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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 16, 2026

414 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $495.00/cwt +15.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,747/hd at 555 lb · 56 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $375.00/cwt ±0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,070/hd at 552 lb · 42 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $428.59/cwt -4.63 vs last sale · ≈ $2,748/hd at 641 lb · 39 head
Radiant, VA 5-weight steers brought $494/cwt, running $23/cwt above the VA average ($471) and $13/cwt under Harrisonburg, VA ($507). Receipts totaled 414 head. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 414 196 191
Feeder cattle 414 196 191

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 209, Heifers 147, Bulls 58) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Vaccinated, mostly Weaned

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 5 440.00 $440.00 $1,720 —
430 430 1 475.00 $475.00 $2,042 —
476 476 8 505.00 $505.00 $2,404 +10.00
530 530 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,385 +35.00
555 555 56 495.00 $495.00 $2,747 +15.00
610 610 7 445.00 $445.00 $2,714 +14.00
648 648 32 425.00 $425.00 $2,754 -6.00
743 743 9 352.00 $352.00 $2,615 -18.00
1090 1090 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,670 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 5 430.00 $430.00 $1,634 —
480 480 16 500.00 $500.00 $2,400 —
588 588 6 460.00 $460.00 $2,705 —
648 648 13 430.00 $430.00 $2,786 —
824 value added 824 29 331.00 $331.00 $2,727 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 5 455.00 $455.00 $2,166 —
570 570 5 455.00 $455.00 $2,594 +110.00
620 620 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,511 —
733 733 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,419 —
840 840 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,436 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,740 -97.50
635 635 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,350 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,702 —
472 472 16 422.50 $422.50 $1,994 -17.50
545 545 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,908 -20.00
552 552 42 375.00 $375.00 $2,070 ±0.00
633 633 15 337.50 $337.50 $2,136 —
758 758 3 300.00 $300.00 $2,274 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 11 410.00 $410.00 $1,927 -20.00
552 552 7 370.00 $370.00 $2,042 ±0.00
598 598 6 350.00 $350.00 $2,093 -20.00
656 656 4 326.00 $326.00 $2,139 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 5 410.00 $410.00 $1,378 —
363 363 8 430.00 $430.00 $1,561 -65.00
442 442 13 425.00 $425.00 $1,878 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,370 —
495 495 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,856 +25.00
552 552 5 320.00 $320.00 $1,766 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
556 556 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,890 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,298 —
383 383 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,551 —
460 460 10 460.00 $460.00 $2,116 —
555 555 6 395.00 $395.00 $2,192 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,488 —
475 475 7 385.00 $385.00 $1,829 -20.00
572 572 5 382.50 $382.50 $2,188 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,349 —
470 470 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,504 —
567 567 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,786 —
700 700 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,750 —
750–780 765 2 205.00–215.00 $210.10 $1,607 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,481 —
480 480 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,800 —
525 525 3 345.00 $345.00 $1,811 —
835 835 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,586 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
754 754 6 312.00 $312.00 $2,352 —

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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.