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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, March 10, 2026

313 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $320.00/cwt +0.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,640/hd at 825 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $500.00/cwt ≈ $2,095/hd at 419 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $460.00/cwt -25.05 vs last sale · ≈ $2,190/hd at 476 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 313 281 172
Feeder cattle 313 281 172

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 113, Heifers 154, Bulls 46) Value Added and most 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
305 305 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,372 —
394 394 4 445.00 $445.00 $1,753 -55.00
476 476 14 460.00 $460.00 $2,190 -25.05
552 552 10 463.00 $463.00 $2,556 -9.50
635 635 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,540 -22.50
645 value added 645 3 410.00 $410.00 $2,644 —
674 674 8 400.00 $400.00 $2,696 —
713 value added 713 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,282 —
745 745 4 325.00 $325.00 $2,421 —
805 value added 805 5 345.00 $345.00 $2,777 —
868 value added 868 10 326.00 $326.00 $2,830 -26.00
1065 1065 2 220.00 $220.00 $2,343 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
506 506 10 460.00 $460.00 $2,328 —
578 578 6 455.00 $455.00 $2,630 —
632 632 6 405.00 $405.00 $2,560 —
785 785 6 360.00 $360.00 $2,826 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,478 -15.00
445 445 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,914 —
547 547 3 425.00 $425.00 $2,325 -25.00
550 550 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,788 —
645 645 1 377.50 $377.50 $2,435 —
745 745 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,235 -50.00
920 920 2 317.50 $317.50 $2,921 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,630 +75.00
445 445 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,558 —
525 525 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,759 —
638–640 639 6 352.50–360.00 $356.26 $2,277 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,304 —
393 393 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,474 -35.00
421 421 5 375.00 $375.00 $1,579 -35.00
483 483 10 425.00 $425.00 $2,053 +30.37
544 544 11 370.00 $370.00 $2,013 +37.50
633 633 5 314.00 $314.00 $1,988 -35.00
643 643 4 335.00 $335.00 $2,154 -14.00
685 685 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,021 —
675–696 value added 687 7 335.00 $335.00 $2,301 -7.26
713 value added 713 9 345.00 $345.00 $2,460 —
745 745 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,310 -25.00
755–760 757 5 312.00–315.00 $313.80 $2,375 —
825 value added 825 16 320.00 $320.00 $2,640 -1.00
1020 1020 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,295 —
1075 value added 1075 2 232.50 $232.50 $2,499 —
1150 1150 1 212.50 $212.50 $2,444 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 4 390.00 $390.00 $1,681 -20.00
482 482 5 474.00 $474.00 $2,285 +74.00
529 529 7 430.00 $430.00 $2,275 +45.00
598 598 3 337.50 $337.50 $2,018 —
657 657 5 335.00 $335.00 $2,201 +10.00
895 895 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,812 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 360.00 $360.00 $954 —
340 340 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,173 —
419 419 14 500.00 $500.00 $2,095 —
460 460 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,978 +95.00
535 535 3 417.50 $417.50 $2,234 +82.50
663 663 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,923 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 12 490.00 $490.00 $2,293 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
668 668 4 335.00 $335.00 $2,238 —
825 value added 825 2 282.50 $282.50 $2,331 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,023 —
670 value added 670 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,943 —
670 670 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,943 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,394 -40.00
458 458 7 405.00 $405.00 $1,855 -35.00
562 562 7 385.00 $385.00 $2,164 -30.00
753 753 3 285.00 $285.00 $2,146 —
840 840 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,260 —
915 915 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,144 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
613–646 627 12 320.00–362.50 $338.25 $2,121 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,790 —
570 570 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,223 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,953 —
518 518 3 400.00 $400.00 $2,072 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,815 —
745 745 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,118 —
940 940 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,034 —

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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.