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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, September 9, 2025

512 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $367.00/cwt ≈ $2,800/hd at 763 lb · 66 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $350.59/cwt ≈ $2,210/hd at 630 lb · 63 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $380.45/cwt +6.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,541/hd at 668 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 512 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–388 383 5 430.00–480.00 $458.19 $1,755 —
465 465 11 460.00 $460.00 $2,139 +46.07
545 545 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,071 +10.87
553 553 18 410.00 $410.00 $2,267 -12.00
584 584 6 410.00 $410.00 $2,394 -12.00
623 623 2 365.00 $365.00 $2,274 +28.41
633–637 636 19 295.00–390.00 $355.14 $2,259 +18.55
663–672 668 31 380.00–381.00 $380.45 $2,541 +6.88
712 712 5 350.00 $350.00 $2,492 +7.52
715–727 726 9 345.00–347.50 $347.23 $2,521 +4.75
768 value added 768 9 350.00 $350.00 $2,688 —
825–845 841 5 300.00–305.00 $300.98 $2,531 +15.98
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
552–597 573 15 350.00–417.00 $384.42 $2,203 —
763 763 66 367.00 $367.00 $2,800 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,443 —
450–495 465 3 430.00–435.00 $433.23 $2,015 +28.23
530–540 539 9 390.00–400.00 $398.91 $2,150 —
589 value added 589 10 268.00 $268.00 $1,579 —
643–645 644 13 365.00–375.00 $371.16 $2,390 +1.16
720 720 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,196 —
734 value added 734 20 300.00 $300.00 $2,202 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 345.00 $345.00 $949 —
363 363 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,325 —
460 460 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,541 —
543 543 2 331.00 $331.00 $1,797 —
575 575 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,782 +10.00
765 765 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,295 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–435 425 2 370.00–380.00 $374.88 $1,593 —
505–540 523 2 110.00–120.00 $115.17 $602 —
615 615 1 70.00 $70.00 $430 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,821 +85.00
600 600 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,230 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 5 365.00 $365.00 $1,223 —
400–428 425 8 345.00–375.00 $371.47 $1,579 —
486–490 487 8 350.00–366.00 $363.99 $1,773 +78.99
547 547 15 350.00 $350.00 $1,914 +62.50
565 565 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,836 -10.79
619–626 622 38 350.00–352.00 $350.32 $2,179 —
643 643 25 351.00 $351.00 $2,257 —
662 662 13 342.00 $342.00 $2,264 +29.00
743 743 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,229 —
791 value added 791 12 300.00 $300.00 $2,373 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 12 375.00 $375.00 $1,455 —
482 482 11 368.00 $368.00 $1,774 —
528 528 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,716 —
835 835 2 275.00 $275.00 $2,296 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,275 —
425 425 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,509 +74.00
465 465 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,581 +5.00
488 488 4 361.00 $361.00 $1,762 +26.00
543 543 5 330.00 $330.00 $1,792 +10.00
625 625 5 335.00–346.00 $341.60 $2,135 +35.60
725 725 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,994 -20.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,118 —
413–440 422 3 290.00–305.00 $299.79 $1,265 —
548 548 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,699 +35.00
605–610 608 2 250.00–255.00 $252.51 $1,535 -27.49
720 720 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,476 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 305.00 $305.00 $976 -10.00
450–498 480 4 295.00–340.00 $319.09 $1,532 +21.90
545 545 2 317.50 $317.50 $1,730 ±0.00
568 568 3 327.50 $327.50 $1,860 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,290 —
320 320 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,408 —
373 373 4 480.00 $480.00 $1,790 +70.00
444 444 7 470.00 $470.00 $2,087 —
552 552 10 385.00 $385.00 $2,125 -10.00
640 640 5 335.00 $335.00 $2,144 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 505.00 $505.00 $1,591 —
446 446 4 445.00 $445.00 $1,985 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,170 -80.00
930 930 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,302 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 2 245.00 $245.00 $938 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,005 —
510 510 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,504 —

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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.