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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 15, 2025

401 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $420.38/cwt ≈ $2,266/hd at 539 lb · 43 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $333.48/cwt +18.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,024/hd at 607 lb · 36 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $392.39/cwt +18.23 vs last sale · ≈ $2,176/hd at 555 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 401 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,920 -5.00
499 499 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,996 -5.00
530 530 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,014 —
550–558 554 15 395.00–405.00 $399.63 $2,214 +25.47
555 555 17 386.00 $386.00 $2,142 +11.84
635 635 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,191 -15.00
635–646 639 26 360.00–361.00 $360.61 $2,304 +0.61
652 652 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,347 —
657 657 6 350.00 $350.00 $2,300 —
672 value added 672 5 358.00 $358.00 $2,406 —
726 726 10 337.00 $337.00 $2,447 +8.00
740 740 3 335.00 $335.00 $2,479 +6.00
780 780 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,496 —
805–810 806 6 306.00 $306.00 $2,466 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533–543 539 43 415.00–428.00 $420.38 $2,266 —
575 value added 575 4 315.00 $315.00 $1,811 —
616 value added 616 6 360.00 $360.00 $2,218 —
820 value added 820 3 303.00 $303.00 $2,485 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 20 430.00 $430.00 $1,819 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,190 —
395 395 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,382 —
451 451 4 380.00 $380.00 $1,714 +5.00
517 value added 517 5 415.00 $415.00 $2,146 —
555 555 5 355.00 $355.00 $1,970 -10.00
670 670 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,244 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 290.00 $290.00 $798 —
305 305 1 320.00 $320.00 $976 —
350 350 3 385.00 $385.00 $1,348 —
445 445 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,402 —
575 575 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,639 —
650 650 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,300 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 280.00 $280.00 $938 -75.00
420 420 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,050 —
610 610 1 155.00 $155.00 $946 -140.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 4 345.00 $345.00 $1,466 —
549 549 11 337.00 $337.00 $1,850 —
580 580 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,392 -90.00
606–608 607 36 330.00–335.00 $333.48 $2,024 +18.48
655–685 665 12 300.00–315.00 $309.85 $2,061 +9.85
675 675 5 320.00 $320.00 $2,160 +20.00
728 728 6 275.00 $275.00 $2,002 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 13 375.00 $375.00 $1,601 —
462 462 9 345.00 $345.00 $1,594 +15.00
505 505 18 367.50 $367.50 $1,856 —
528 528 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,742 —
551 value added 551 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,791 —
664 value added 664 4 310.00 $310.00 $2,058 —
665 665 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,995 —
770 770 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,925 +10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,354 —
491 491 7 360.00 $360.00 $1,768 —
544 value added 544 30 360.00 $360.00 $1,958 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 2 300.00 $300.00 $954 —
515 515 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,339 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 422 3 100.00–260.00 $203.72 $860 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,206 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,615 —
568 568 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,903 -30.00
745 745 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,012 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
652 652 5 322.50 $322.50 $2,103 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 3 100.00–280.00 $220.00 $979 —
630–635 633 2 140.00–240.00 $189.80 $1,201 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,031 —
500–545 523 2 300.00–305.00 $302.61 $1,583 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 1 130.00 $130.00 $904 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 95.00 $95.00 $446 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 165.00 $165.00 $982 —

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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.