Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, July 29, 2025

149 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $358.00/cwt ≈ $1,987/hd at 555 lb · 25 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $328.48/cwt +2.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,562/hd at 780 lb · 21 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $365.00/cwt +0.15 vs last sale · ≈ $2,376/hd at 651 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	149	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,220	—
560	560	7	400.00	$400.00	$2,240	+17.00
651	651	16	365.00	$365.00	$2,376	+4.00
752	752	8	326.00	$326.00	$2,452	±0.00
797 value added	797	13	330.00	$330.00	$2,630	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945 value added	945	11	298.00	$298.00	$2,816	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
533	533	2	392.50	$392.50	$2,092	—
648	648	3	350.00	$350.00	$2,268	—
755	755	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,227	—
825	825	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,558	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,610	—
718	718	2	283.00	$283.00	$2,032	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	327.50	$327.50	$1,687	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,242	+10.00
482	482	3	350.00	$350.00	$1,687	+14.91
565	565	13	347.00	$347.00	$1,961	+19.88
600–639	632	11	320.00–335.00	$322.24	$2,037	—
690	690	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,174	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	25	358.00	$358.00	$1,987	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,512	—
470	470	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,528	±0.00
523	523	3	335.00	$335.00	$1,752	+6.00
750 value added	750	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,875	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
581	581	5	295.00	$295.00	$1,714	+57.50
690	690	1	110.00	$110.00	$759	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
553–573	563	4	210.00–287.50	$248.06	$1,397	—
665	665	1	120.00	$120.00	$798	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	1	120.00	$120.00	$690	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
493	493	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,430	—
523	523	4	320.00	$320.00	$1,674	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,033	-50.00

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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.