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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 9, 2025

122 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $316.00/cwt +41.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,171/hd at 687 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 122 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,452 ±0.00
527 527 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,950 —
585 585 2 386.00 $386.00 $2,258 +5.00
657 657 3 355.00 $355.00 $2,332 ±0.00
1188 1188 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,901 +15.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 value added 434 4 335.00 $335.00 $1,454 —
548 value added 548 9 347.50 $347.50 $1,904 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,406 —
425 425 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,594 -2.00
570 570 2 355.00 $355.00 $2,024 +10.92
669 669 4 340.00 $340.00 $2,275 —
800 800 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,200 +35.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,553 -26.91
738 738 5 296.00 $296.00 $2,184 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170 170 1 100.00 $100.00 $170 —
285 285 1 100.00 $100.00 $285 —
440 440 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,320 —
565 565 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,667 -35.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 280.00 $280.00 $966 -45.00
482 value added 482 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,181 —
573 value added 573 5 227.50 $227.50 $1,304 —
687 687 10 316.00 $316.00 $2,171 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 290.00 $290.00 $951 —
370 370 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,110 —
435 435 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,370 +10.00
468 468 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,474 +5.00
510–541 536 8 300.00–325.00 $320.72 $1,719 —
643 643 4 309.00 $309.00 $1,987 +59.00
835 835 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,712 -40.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 225.00 $225.00 $990 -75.00
463 463 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,389 ±0.00
565 565 4 315.00 $315.00 $1,780 —
650 650 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,950 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 150.00 $150.00 $390 —
310 310 1 250.00 $250.00 $775 —
525 525 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,050 —
633 633 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,709 +71.12
775 775 1 105.00 $105.00 $814 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 value added 393 6 290.00 $290.00 $1,140 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 2 135.00 $135.00 $263 —
680 680 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,360 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263 263 3 265.00 $265.00 $697 —
350 350 2 212.00 $212.00 $742 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,007 -35.00
480 480 1 150.00 $150.00 $720 —
510 510 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,402 —
745 745 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,155 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,581 —

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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.