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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, May 12, 2026

1,067 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $473.19/cwt -1.81 vs last sale · ≈ $2,659/hd at 562 lb · 174 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $488.28/cwt -11.72 vs last sale · ≈ $2,565/hd at 525 lb · 124 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $449.61/cwt +35.33 vs last sale · ≈ $2,784/hd at 619 lb · 103 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,067 345 286
Feeder cattle 1,067 345 286

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 740, Heifers 295, Bulls 32) Value Added and some 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
389 389 9 570.00 $570.00 $2,217 —
436 436 9 520.00 $520.00 $2,267 +20.00
453–472 470 97 502.50–526.00 $524.19 $2,464 +4.19
500–545 522 103 350.00–497.50 $490.99 $2,563 -9.01
542 542 21 475.00 $475.00 $2,574 —
550–565 562 168 370.00–475.00 $473.41 $2,661 -1.59
563 563 6 467.00 $467.00 $2,629 -8.00
610–645 616 92 421.00–454.00 $451.95 $2,784 +37.67
646 646 11 430.00 $430.00 $2,778 +15.72
652 652 58 419.00 $419.00 $2,732 —
710 710 11 395.00 $395.00 $2,804 +55.00
748 748 11 365.00 $365.00 $2,730 +25.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 20 555.00 $555.00 $2,081 —
428 428 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,498 —
455 455 31 502.50 $502.50 $2,286 +2.50
547 547 12 470.00 $470.00 $2,571 +12.50
650–690 677 3 340.00–385.00 $370.59 $2,509 —
730 730 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,117 —
795 795 1 297.50 $297.50 $2,365 —
960 value added 960 3 257.50 $257.50 $2,472 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314 314 4 497.50 $497.50 $1,562 —
443 443 4 437.50 $437.50 $1,938 —
490 490 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,862 —
545 545 15 450.00 $450.00 $2,452 +44.79
553 553 5 402.50 $402.50 $2,226 —
677 677 3 403.00 $403.00 $2,728 +20.50
720 720 2 369.00 $369.00 $2,657 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 8 527.50 $527.50 $1,920 —
720 720 14 320.00 $320.00 $2,304 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 4 565.00 $565.00 $1,526 —
753 value added 753 4 352.50 $352.50 $2,654 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,904 —
1000 1000 2 210.00 $210.00 $2,100 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,176 —
370–380 377 3 475.00–500.00 $491.81 $1,854 —
459–460 459 78 447.50–450.00 $449.97 $2,065 +32.47
520 520 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,158 +54.97
556 556 89 420.00 $420.00 $2,335 +25.00
644 644 20 371.00 $371.00 $2,389 —
770 770 3 300.00 $300.00 $2,310 —
870 870 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,218 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 7 532.50 $532.50 $1,731 —
381 381 20 513.00 $513.00 $1,955 +68.00
693 693 12 340.00 $340.00 $2,356 —
830 value added 830 5 245.00 $245.00 $2,034 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 515.00 $515.00 $1,545 —
355 355 2 497.50 $497.50 $1,766 —
464 464 18 462.00 $462.00 $2,144 —
525–532 531 9 400.00–415.00 $413.35 $2,195 +8.35
618 618 3 367.50 $367.50 $2,271 +50.50
905 905 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,855 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 4 420.00 $420.00 $1,445 +15.00
465 465 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,837 —
560 560 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,848 -5.00
665 665 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,928 —
768 768 3 265.00 $265.00 $2,035 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 3 495.00 $495.00 $1,460 —
330 330 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,204 —
463 463 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,713 +10.00
635 635 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,984 —
655 655 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,965 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 3 460.00 $460.00 $2,093 —
557 557 9 410.00 $410.00 $2,284 —
615 615 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,784 -85.00
745 745 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,453 -132.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 5 442.50 $442.50 $2,089 +42.50
578 578 3 392.50 $392.50 $2,269 +2.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,813 —
644 644 4 367.50 $367.50 $2,367 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,612 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,620 —
590 590 1 382.50 $382.50 $2,257 +67.50

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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.