Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, January 6, 2026

174 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $389.00/cwt +39.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,544/hd at 654 lb · 17 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $431.33/cwt +31.33 vs last sale · ≈ $2,398/hd at 556 lb · 14 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $355.00/cwt ≈ $1,995/hd at 562 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	174	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
476–493	481	7	455.00–460.00	$458.54	$2,206	+33.54
525	525	1	410.00	$410.00	$2,152	+20.00
550–595	556	14	411.00–435.00	$431.33	$2,398	—
654	654	17	389.00	$389.00	$2,544	+39.74
700	700	1	361.00	$361.00	$2,527	—
755	755	3	333.00	$333.00	$2,514	—
761	761	4	342.50	$342.50	$2,606	—
818	818	12	336.00	$336.00	$2,748	—
886	886	4	327.00	$327.00	$2,897	—
953	953	2	306.00	$306.00	$2,916	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
456	456	4	450.00	$450.00	$2,052	—
531	531	4	430.00	$430.00	$2,283	+30.00
623	623	2	380.00	$380.00	$2,367	+40.00
700	700	4	370.00	$370.00	$2,590	—
745	745	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,458	—
771 value added	771	5	349.00	$349.00	$2,691	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,498	—
550	550	1	390.00	$390.00	$2,145	—
610–620	615	2	385.00–386.00	$385.50	$2,371	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	400.00	$400.00	$2,020	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,425	—
481	481	5	387.50	$387.50	$1,864	—
562	562	13	355.00	$355.00	$1,995	—
656	656	10	335.00	$335.00	$2,198	—
939 value added	939	10	280.00	$280.00	$2,629	—
975	975	1	271.00	$271.00	$2,642	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	6	388.00	$388.00	$1,591	—
734	734	9	340.00	$340.00	$2,496	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
521	521	6	346.00	$346.00	$1,803	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,309	—
468	468	4	386.00	$386.00	$1,806	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535–545	540	2	320.00–330.00	$324.95	$1,755	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,653	—
443	443	3	450.00	$450.00	$1,994	—
530	530	2	405.00	$405.00	$2,146	—
725	725	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,392	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670	670	3	346.00	$346.00	$2,318	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	415.00	$415.00	$2,034	—
580	580	2	380.00	$380.00	$2,204	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,625	—
665	665	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,261	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615	615	1	342.50	$342.50	$2,106	+12.50

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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.