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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 30, 2025

375 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $366.24/cwt -8.76 vs last sale · ≈ $2,390/hd at 653 lb · 42 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $338.94/cwt -5.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,901/hd at 561 lb · 30 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $316.00/cwt ≈ $2,063/hd at 653 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 375 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 8 420.00 $420.00 $1,924 -16.66
510–520 515 2 375.00–407.00 $390.84 $2,013 +58.27
561 561 25 400.00 $400.00 $2,244 -10.00
600–642 625 5 305.00–360.00 $338.89 $2,118 -21.11
635 value added 635 5 365.00 $365.00 $2,318 —
651 651 34 363.00 $363.00 $2,363 -12.00
659 value added 659 8 380.00 $380.00 $2,504 —
749 749 21 336.00 $336.00 $2,517 -21.00
825–830 829 8 285.00–290.00 $289.38 $2,399 +11.88
841 value added 841 7 310.00 $310.00 $2,607 —
859 value added 859 5 320.00 $320.00 $2,749 —
1035 1035 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,639 -15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,232 —
480 480 4 390.00 $390.00 $1,872 -25.00
657 657 5 343.00 $343.00 $2,254 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 340.00 $340.00 $952 —
525 525 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,286 —
655 655 1 342.50 $342.50 $2,243 -7.50
708 708 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,947 —
805 805 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,690 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,522 —
525 525 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,811 ±0.00
630 630 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,953 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,549 —
590 590 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,386 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–440 435 2 350.00–365.00 $357.41 $1,555 -2.59
469–483 474 6 325.00–365.00 $351.40 $1,666 -13.60
540 540 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,350 —
559–595 561 30 325.00–340.00 $338.94 $1,901 -5.86
628 628 2 301.00 $301.00 $1,890 -9.53
653 653 25 316.00 $316.00 $2,063 —
740 value added 740 4 300.00 $300.00 $2,220 -16.00
753–770 758 7 265.00–285.00 $270.81 $2,053 —
885 885 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,124 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,214 —
373 373 7 345.00 $345.00 $1,287 -30.00
603–617 value added 614 12 320.00–330.00 $322.46 $1,980 —
669–671 value added 670 12 209.00–315.00 $261.92 $1,755 —
703 value added 703 8 300.00 $300.00 $2,109 +37.50
767 value added 767 5 251.00 $251.00 $1,925 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 2 320.00 $320.00 $922 —
469 469 7 360.00 $360.00 $1,688 +20.00
495 value added 495 3 365.00 $365.00 $1,807 —
500–531 528 9 325.00 $325.00 $1,716 ±0.00
655 655 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,965 —
733 733 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,869 -22.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,121 —
375 375 1 265.00 $265.00 $994 —
453 453 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,132 —
500 500 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,275 —
590 590 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,032 —
667 667 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,534 -47.50
755 755 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,548 —
823 823 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,646 —
900 900 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,710 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,199 +60.00
420 420 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,260 +2.50
578–585 580 4 275.00–320.00 $308.65 $1,790 —
645 645 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,742 —
735 735 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,360 -75.00
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 2 282.50 $282.50 $1,350 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,764 —
655 655 10 334.00 $334.00 $2,188 —
765 765 4 292.50 $292.50 $2,238 -15.00
823 823 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,934 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 5 425.00 $425.00 $1,513 —
420 420 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,785 +75.00
452 452 8 420.00 $420.00 $1,898 +14.13
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,240 -25.00
455 455 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,729 +25.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,166 —
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 2 320.00 $320.00 $874 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,386 —

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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.