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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 24, 2026

271 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $429.29/cwt +19.29 vs last sale · ≈ $2,453/hd at 572 lb · 42 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $413.00/cwt +1.72 vs last sale · ≈ $2,953/hd at 715 lb · 28 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $403.00/cwt +50.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,584/hd at 641 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 271 317 182
Feeder cattle 271 317 182

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 132, Heifers 128, Bulls 11) 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
375 375 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,969 —
461 461 5 500.00 $500.00 $2,305 —
503 value added 503 5 535.00 $535.00 $2,691 —
563 563 2 470.00 $470.00 $2,646 ±0.00
650–680 660 3 395.00–420.00 $411.41 $2,715 —
715 value added 715 28 413.00 $413.00 $2,953 +2.21
771 value added 771 17 390.00 $390.00 $3,007 -10.00
789 789 6 365.00 $365.00 $2,880 -25.00
813 value added 813 8 358.00 $358.00 $2,911 —
897 value added 897 11 346.00 $346.00 $3,104 —
930 930 1 325.00 $325.00 $3,022 —
1055 1055 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,690 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
598 value added 598 16 486.00 $486.00 $2,906 —
651 651 5 445.00 $445.00 $2,897 —
660–680 value added 673 9 420.00–450.00 $440.20 $2,963 —
768 768 2 375.00 $375.00 $2,880 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,911 —
554 554 4 450.00 $450.00 $2,493 —
675 675 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,464 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,916 +75.00
523 value added 523 2 500.00 $500.00 $2,615 —
600–610 605 2 410.00–432.50 $421.16 $2,548 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 471.00 $471.00 $1,531 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 3 455.00 $455.00 $1,806 —
465–480 473 2 380.00–410.00 $394.76 $1,867 -30.24
552 552 3 420.00 $420.00 $2,318 +10.00
567–578 value added 573 39 430.00 $430.00 $2,464 —
600–638 630 5 280.00–385.00 $365.01 $2,300 +12.37
644 value added 644 20 412.50 $412.50 $2,656 —
658 658 20 400.00 $400.00 $2,632 —
703 703 3 390.00 $390.00 $2,742 +40.00
746 746 4 320.00 $320.00 $2,387 —
818 818 2 305.00 $305.00 $2,495 +20.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 6 425.00 $425.00 $2,359 +10.00
672 value added 672 5 400.00 $400.00 $2,688 —
677 677 5 365.00 $365.00 $2,471 +5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–435 420 2 350.00–375.00 $362.05 $1,521 —
530 530 3 380.00 $380.00 $2,014 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,294 —
450 450 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,732 —
575 575 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,955 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–490 483 2 385.00–400.00 $392.38 $1,895 -27.62

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507 507 3 432.50 $432.50 $2,193 —
820 820 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,214 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 2 427.50 $427.50 $2,244 —
1075 1075 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,795 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
648 648 3 387.50 $387.50 $2,511 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,962 —

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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.