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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 31, 2026

239 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $481.00/cwt +9.33 vs last sale · ≈ $2,679/hd at 557 lb · 24 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $400.00/cwt +18.15 vs last sale · ≈ $2,232/hd at 558 lb · 16 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $337.50/cwt ≈ $2,727/hd at 808 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 239 295 211
Feeder cattle 239 295 211

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 126, Heifers 90, Bulls 23) 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
388 388 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,688 ±0.00
481 481 8 502.50 $502.50 $2,417 +12.50
557 557 24 481.00 $481.00 $2,679 +76.00
670–680 672 6 385.00–400.00 $397.47 $2,671 -2.53
733 733 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,566 —
753 753 6 345.00 $345.00 $2,598 -5.00
917 917 10 323.00 $323.00 $2,962 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407 value added 407 5 450.00 $450.00 $1,832 —
481 value added 481 4 470.00 $470.00 $2,261 —
633 633 3 420.00 $420.00 $2,659 —
808 value added 808 16 337.50 $337.50 $2,727 —
935 value added 935 3 302.50 $302.50 $2,828 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 5 455.00 $455.00 $2,011 +19.75
548 548 7 460.00 $460.00 $2,521 —
625 625 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,375 -5.00
635 value added 635 3 430.00 $430.00 $2,730 —
700–720 710 2 320.00–355.00 $337.75 $2,398 +7.75
776 776 4 373.00 $373.00 $2,894 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–510 505 2 400.00–410.00 $404.95 $2,045 +72.56
645 645 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,419 +50.00
680 680 4 350.00 $350.00 $2,380 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,577 -35.00
480 480 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,992 —
560 560 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,240 —
605 605 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,360 -5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 value added 610 3 435.00 $435.00 $2,654 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426 426 7 450.00 $450.00 $1,917 +20.00
475–484 483 9 425.00–435.00 $433.91 $2,096 +16.91
558 558 16 400.00 $400.00 $2,232 —
632 632 6 370.00 $370.00 $2,338 —
737 value added 737 15 320.00 $320.00 $2,358 —
820 820 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,173 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,575 —
485 485 4 425.00 $425.00 $2,061 +12.00
550–556 555 9 340.00–375.00 $371.15 $2,060 —
630 630 3 365.00 $365.00 $2,300 —
649 649 4 360.00 $360.00 $2,336 —
808 808 2 302.50 $302.50 $2,444 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
683 value added 683 5 347.50 $347.50 $2,373 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,462 -20.00
458 458 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,626 -25.00
530 530 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,882 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 2 340.00–345.00 $342.50 $1,473 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,634 -5.00
475 475 2 435.00 $435.00 $2,066 —
561 561 4 415.00 $415.00 $2,328 +20.09
666 666 4 370.00 $370.00 $2,464 ±0.00
843 843 2 267.50 $267.50 $2,255 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 2 450.00 $450.00 $2,182 —
520 520 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,132 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
728–735 730 3 285.00–305.00 $298.29 $2,178 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
748 748 2 297.50 $297.50 $2,225 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,223 —

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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.