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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 24, 2026

295 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $381.85/cwt ≈ $2,177/hd at 570 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $490.00/cwt +2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,288/hd at 467 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $484.57/cwt ≈ $2,595/hd at 536 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 295 138 221
Feeder cattle 295 138 221

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 146, Heifers 130, Bulls 19) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Most Natural cattle are Weaned

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,468 —
385 385 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,675 —
449 value added 449 4 490.00 $490.00 $2,200 —
467 467 21 490.00 $490.00 $2,288 +2.50
502 502 5 496.00 $496.00 $2,490 —
546 546 16 481.00 $481.00 $2,626 —
555 555 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,248 -65.00
579 579 8 480.00 $480.00 $2,779 +10.00
601–635 value added 612 9 405.00–450.00 $434.44 $2,659 —
615 615 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,337 -16.00
650 650 10 400.00 $400.00 $2,600 —
725–736 value added 730 9 365.00–375.00 $370.52 $2,705 —
763 763 4 350.00 $350.00 $2,670 -26.00
870–885 874 4 265.00–315.00 $302.34 $2,642 -19.66
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
531 531 17 475.00 $475.00 $2,522 -6.00
758 value added 758 3 375.00 $375.00 $2,842 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–425 419 6 415.00–450.00 $435.25 $1,824 —
558 558 2 425.00 $425.00 $2,372 -15.00
563 563 6 465.00 $465.00 $2,618 +25.00
610 610 2 385.00 $385.00 $2,348 —
720 720 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,376 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,598 —
538 538 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,152 —
638 638 2 395.00 $395.00 $2,520 —
955 955 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,958 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558 558 4 410.00 $410.00 $2,288 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,660 —
505–520 513 2 325.00–340.00 $332.39 $1,705 —
615 615 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,999 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 11 430.00 $430.00 $1,840 —
471 471 11 417.00 $417.00 $1,964 —
506 value added 506 5 406.00 $406.00 $2,054 —
528 528 13 400.00 $400.00 $2,112 -30.00
560–574 value added 570 24 379.00–383.00 $381.85 $2,177 —
631 value added 631 9 360.00 $360.00 $2,272 —
661 661 4 350.00 $350.00 $2,314 —
735 735 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,297 +2.50
795 795 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,306 —
875 875 3 285.00–304.00 $297.67 $2,605 +37.67
913 value added 913 4 265.00 $265.00 $2,419 —
1150 1150 1 265.00 $265.00 $3,048 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 14 435.00 $435.00 $1,657 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 415.00 $415.00 $1,515 +80.00
458 458 4 380.00 $380.00 $1,740 —
584 584 5 335.00 $335.00 $1,956 +85.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481 481 4 413.00 $413.00 $1,987 —
543 543 2 385.00 $385.00 $2,091 -15.00
678 678 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,271 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 270.00 $270.00 $918 —
380 380 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,311 —
485 485 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,528 —
580 580 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,682 —
625 625 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,719 —
740 740 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,072 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,254 —
368 368 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,601 -15.00
440 440 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,760 —
560–565 561 5 345.00–407.50 $394.91 $2,215 +14.91
685 685 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,534 +40.00
1035 1035 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,536 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 4 390.00 $390.00 $1,537 —
505 505 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,970 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,675 —
570 570 1 407.50 $407.50 $2,323 +27.50
770 770 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,272 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015 1015 1 205.00 $205.00 $2,081 —

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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.