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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, January 13, 2026

614 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $357.18/cwt +18.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,723/hd at 762 lb · 71 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $405.55/cwt +16.55 vs last sale · ≈ $2,675/hd at 660 lb · 51 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $450.00/cwt +18.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,502/hd at 556 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 614 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 3 455.00 $455.00 $1,743 —
420 420 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,050 —
469 469 12 475.00 $475.00 $2,228 +16.46
486 486 11 485.00 $485.00 $2,357 +26.46
549 549 9 435.00 $435.00 $2,388 +25.00
554–561 556 32 450.00 $450.00 $2,502 +18.67
640 640 9 407.00 $407.00 $2,605 —
650–655 652 20 400.00–409.00 $406.29 $2,649 +17.29
654–656 656 24 402.00–405.00 $404.50 $2,654 +15.50
693 value added 693 7 407.00 $407.00 $2,821 —
731 731 13 359.00 $359.00 $2,624 -2.00
740–745 743 2 337.00–346.00 $341.48 $2,537 —
754–760 758 40 350.00–362.50 $358.77 $2,719 +25.77
750–765 value added 761 16 350.00–356.00 $354.52 $2,698 —
766–788 775 15 354.00–357.00 $355.78 $2,757 +13.28
815 815 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,160 -71.00
814–837 value added 820 12 303.00–331.00 $323.85 $2,656 —
854 854 7 316.00 $316.00 $2,699 -11.00
894 value added 894 23 329.00 $329.00 $2,941 —
1020–1045 1033 2 227.50–254.00 $240.91 $2,489 —
1260 1260 1 187.50 $187.50 $2,362 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 17 537.50 $537.50 $2,317 —
601–639 value added 609 19 255.00–400.00 $367.97 $2,241 —
653 653 29 406.00 $406.00 $2,651 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 5 480.00 $480.00 $1,464 —
373 373 3 460.00 $460.00 $1,716 —
430 430 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,784 —
538 value added 538 8 320.00 $320.00 $1,722 —
559 559 4 420.00 $420.00 $2,348 —
605 value added 605 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,785 —
653 653 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,155 —
800 800 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,560 —
960 960 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,160 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–433 424 3 305.00–345.00 $332.25 $1,409 -37.75
530 530 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,616 —
615–643 634 3 295.00–300.00 $296.62 $1,881 -88.88
745 745 1 292.50 $292.50 $2,179 —
760 760 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,090 —
778 value added 778 3 239.00 $239.00 $1,859 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–595 573 2 290.00–302.50 $296.50 $1,699 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 170.00 $170.00 $740 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–491 490 8 397.50–412.50 $410.66 $2,012 +23.16
528 528 4 391.00 $391.00 $2,064 —
545 545 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,908 —
556 556 19 370.00 $370.00 $2,057 +15.00
620–635 625 3 340.00 $340.00 $2,125 —
642 value added 642 7 342.00 $342.00 $2,196 —
661 661 17 340.00 $340.00 $2,247 +5.00
730–739 738 8 300.00–326.00 $322.78 $2,382 —
741 741 11 329.00 $329.00 $2,438 —
753 753 6 290.00 $290.00 $2,184 —
764 value added 764 13 337.00 $337.00 $2,575 —
827 value added 827 23 318.00 $318.00 $2,630 —
835 835 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,296 —
980 980 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,205 -46.00
1000 1000 1 254.00 $254.00 $2,540 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 4 410.00 $410.00 $1,542 —
426 426 8 440.00 $440.00 $1,874 +52.00
566 566 28 389.00 $389.00 $2,202 —
651 651 24 361.00 $361.00 $2,350 —
651 651 7 342.00 $342.00 $2,226 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 477 3 318.00 $318.00 $1,517 —
571 571 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,770 —
672 672 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,579 —
733 733 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,126 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 3 392.50 $392.50 $1,857 +6.50
560 560 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,764 —
885 885 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,478 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–390 388 2 250.00–370.00 $310.39 $1,204 —
540 540 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,782 +5.05
655 655 2 235.00–285.00 $260.00 $1,703 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,352 —
355 355 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,331 -60.00
415 415 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,681 -45.00
472 472 9 435.00 $435.00 $2,053 —
543 543 5 347.50 $347.50 $1,887 -57.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
651 651 5 334.00 $334.00 $2,174 -12.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,225 —
675 675 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,539 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,838 —

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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.