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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Radiant, VA

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
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Head itemized in priced lots 270 — —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
811 811 9 312.50 $312.50 $2,534 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,114 —
465 465 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,511 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 230.00 $230.00 $851 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 240.00 $240.00 $660 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 235.00 $235.00 $870 —

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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.