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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 20, 2026

208 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $404.12/cwt -1.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,707/hd at 670 lb · 16 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $560.78/cwt +100.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,220/hd at 396 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $360.00/cwt -10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,016/hd at 560 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 208 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 385 4 350.00–450.00 $414.38 $1,595 -40.62
415 415 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,784 +180.00
484–485 484 7 450.00–500.00 $492.84 $2,385 +7.84
562 562 13 440.00 $440.00 $2,473 -10.00
644 644 4 406.00 $406.00 $2,615 -1.00
666 666 10 403.00 $403.00 $2,684 -1.50
676 676 6 406.00 $406.00 $2,745 +1.50
757–765 758 6 320.00–353.00 $347.45 $2,634 -11.32
843 843 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,360 +15.00
874 874 6 315.00 $315.00 $2,753 -1.00
1100 1100 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,475 —
1320 1320 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,904 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,817 ±0.00
396 396 15 567.50 $567.50 $2,247 +107.50
435 435 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,914 +25.00
538 538 2 425.00 $425.00 $2,286 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429 429 5 507.00 $507.00 $2,175 -30.50
598 598 6 435.00 $435.00 $2,601 —
747 747 5 375.00 $375.00 $2,801 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 8 510.00 $510.00 $1,714 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,313 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,820 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 415.00 $415.00 $1,286 —
385 385 3 420.00 $420.00 $1,617 —
420–445 433 2 385.00–400.00 $392.72 $1,700 —
465–490 486 11 335.00–400.00 $377.51 $1,835 -33.15
530 530 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,722 -66.00
560 560 15 360.00 $360.00 $2,016 -10.00
641 641 6 341.00 $341.00 $2,186 +1.00
748 748 3 305.00 $305.00 $2,281 -24.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
553 553 11 365.00 $365.00 $2,018 -24.00
736 value added 736 4 310.00 $310.00 $2,282 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 375.00 $375.00 $975 —
430 430 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,612 —
474 474 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,327 -112.50
558 558 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,009 +45.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–430 427 3 330.00–355.00 $346.60 $1,480 —
575 575 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,696 -15.00
650 650 2 285.00–310.00 $297.50 $1,934 +62.50
1165 1165 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,689 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,137 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414 414 4 517.50 $517.50 $2,142 +112.50
548 548 2 405.00 $405.00 $2,219 +57.50
698 698 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,199 —
800 800 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,080 —
973 973 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,751 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 190.00 $190.00 $884 —
580 580 3 387.50 $387.50 $2,248 —
735 735 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,801 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,452 —
485 485 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,358 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,056 —
475 475 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,544 —

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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.