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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, February 17, 2026

317 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $451.62/cwt +45.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,829/hd at 626 lb · 81 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $411.28/cwt ≈ $2,974/hd at 723 lb · 56 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $415.00/cwt +50.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,366/hd at 570 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 317 209 349
Feeder cattle 317 — 349

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 207, Heifers 101, Bulls 9) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,552 —
449 449 5 475.00 $475.00 $2,133 +45.00
498 498 6 505.00 $505.00 $2,515 +12.16
541 541 7 485.00 $485.00 $2,624 —
565 565 1 470.00 $470.00 $2,656 +30.00
606–626 620 39 440.00–470.00 $460.40 $2,854 +54.40
619–637 value added 629 28 390.00–460.00 $447.70 $2,816 —
639 639 14 435.00 $435.00 $2,780 +29.00
720 720 23 414.00 $414.00 $2,981 —
721–735 value added 724 31 400.00–414.00 $410.79 $2,974 —
740–745 743 2 385.00–390.00 $387.51 $2,879 —
763 value added 763 8 400.00 $400.00 $3,052 —
770 770 2 390.00 $390.00 $3,003 +42.55
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
521 value added 521 13 530.00 $530.00 $2,761 —
565 565 6 515.00 $515.00 $2,910 +80.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–393 392 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,764 -10.00
453 453 5 465.00 $465.00 $2,106 —
560 560 5 465.00 $465.00 $2,604 —
670 670 2 425.00 $425.00 $2,848 —
750 750 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,512 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,442 —
420 420 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,722 —
505 505 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,197 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,061 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 445.00 $445.00 $1,446 —
373 373 5 440.00 $440.00 $1,641 —
539 value added 539 5 410.00 $410.00 $2,210 —
570 570 18 415.00 $415.00 $2,366 +50.00
617 value added 617 10 365.00 $365.00 $2,252 —
674 674 10 360.00 $360.00 $2,426 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,743 +27.28
490 490 3 425.00 $425.00 $2,082 +47.49
525–530 528 3 400.00–415.00 $410.03 $2,165 +85.03
561 561 5 410.00 $410.00 $2,300 +50.00
600–647 628 5 345.00–365.00 $352.64 $2,215 +11.64
703 703 7 350.00 $350.00 $2,460 —
777 value added 777 9 325.00 $325.00 $2,525 —
825 825 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,351 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 6 420.00 $420.00 $2,024 +140.00
518 518 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,072 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 365 5 365.00–392.50 $386.70 $1,411 —
495 495 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,658 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,406 —
600 600 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,470 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,295 —
755 755 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,454 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 2 415.00 $415.00 $1,755 +65.00
455 455 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,820 +120.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 2 420.00 $420.00 $2,100 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,836 —

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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.