Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, May 5, 2026

345 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $475.00/cwt -9.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,617/hd at 551 lb · 40 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $395.00/cwt ≈ $2,180/hd at 552 lb · 37 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $520.00/cwt +12.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,402/hd at 462 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	345	209	221
Feeder cattle	345	209	221

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 169, Heifers 156, Bulls 20) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

→ Feeder cattle: State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 169
→ Feeder heifers: Heifers 156

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–430	412	5	500.00	$500.00	$2,060	—
462	462	33	520.00	$520.00	$2,402	+12.50
500	500	1	500.00	$500.00	$2,500	—
551	551	40	475.00	$475.00	$2,617	-9.66
610–638	637	20	400.00–415.00	$414.28	$2,639	-0.72
725	725	5	340.00	$340.00	$2,465	-7.21
748 value added	748	18	342.50	$342.50	$2,562	—
750	750	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,475	—
860	860	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,666	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403 value added	403	4	500.00	$500.00	$2,015	—
458	458	11	500.00	$500.00	$2,290	+35.00
544	544	5	457.50	$457.50	$2,489	—
620	620	1	395.00	$395.00	$2,449	—
895	895	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,730	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
532 value added	532	13	475.00	$475.00	$2,527	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520–548	542	5	385.00–410.00	$405.21	$2,196	—
675	675	1	382.50	$382.50	$2,582	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,334	—
350	350	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,610	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
429	429	12	447.50	$447.50	$1,920	-12.50
478	478	29	417.50	$417.50	$1,996	-32.50
535–540	538	3	350.00–365.00	$360.03	$1,937	-39.97
552	552	37	395.00	$395.00	$2,180	—
651	651	13	305.00	$305.00	$1,986	—
1138 value added	1138	3	237.50	$237.50	$2,703	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,540	—
427	427	6	435.00	$435.00	$1,857	—
443 value added	443	3	410.00	$410.00	$1,816	—
511	511	4	405.00	$405.00	$2,070	—
646	646	5	317.00	$317.00	$2,048	-8.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378	378	7	445.00	$445.00	$1,682	—
528 value added	528	9	385.00	$385.00	$2,033	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346	346	5	405.00	$405.00	$1,401	—
437–447	442	6	290.00–400.00	$344.38	$1,522	—
573	573	2	335.00	$335.00	$1,920	—
710	710	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,562	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,290	—
465	465	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,674	—
562	562	3	325.00	$325.00	$1,826	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326 value added	326	4	405.00	$405.00	$1,320	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,825	—
538	538	4	375.00	$375.00	$2,018	—
625	625	1	375.00	$375.00	$2,344	-10.00
725	725	1	327.50	$327.50	$2,374	—
858	858	2	249.00	$249.00	$2,136	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	2	425.00	$425.00	$1,436	—
463	463	2	345.00	$345.00	$1,597	—
590	590	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,858	—
660	660	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,782	-56.92

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,900	—
570	570	1	390.00	$390.00	$2,223	—
645	645	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,193	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,313	—
660	660	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,782	—

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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.