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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, July 8, 2025

251 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $360.00/cwt ±0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,333/hd at 648 lb · 30 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $382.50/cwt ≈ $2,203/hd at 576 lb · 24 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $330.00/cwt +8.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,851/hd at 561 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 251 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,438 —
495 495 2 405.00 $405.00 $2,005 —
564–580 565 12 285.00–382.50 $374.16 $2,114 +4.16
648 648 30 360.00 $360.00 $2,333 —
734 734 16 329.00 $329.00 $2,415 —
845 845 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,450 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486 486 5 375.00 $375.00 $1,822 —
545 545 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,390 -25.00
566 566 13 365.00 $365.00 $2,066 +35.00
621 621 5 350.00 $350.00 $2,174 +19.00
900 900 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,115 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
576 576 24 382.50 $382.50 $2,203 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,100 —
375–379 378 5 285.00–380.00 $361.16 $1,365 —
483 483 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,473 —
500 500 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,375 —
640 640 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,888 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,070 —
630 630 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,638 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,098 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,693 +9.36
561 561 21 330.00 $330.00 $1,851 +8.00
640 640 10 315.00 $315.00 $2,016 —
670 670 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,010 -7.00
723 723 4 280.00 $280.00 $2,024 —
845 845 2 240.00 $240.00 $2,028 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,259 +5.00
478 478 8 330.00 $330.00 $1,577 -10.00
552 552 14 320.00 $320.00 $1,766 —
640–648 646 10 227.50–310.00 $293.66 $1,897 -11.83
725 725 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,450 —
768 768 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,843 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 7 340.00 $340.00 $1,486 —
669 value added 669 5 320.00 $320.00 $2,141 -2.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 285.00 $285.00 $992 —
455 455 3 267.50 $267.50 $1,217 —
554 554 4 272.50 $272.50 $1,510 —
615 615 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,384 -30.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 373 2 105.00–280.00 $189.56 $707 —
435 435 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,044 -30.00
453–490 462 4 230.00–292.50 $275.94 $1,275 —
673 673 2 222.50 $222.50 $1,497 -22.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 2 237.50 $237.50 $1,183 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
644 644 7 330.00 $330.00 $2,125 —
850 850 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,870 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,256 —
520 520 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,378 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,574 —
755 755 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,850 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,008 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 125.00 $125.00 $619 —

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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.