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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, June 2, 2026

1,378 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $493.95/cwt -1.05 vs last sale · ≈ $2,780/hd at 563 lb · 240 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $433.18/cwt +8.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,880/hd at 665 lb · 187 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $395.85/cwt ≈ $2,221/hd at 561 lb · 108 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,378 128 1,436
Feeder cattle 1,378 128 1,436

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 918, Heifers 441, Bulls 19) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Vaccinated, some Weaned

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 520.00 $520.00 $1,690 —
404 404 7 520.00 $520.00 $2,101 —
420 420 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,806 —
462–469 467 102 524.00 $524.00 $2,447 +34.00
535–547 547 53 330.00–490.00 $484.43 $2,650 —
553–578 557 101 480.00–500.00 $496.92 $2,768 +1.92
556–573 567 139 460.00–496.00 $491.80 $2,789 -3.20
639 639 6 416.00 $416.00 $2,658 —
600–648 642 64 400.00–430.00 $427.17 $2,742 —
646 value added 646 7 420.00 $420.00 $2,713 —
651–670 664 172 410.00–445.00 $434.24 $2,883 +9.24
675 675 15 421.00 $421.00 $2,842 -4.00
723 723 6 391.00 $391.00 $2,827 +16.00
736–743 740 24 365.00–386.00 $375.45 $2,778 +0.45
750 750 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,625 —
858 858 4 325.00 $325.00 $2,788 —
983 value added 983 19 317.00 $317.00 $3,116 —
1015 1015 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,436 —
1160 1160 1 260.00 $260.00 $3,016 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 17 545.00 $545.00 $2,104 —
395 395 8 547.50 $547.50 $2,163 —
428 428 10 545.00 $545.00 $2,333 —
509 509 22 530.00 $530.00 $2,698 —
552 552 13 465.00 $465.00 $2,567 —
664 value added 664 18 410.00 $410.00 $2,722 —
767 value added 767 7 355.00 $355.00 $2,723 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 277 5 490.00 $490.00 $1,357 —
348 value added 348 15 510.00 $510.00 $1,775 —
468 value added 468 13 435.00 $435.00 $2,036 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 7 470.00 $470.00 $1,687 —
469 469 9 405.00 $405.00 $1,899 -45.00
505 505 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,146 —
552 552 8 420.00 $420.00 $2,318 —
638 638 3 390.00 $390.00 $2,488 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 520.00 $520.00 $1,742 —
461 461 15 465.00 $465.00 $2,144 —
661 value added 661 6 425.00 $425.00 $2,809 —
662 662 3 410.00 $410.00 $2,714 +15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 2 520.00 $520.00 $1,680 —
456 456 4 425.00 $425.00 $1,938 —
573 573 3 345.00 $345.00 $1,977 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,480 -80.00
429 429 16 472.50 $472.50 $2,027 —
445 445 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,847 —
462–490 464 94 400.00–460.00 $452.11 $2,098 +10.11
538 538 10 391.00 $391.00 $2,104 -29.00
549 549 5 355.00 $355.00 $1,949 -65.00
558–562 561 108 385.00–400.00 $395.85 $2,221 —
638–646 643 44 337.00–342.00 $340.20 $2,187 +0.20
700–719 value added 712 11 325.00–335.00 $328.57 $2,339 —
729 729 6 317.50 $317.50 $2,315 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 20 477.50 $477.50 $1,843 —
554 554 14 380.00 $380.00 $2,105 —
650 value added 650 18 327.50 $327.50 $2,129 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,496 —
409 409 11 440.00 $440.00 $1,800 —
411 value added 411 18 365.00 $365.00 $1,500 —
440 440 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,320 —
457 457 13 450.00 $450.00 $2,056 +25.00
630 630 3 335.00 $335.00 $2,110 —
740 740 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,924 —
830 830 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,075 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 445.00 $445.00 $1,224 —
324 324 4 445.00 $445.00 $1,442 —
328 value added 328 13 400.00 $400.00 $1,312 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 4 395.00 $395.00 $1,501 +115.00
445 445 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,580 —
560 560 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,736 —
650–660 655 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,932 —
780 780 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,989 —
880 880 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,980 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 6 370.00 $370.00 $1,380 —
425 425 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,551 —
500 500 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,825 —
555 555 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,637 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 2 455.00 $455.00 $1,720 —
468–480 472 3 380.00–450.00 $426.27 $2,012 —
531 531 4 370.00 $370.00 $1,965 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,810 —
514 514 4 365.00 $365.00 $1,876 +55.00
630 630 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,079 —
780 780 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,223 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,052 —
465 465 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,814 —

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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.