Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, August 5, 2025

270 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $344.19/cwt -13.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,945/hd at 565 lb · 48 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $350.16/cwt -14.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,350/hd at 671 lb · 22 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $340.00/cwt ≈ $2,540/hd at 747 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	270	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550–590	557	15	217.50–397.50	$360.20	$2,006	-39.80
630	630	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,732	—
633	633	8	360.00	$360.00	$2,279	—
652–689	671	22	323.00–355.00	$350.16	$2,350	-14.84
747	747	22	340.00	$340.00	$2,540	—
825	825	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,774	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
811	811	9	312.50	$312.50	$2,534	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	180.00	$180.00	$864	—
548	548	3	312.50	$312.50	$1,712	-15.00
730	730	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,934	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,824	—
585	585	1	375.00	$375.00	$2,194	—
638	638	2	332.00	$332.00	$2,118	-18.00

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,114	—
465	465	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,511	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,035	—
550–582	565	48	330.00–358.00	$344.19	$1,945	-13.81
656	656	20	320.00	$320.00	$2,099	—
752	752	5	255.00	$255.00	$1,918	—
842	842	3	250.00	$250.00	$2,105	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	2	262.50	$262.50	$1,168	—
472	472	3	350.00	$350.00	$1,652	±0.00
545	545	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,744	—
555	555	15	330.00	$330.00	$1,832	-17.00
610–619	617	5	255.00–259.00	$258.21	$1,593	-64.03
653	653	9	314.00	$314.00	$2,050	—
725	725	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,704	—
825	825	1	245.00	$245.00	$2,021	—
945	945	1	255.00	$255.00	$2,410	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,260	—
456	456	4	350.00	$350.00	$1,596	+25.00
554	554	11	323.00	$323.00	$1,789	—
630	630	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,544	—
658	658	4	317.00	$317.00	$2,086	—
672 value added	672	3	320.00	$320.00	$2,150	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
437	437	5	267.50	$267.50	$1,169	—
525	525	3	277.50	$277.50	$1,457	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
532	532	3	287.50	$287.50	$1,530	—
645	645	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,096	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	230.00	$230.00	$851	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	240.00	$240.00	$660	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393	393	3	400.00	$400.00	$1,572	—
450	450	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,238	—
720	720	2	320.00	$320.00	$2,304	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,148	—
626	626	4	320.00	$320.00	$2,003	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428	428	2	375.00	$375.00	$1,605	—
535	535	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,792	—
788	788	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,418	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	285.00	$285.00	$912	—
388	388	2	305.00	$305.00	$1,183	—
580	580	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,044	—
665	665	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,197	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	285.00	$285.00	$969	—
375	375	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,162	—
635	635	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,000	—

Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	235.00	$235.00	$870	—

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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.