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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 22, 2025

254 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $364.85/cwt +9.85 vs last sale · ≈ $2,426/hd at 665 lb · 27 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $322.00/cwt +9.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,096/hd at 651 lb · 26 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $438.00/cwt ≈ $2,172/hd at 496 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 254 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 410.00 $410.00 $1,558 —
470 470 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,880 ±0.00
552 552 19 383.00 $383.00 $2,114 -16.63
658 value added 658 8 374.00 $374.00 $2,461 +16.00
668 668 19 361.00 $361.00 $2,411 +11.00
709 709 5 345.00 $345.00 $2,446 +8.00
758 758 14 326.00 $326.00 $2,471 +6.00
830 830 5 306.00 $306.00 $2,540 ±0.00
873 873 3 295.00 $295.00 $2,575 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
496 496 25 438.00 $438.00 $2,172 —
599 599 17 380.00 $380.00 $2,276 —
686 686 5 355.00 $355.00 $2,435 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,501 +30.00
473 473 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,797 ±0.00
593 593 2 358.00 $358.00 $2,123 —
664 664 4 352.50 $352.50 $2,341 +17.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,138 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 2 326.00 $326.00 $874 —
365 365 3 345.00 $345.00 $1,259 —
458–473 469 7 325.00–339.00 $335.09 $1,572 —
500 500 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,600 —
559–575 560 18 230.00–333.00 $327.12 $1,832 +87.12
651 651 26 322.00 $322.00 $2,096 +12.15
730–745 742 8 215.00–285.00 $275.76 $2,046 +0.76
820 820 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,050 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,560 -20.00
537 537 6 329.00 $329.00 $1,767 -1.00
620 620 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,984 —
800 800 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,640 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 5 351.00 $351.00 $1,481 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,105 —
523 523 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,334 -5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,401 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,173 —
373 373 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,306 —
452–490 458 9 330.00–374.00 $366.13 $1,677 +26.13
547 547 3 341.00 $341.00 $1,865 —
623 623 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,056 —
685 685 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,370 —
813 813 2 247.00 $247.00 $2,008 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,248 —
543 543 4 331.00 $331.00 $1,797 +28.39
585 585 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,199 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,296 —
490 490 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,200 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 225.00 $225.00 $652 —
465 465 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,418 +210.00

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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.