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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, October 7, 2025

185 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $400.00/cwt ±0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,260/hd at 565 lb · 31 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $332.00/cwt -6.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,859/hd at 560 lb · 21 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $332.62/cwt ≈ $2,596/hd at 781 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 185 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 477 8 415.00 $415.00 $1,980 -5.00
565 565 31 400.00 $400.00 $2,260 ±0.00
645 645 18 356.00 $356.00 $2,296 +17.11
660 660 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,310 -13.00
743 743 3 326.00 $326.00 $2,422 -10.00
776 776 5 325.00 $325.00 $2,522 —
782 782 16 335.00 $335.00 $2,620 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,706 -15.00
568 568 3 375.00 $375.00 $2,130 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,568 —
590 590 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,770 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,526 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,507 +7.59
477 477 9 365.00 $365.00 $1,741 +13.60
560 560 21 332.00 $332.00 $1,859 -6.94
661 661 17 310.00 $310.00 $2,049 -6.00
762 762 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,676 -50.81
855 855 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,710 -40.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 200.00 $200.00 $710 -65.00
559 559 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,565 +105.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 4 355.00 $355.00 $1,541 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 150.00 $150.00 $248 —
525–530 528 3 220.00–290.00 $266.81 $1,409 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 150.00 $150.00 $645 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,150 —
530 530 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,298 —
560 560 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,260 —
665 665 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,363 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,241 -85.00
558 558 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,786 —
636 636 4 296.00 $296.00 $1,883 —
760 760 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,824 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
876 876 4 120.00 $120.00 $1,051 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 285.00 $285.00 $826 —
360 360 1 270.00 $270.00 $972 —
565 565 1 125.00 $125.00 $706 -110.00
615 615 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,046 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,265 -105.00

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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.