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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, June 3, 2025

1,432 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $378.00/cwt +12.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,151/hd at 569 lb · 182 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $397.55/cwt ≈ $1,972/hd at 496 lb · 110 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $363.91/cwt ≈ $2,290/hd at 629 lb · 99 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,432 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429 429 14 405.00 $405.00 $1,737 —
478 478 6 355.00 $355.00 $1,697 —
497 497 104 400.00 $400.00 $1,988 —
546 546 9 350.00 $350.00 $1,911 —
568–569 569 182 378.00 $378.00 $2,151 +33.00
605 605 6 360.00 $360.00 $2,178 —
629 629 81 367.00 $367.00 $2,308 —
644 value added 644 12 345.00 $345.00 $2,222 —
749 749 46 316.00 $316.00 $2,367 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 3 410.00 $410.00 $1,550 —
446 446 15 395.00 $395.00 $1,762 —
500 500 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,750 —
550–568 565 27 365.00–370.00 $369.82 $2,089 -1.68
571 value added 571 7 380.00 $380.00 $2,170 —
554–592 576 58 372.00–386.00 $377.57 $2,175 +6.07
625–639 631 43 357.00–367.00 $360.33 $2,274 +25.33
632 632 8 359.00 $359.00 $2,269 +24.00
675–680 678 94 325.00–362.00 $359.38 $2,437 +24.38
714 value added 714 4 319.00 $319.00 $2,278 —
726–745 731 7 285.00–314.00 $309.09 $2,259 +12.91
754 754 10 320.00 $320.00 $2,413 —
828 value added 828 2 245.00 $245.00 $2,029 —
852 852 3 255.00 $255.00 $2,173 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 13 395.00 $395.00 $1,446 —
455 455 10 305.00 $305.00 $1,388 —
546 546 16 318.00 $318.00 $1,736 —
595 595 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,458 —
647 647 11 290.00 $290.00 $1,876 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,247 —
320 320 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,328 ±0.00
395 395 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,501 —
439 439 16 397.00 $397.00 $1,743 —
525–531 530 8 275.00–320.00 $280.57 $1,487 —
554–555 554 8 315.00–377.00 $369.24 $2,046 +8.24
615 615 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,538 —
670 670 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,178 +10.00
718 718 3 312.00 $312.00 $2,240 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,290 —
358 358 4 395.00 $395.00 $1,414 +10.00
435 435 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,327 —
454 454 5 345.00 $345.00 $1,566 —
555 555 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,859 —
655–659 658 6 245.00–305.00 $295.05 $1,941 —
760 760 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,672 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 9 350.00 $350.00 $1,508 —
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 6 305.00 $305.00 $1,397 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481 481 4 355.00 $355.00 $1,708 —
533 533 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,226 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 330.00 $330.00 $808 —
305–340 323 2 265.00–325.00 $293.37 $948 +83.37
470 470 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,128 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,346 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 15 360.00 $360.00 $1,328 —
405 405 11 345.00 $345.00 $1,397 —
422–433 424 10 245.00–357.50 $334.53 $1,418 —
468–477 469 87 353.00–357.00 $356.53 $1,672 —
546 546 46 332.00 $332.00 $1,813 —
556 556 92 339.00 $339.00 $1,885 —
573 573 6 330.00 $330.00 $1,891 —
613–649 648 76 290.00–325.00 $324.13 $2,100 —
683 683 2 296.00 $296.00 $2,022 —
733 733 15 285.00 $285.00 $2,089 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,591 -15.00
553–590 556 11 320.00–325.00 $324.52 $1,804 -4.48
640–644 643 33 304.00–315.00 $311.02 $2,000 +76.02
655–660 658 2 275.00–303.00 $288.95 $1,901 -13.05
860–863 862 3 205.00–221.00 $215.68 $1,859 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 2 320.00 $320.00 $890 —
330 330 1 275.00 $275.00 $908 +80.00
355 355 11 345.00 $345.00 $1,225 -20.00
441 441 4 305.00 $305.00 $1,345 —
465 465 10 320.00 $320.00 $1,488 -15.00
571 571 7 315.00 $315.00 $1,799 —
650–695 673 4 167.50–250.00 $207.37 $1,396 —
758 758 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,516 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 260.00 $260.00 $858 —
360 360 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,152 —
468 468 14 330.00 $330.00 $1,544 +30.00
532 532 10 300.00 $300.00 $1,596 —
630 630 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,260 —
733 733 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,539 -20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–418 412 3 300.00–325.00 $308.09 $1,269 -59.41
500 500 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,250 -85.00
556–570 559 10 240.00–322.00 $305.27 $1,706 —
640 640 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,696 —
653 653 6 301.00 $301.00 $1,966 —
785 785 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,884 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 7 330.00 $330.00 $1,204 —
453 453 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,019 —
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 7 365.00 $365.00 $1,055 —
407 407 3 215.00 $215.00 $875 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 50.00 $50.00 $90 —
365 365 1 265.00 $265.00 $967 —
420–440 430 2 225.00 $225.00 $968 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 245.00 $245.00 $919 —

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Feeder Bulls

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,372 —
517–525 519 4 150.00–265.00 $235.92 $1,224 —
650 650 1 135.00 $135.00 $878 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,254 —
405 405 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,539 —
555 555 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,693 —
610 610 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,494 —
685 685 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,610 -40.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523 523 3 342.50 $342.50 $1,791 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,550 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,228 +65.00
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,186 —

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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.