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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 19, 2026

128 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $442.00/cwt -7.97 vs last sale · ≈ $2,002/hd at 453 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $490.00/cwt -34.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,220/hd at 453 lb · 24 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $495.00/cwt +21.81 vs last sale · ≈ $2,722/hd at 550 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 128 1,067 310
Feeder cattle 128 1,067 310

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 68, Heifers 58, Bulls 2) 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
367 367 10 520.00 $520.00 $1,908 -50.00
453 453 24 490.00 $490.00 $2,220 -34.19
550 550 19 495.00 $495.00 $2,722 +21.59
656 656 6 425.00 $425.00 $2,788 +6.00
733 733 2 375.00 $375.00 $2,749 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,940 -55.00
515 515 2 450.00 $450.00 $2,318 -20.00
660 660 2 395.00 $395.00 $2,607 +24.41
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,048 +70.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 3 480.00 $480.00 $1,834 -11.81
453 453 24 442.00 $442.00 $2,002 -7.97
515 515 7 420.00 $420.00 $2,163 +5.00
620 620 4 340.00 $340.00 $2,108 -31.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
877 877 10 320.00 $320.00 $2,806 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 515.00 $515.00 $1,766 —
454 454 4 425.00 $425.00 $1,930 -37.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,044 —
380 380 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,064 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,710 —
660 660 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,650 -50.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 230.00 $230.00 $794 —
520 520 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,612 —

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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.