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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 21, 2025

397 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $325.00/cwt +25.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,568/hd at 790 lb · 28 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $336.00/cwt ≈ $1,878/hd at 559 lb · 21 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $332.00/cwt ≈ $2,268/hd at 683 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 397 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–470 455 5 390.00–425.00 $417.77 $1,901 —
552 value added 552 5 420.00 $420.00 $2,318 —
577 577 10 420.00 $420.00 $2,423 +14.00
610–648 644 16 350.00–372.00 $369.37 $2,379 +8.37
669 669 16 377.00 $377.00 $2,522 +2.00
743 743 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,452 +5.00
807 value added 807 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,582 -13.02
838 838 3 297.50 $297.50 $2,493 -12.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,444 —
485 485 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,916 —
510 510 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,708 -40.00
558 558 3 405.00 $405.00 $2,260 +210.00
625 625 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,125 +115.00
665 665 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,328 +5.00
738 value added 738 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,435 —
807 value added 807 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,582 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459–480 463 5 150.00–235.00 $217.38 $1,006 —
620 620 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,938 +67.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 5 310.00 $310.00 $1,476 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,369 —
455–475 465 2 330.00–375.00 $352.02 $1,637 +32.02
610 610 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,190 —
775 775 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,938 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,346 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,030 -60.00
460–475 473 9 336.00–347.50 $346.26 $1,638 +6.26
533 533 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,679 -14.57
559 559 21 336.00 $336.00 $1,878 —
639 639 12 325.00 $325.00 $2,077 ±0.00
683 683 21 332.00 $332.00 $2,268 —
790 790 28 325.00 $325.00 $2,568 +25.00
855 855 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,394 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,334 ±0.00
425–427 427 12 325.00–340.00 $337.51 $1,441 -2.49
506–535 528 20 321.00–347.00 $340.77 $1,799 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–322 318 4 275.00–365.00 $343.40 $1,092 —
350 350 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,120 —
492 492 5 338.00 $338.00 $1,663 +12.86
574 574 7 329.00 $329.00 $1,888 —
615 615 1 316.00 $316.00 $1,943 +11.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 258 3 270.00 $270.00 $697 —
423 423 6 355.00 $355.00 $1,502 —
581 value added 581 6 222.50 $222.50 $1,293 —
710 value added 710 2 197.50 $197.50 $1,402 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,038 —
464 464 6 242.00 $242.00 $1,123 -28.00
578–592 586 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,465 —
610 610 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,556 —
665 665 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,729 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 300.00 $300.00 $945 —
378 378 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,266 —
465 465 2 307.50 $307.50 $1,430 —
555 555 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,526 ±0.00
638 638 2 257.50 $257.50 $1,643 —
695 695 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,494 —
775 775 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,666 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 305.00 $305.00 $900 —
465 465 2 255.00–280.00 $267.50 $1,244 —
530 530 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,325 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,282 —
380–385 384 4 275.00–370.00 $298.52 $1,146 —
420–436 431 6 350.00 $350.00 $1,508 —
457 457 5 400.00 $400.00 $1,828 +74.15
576 576 7 340.00 $340.00 $1,958 —
660 660 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,178 —
740 740 4 295.00 $295.00 $2,183 —
825 825 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,062 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–370 368 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,270 —
444 444 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,465 —
561 561 11 335.00 $335.00 $1,879 —
653–665 655 7 305.00–327.50 $308.26 $2,019 —
735 735 1 100.00 $100.00 $735 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,105 —
365–370 368 2 300.00–350.00 $324.83 $1,195 —
465 465 6 375.00 $375.00 $1,744 —
558 558 8 340.00 $340.00 $1,897 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
274 274 4 475.00 $475.00 $1,302 —
648 648 9 338.00 $338.00 $2,190 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,290 —
534 534 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,228 —
665 665 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,264 —
830 830 1 100.00 $100.00 $830 —
860 860 1 110.00 $110.00 $946 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,190 —
425 425 1 220.00 $220.00 $935 —
495 495 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,238 —
595 595 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,666 —

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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.