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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Radiant, VA

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

Sale of Tuesday, October 28, 2025

225 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 2-3 steers $335.00/cwt ≈ $2,275/hd at 679 lb · 22 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $272.50/cwt ≈ $2,117/hd at 777 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $378.00/cwt -42.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,079/hd at 550 lb · 15 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 225 — —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,560 —
463 463 5 398.00 $398.00 $1,843 -19.77
515 515 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,983 —
550 550 15 378.00 $378.00 $2,079 -42.00
610 610 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,074 -29.37
664–695 669 6 320.00–365.00 $357.21 $2,390 -19.79
715–740 728 2 310.00–315.00 $312.46 $2,275 -17.54
758 value added 758 4 350.00 $350.00 $2,653 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
679 value added 679 22 335.00 $335.00 $2,275 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 280.00 $280.00 $588 —
395 395 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,481 -10.00
440 440 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,672 —
565 565 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,119 -30.00
605 605 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,361 -115.00
619 619 8 370.00 $370.00 $2,290 +30.00
650 650 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,982 -45.00
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
571 value added 571 13 350.00 $350.00 $1,998 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 value added 675 4 350.00 $350.00 $2,362 —
786 value added 786 7 350.00 $350.00 $2,751 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 value added 508 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,041 —
635 value added 635 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,651 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–447 435 4 275.00–320.00 $309.66 $1,347 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 210.00 $210.00 $934 —
495 495 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,510 +87.62
660 660 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,947 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,574 -6.26
566 566 10 325.00 $325.00 $1,840 -11.00
655–656 656 13 285.00–300.00 $298.85 $1,960 -33.15
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,400 +12.49
661 661 7 309.00 $309.00 $2,042 —
777 value added 777 16 272.50 $272.50 $2,117 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 260.00 $260.00 $975 -60.00
450 450 1 160.00 $160.00 $720 —
584 584 4 315.00 $315.00 $1,840 -14.00
786 value added 786 6 271.00 $271.00 $2,130 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
549 549 5 325.00 $325.00 $1,784 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 250.00 $250.00 $688 —
345 345 1 270.00 $270.00 $932 —
465 465 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,232 +23.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,444 —
705 705 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,692 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,298 —

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Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 278 2 270.00 $270.00 $751 —
315 315 1 290.00 $290.00 $914 —
400–405 403 2 255.00–260.00 $257.48 $1,038 —
465 465 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,232 —
765 765 5 202.50 $202.50 $1,549 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–485 475 2 225.00–350.00 $288.82 $1,372 -111.18
532 532 5 310.00 $310.00 $1,649 —
590 590 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,770 -40.00
740 740 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,961 -30.00
960 960 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,584 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,068 -50.00
548 548 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,315 +10.00
675 675 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,451 +25.00
725 725 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,341 —
783 783 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,488 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,808 -20.00
785 785 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,374 —
870 870 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,544 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 5 312.50 $312.50 $2,000 -25.50
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 180.00 $180.00 $927 —

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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.