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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, December 2, 2025

316 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $275.00/cwt ≈ $1,914/hd at 696 lb · 32 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $297.51/cwt +4.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,976/hd at 664 lb · 27 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $355.00/cwt ≈ $2,351/hd at 662 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 316 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,528 —
473 473 8 385.00 $385.00 $1,821 -15.00
557 557 16 381.00 $381.00 $2,122 -7.00
653 653 15 355.00 $355.00 $2,318 —
676 value added 676 10 355.00 $355.00 $2,400 —
735 735 7 305.00 $305.00 $2,242 -25.00
741 value added 741 11 337.00 $337.00 $2,497 —
845 845 2 240.00 $240.00 $2,028 -47.50
890 value added 890 3 265.00 $265.00 $2,358 —
907 value added 907 3 282.50 $282.50 $2,562 —
955–988 980 4 220.00–240.00 $224.87 $2,204 —
1029 value added 1029 4 220.00 $220.00 $2,264 —
1190 1190 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,726 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 4 389.00 $389.00 $1,342 —
445 445 3 377.00 $377.00 $1,678 —
585–595 590 2 335.00–353.00 $344.08 $2,030 —
641 641 4 330.00 $330.00 $2,115 -22.50
830–833 832 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,997 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–468 467 3 320.00–330.00 $326.68 $1,526 —
570 570 6 330.00 $330.00 $1,881 —
615 615 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,753 —
705 705 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,727 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
854–882 value added 867 11 237.50–275.00 $257.65 $2,234 -52.35
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,454 —
500–523 515 3 295.00–320.00 $311.91 $1,606 —
650 650 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,755 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,351 —
485 485 10 310.00 $310.00 $1,504 -13.79
560–573 562 16 300.00–305.00 $304.04 $1,709 -15.96
617 617 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,851 +6.00
645 645 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,612 -44.00
653–657 657 17 285.00–297.50 $296.04 $1,945 +13.04
676 676 10 300.00 $300.00 $2,028 +17.00
715–745 738 4 250.00–280.00 $257.27 $1,899 +32.27
820 820 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,009 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,060 —
378 378 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,228 —
443 443 8 315.00 $315.00 $1,395 -10.00
479 479 12 315.00 $315.00 $1,509 —
696 value added 696 32 275.00 $275.00 $1,914 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414 414 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,242 —
483 483 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,449 -20.00
531 531 5 312.50 $312.50 $1,659 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 3 285.00 $285.00 $989 +135.00
490 490 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,323 +35.00
577 577 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,644 -40.00
630–645 638 2 187.50–210.00 $198.88 $1,269 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 185.00 $185.00 $518 —
465 465 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,139 —
551 551 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,267 —
620 620 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,085 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,164 -40.00
463–490 472 3 315.00–330.00 $324.81 $1,533 —
565–585 574 4 335.00–350.00 $343.68 $1,973 +73.68
635 635 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,810 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,050 —
440 440 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,254 —
555 555 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,582 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
664 664 4 272.50 $272.50 $1,809 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 195.00 $195.00 $936 —
665 665 1 110.00 $110.00 $732 —

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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.