Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, December 16, 2025

158 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $369.02/cwt ≈ $2,461/hd at 667 lb · 36 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $433.00/cwt +85.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,213/hd at 511 lb · 20 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $380.00/cwt ≈ $2,405/hd at 633 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	158	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	6	420.00	$420.00	$1,932	—
511	511	20	433.00	$433.00	$2,213	—
648 value added	648	5	375.00	$375.00	$2,430	—
653–689 value added	667	36	365.00–375.00	$369.02	$2,461	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	3	425.00	$425.00	$1,998	—
545	545	6	390.00	$390.00	$2,126	+20.00
576 value added	576	7	400.00	$400.00	$2,304	—
633	633	17	380.00	$380.00	$2,405	—
672–685	675	4	300.00–366.00	$349.26	$2,358	-5.74
740	740	2	325.00	$325.00	$2,405	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,374	—
537	537	3	400.00	$400.00	$2,148	—
635	635	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,159	—
770	770	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,464	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,658	+25.00
835	835	1	265.00	$265.00	$2,213	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	2	360.00	$360.00	$1,577	+45.00
532	532	7	353.00	$353.00	$1,878	+32.28
645	645	2	320.00–325.00	$322.50	$2,080	+13.50
858	858	2	250.00	$250.00	$2,145	—
905	905	3	247.50	$247.50	$2,240	—
1070	1070	4	218.00	$218.00	$2,333	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
639	639	5	328.00	$328.00	$2,096	—
740	740	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,961	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	5	308.00	$308.00	$1,349	—
600	600	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,410	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
488	488	4	365.00	$365.00	$1,781	—

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Feeder Bulls

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
573	573	3	320.00	$320.00	$1,834	—
645	645	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,128	—
768	768	2	300.00	$300.00	$2,304	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	1	365.00	$365.00	$2,008	—
635	635	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,032	—

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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.