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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, April 7, 2026

170 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $507.89/cwt +5.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,450/hd at 482 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $400.00/cwt ≈ $2,152/hd at 538 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 170 239 115
Feeder cattle 170 239 115

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 78, Heifers 70, Bulls 22) 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
363 value added 363 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,634 —
360–372 369 4 505.00–515.00 $512.56 $1,891 +77.56
415–445 421 5 390.00–395.00 $393.94 $1,658 —
454 454 7 518.00 $518.00 $2,352 +15.50
499 499 12 502.00 $502.00 $2,505 -0.50
550 550 9 477.00 $477.00 $2,624 -4.00
674 674 4 417.00 $417.00 $2,811 +19.53
730 730 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,628 +10.00
830 830 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,739 —
915 915 2 314.00 $314.00 $2,873 -9.00
1060 1060 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,915 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,864 —
405 405 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,478 —
460–465 462 5 475.00–507.00 $493.86 $2,282 —
545 545 2 470.00 $470.00 $2,562 +10.00
700–720 710 2 357.50–370.00 $363.66 $2,582 +25.91
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
652 652 3 415.00 $415.00 $2,706 —
734 734 5 377.00 $377.00 $2,767 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,472 —
440 440 1 442.50 $442.50 $1,947 —
510 510 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,295 +45.05
595 595 2 350.00–382.50 $366.25 $2,179 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
668 668 3 400.00 $400.00 $2,672 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,380 —
435 435 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,762 —
650 650 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,568 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 3 442.50 $442.50 $1,881 -7.50
479 479 7 452.50 $452.50 $2,167 +18.59
538 538 10 400.00 $400.00 $2,152 —
570 570 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,280 ±0.00
654 654 5 365.00 $365.00 $2,387 —
740 740 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,035 —
825 825 1 261.00 $261.00 $2,153 -4.00
852 value added 852 3 282.50 $282.50 $2,407 —
1025 1025 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,050 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,716 +40.00
430 430 3 432.50 $432.50 $1,860 —
475 475 7 441.00 $441.00 $2,095 +16.00
533 533 2 395.00 $395.00 $2,105 —
628 628 2 347.50 $347.50 $2,182 -17.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523 523 6 405.00 $405.00 $2,118 —
639 639 4 364.00 $364.00 $2,326 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,628 +45.00
500–525 516 4 325.00–370.00 $356.23 $1,838 +1.23
595 595 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,934 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,406 —
435 435 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,457 -7.50
565 565 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,808 —
610–615 613 2 267.50–295.00 $281.31 $1,724 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
479 479 4 475.00 $475.00 $2,275 +40.00
555 555 4 425.00 $425.00 $2,359 +10.00
628 628 2 392.50 $392.50 $2,465 —
670 670 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,512 +5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,722 —
487 487 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,558 —
530 530 2 395.00 $395.00 $2,094 —
845 845 2 182.50 $182.50 $1,542 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,824 —
580 580 2 395.00 $395.00 $2,291 —

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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.