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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 16, 2025

229 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $351.35/cwt +26.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,960/hd at 558 lb · 33 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $409.05/cwt -0.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,302/hd at 563 lb · 19 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $375.00/cwt +18.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,411/hd at 643 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 229 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,660 —
480 480 10 440.00 $440.00 $2,112 -20.00
521 521 7 415.00 $415.00 $2,162 +35.00
545 545 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,180 +20.00
560 560 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,960 -60.00
563 563 17 416.00 $416.00 $2,342 +6.00
643 643 16 375.00 $375.00 $2,411 +19.86
664 664 12 367.00 $367.00 $2,437 -13.45
719 719 4 356.00 $356.00 $2,560 +6.00
825 825 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,558 +9.02
940 940 1 267.50 $267.50 $2,514 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 5 415.00 $415.00 $1,959 -18.23
552 552 5 395.00 $395.00 $2,180 —
625 625 2 355.00 $355.00 $2,219 -16.16
755 755 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,529 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 290.00 $290.00 $841 —
495 495 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,634 -55.00
585 585 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,872 —
645 645 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,677 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,740 -10.00
600–605 603 2 305.00–315.00 $310.02 $1,869 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 335.00 $335.00 $988 —
487 487 5 377.50 $377.50 $1,838 +13.51
540 540 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,755 -25.00
553–565 554 23 325.00–350.00 $348.89 $1,933 +23.89
567 567 10 357.00 $357.00 $2,024 +32.00
656 656 10 341.00 $341.00 $2,237 -1.00
750 750 1 322.50 $322.50 $2,419 —
840 840 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,100 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,208 —
353 353 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,288 +25.00
480 480 7 367.50 $367.50 $1,764 +6.50
552–567 563 10 315.00–336.00 $329.82 $1,857 —
644 644 7 332.00 $332.00 $2,138 -9.60
740 740 2 321.00 $321.00 $2,375 +46.00
805 805 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,214 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 5 387.50 $387.50 $1,655 —
465 465 3 367.50 $367.50 $1,709 -0.50
655 value added 655 11 345.00 $345.00 $2,260 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,062 -20.00
455 455 4 290.00 $290.00 $1,320 —
525–540 530 3 245.00–265.00 $252.62 $1,339 -57.38
628–640 632 3 245.00–267.50 $259.91 $1,643 +7.40
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 285.00 $285.00 $684 —
425 425 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,286 —
480 480 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,440 -19.09
540 540 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,350 -67.50
680 680 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,751 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,200 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,580 -80.00
550 550 3 380.00 $380.00 $2,090 -5.00
680 680 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,176 —
960 960 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,896 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,164 —
465 465 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,348 —
535 535 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,364 -40.00
695 695 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,807 —
760 760 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,292 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
758 758 3 288.00 $288.00 $2,183 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 3 365.00 $365.00 $1,661 —

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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.