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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 14, 2026

379 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $481.34/cwt +38.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,130/hd at 443 lb · 33 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $473.54/cwt -3.46 vs last sale · ≈ $2,660/hd at 562 lb · 28 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $377.50/cwt -22.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,035/hd at 539 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 379 170 478
Feeder cattle 379 170 478

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 123, Heifers 213, Bulls 43) 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
390 390 1 485.00 $485.00 $1,892 -27.56
459 459 11 485.00 $485.00 $2,226 -33.00
515–543 536 4 440.00–450.00 $447.60 $2,399 —
556 556 20 475.00 $475.00 $2,641 -2.00
564–597 value added 576 8 450.00–482.50 $469.88 $2,707 —
650 650 14 400.00 $400.00 $2,600 -17.00
707 707 9 385.00 $385.00 $2,722 +25.00
733 value added 733 6 385.00 $385.00 $2,822 —
763 763 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,670 —
845 value added 845 5 340.00 $340.00 $2,873 —
955 value added 955 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,960 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
597 597 3 447.50 $447.50 $2,672 —
599 value added 599 4 442.50 $442.50 $2,651 —
703 value added 703 10 400.00 $400.00 $2,812 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483–485 484 4 330.00–450.00 $419.91 $2,032 -73.95
562 562 3 435.00 $435.00 $2,445 —
633 633 3 380.00 $380.00 $2,405 —
800 800 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,400 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 397.50 $397.50 $1,769 -45.00
555 555 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,164 —
643 643 3 370.00 $370.00 $2,379 —
730 730 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,409 —
1198 1198 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,797 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,702 +10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436–443 438 8 402.50–430.00 $423.04 $1,853 -19.46
444 444 25 500.00 $500.00 $2,220 +57.50
453–476 472 12 412.50–415.00 $414.60 $1,957 -37.90
539 539 23 377.50 $377.50 $2,035 -22.50
555–590 573 2 305.00–350.00 $328.19 $1,881 -71.81
651–665 653 8 290.00–332.50 $327.09 $2,136 -37.91
755–762 759 5 287.50–311.00 $301.65 $2,290 —
930 930 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,046 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 4 430.00 $430.00 $1,647 —
708 value added 708 6 348.00 $348.00 $2,464 —
855–892 862 16 270.00–309.00 $301.43 $2,598 —
966 966 21 290.00 $290.00 $2,801 —
1059 1059 18 271.00 $271.00 $2,870 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–440 428 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,669 —
537 537 6 362.50 $362.50 $1,947 +6.27
632 632 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,833 —
733 value added 733 17 353.00 $353.00 $2,587 —
740 740 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,257 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,185 —
375 375 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,219 -135.00
418 418 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,756 -12.50
590 590 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,800 —
620 620 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,015 -22.50
624 value added 624 7 362.50 $362.50 $2,262 —
665–688 683 5 290.00–325.00 $318.19 $2,173 —
730 730 1 287.50 $287.50 $2,099 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558 558 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,814 +5.00
690 690 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,932 —
760 760 2 270.00 $270.00 $2,052 —
884 884 4 250.00 $250.00 $2,210 —
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
644 value added 644 5 347.50 $347.50 $2,238 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 470.00 $470.00 $1,716 —
459–475 462 6 380.00–395.00 $392.43 $1,813 -82.57
545 545 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,526 —
557 557 9 395.00 $395.00 $2,200 -30.00
661 661 5 380.00 $380.00 $2,512 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,365 —
458 458 4 390.00 $390.00 $1,786 —
540 540 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,160 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 440.00 $440.00 $1,606 —
500 500 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,750 -45.00
1053 1053 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,843 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,849 —
715 715 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,644 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,446 —

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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.