332.00	$1,786	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453	453	3	287.50	$287.50	$1,302	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278	278	2	320.00	$320.00	$890	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,350	+30.00
453–460	455	3	180.00–300.00	$220.41	$1,003	-49.59
565	565	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,554	-30.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
527	527	3	325.00	$325.00	$1,713	-5.00
655	655	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,801	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,635	—
800	800	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,680	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	250.00	$250.00	$900	—
770	770	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,116	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
533	533	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,226	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,331	—

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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.