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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 23, 2026

289 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $381.00/cwt +6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,130/hd at 559 lb · 29 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $373.00/cwt +21.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,764/hd at 741 lb · 27 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $480.59/cwt -14.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,667/hd at 555 lb · 25 head
Radiant, VA 5-weight steers sold at $486/cwt, the highest of the 5 yards reporting the class and $19/cwt above the VA average ($467). Receipts were light at 289 head. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 289 414 225
Feeder cattle 289 414 225

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 167, Heifers 99, Bulls 23) Value Added and 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
328 328 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,640 —
478 478 6 505.00 $505.00 $2,414 ±0.00
508 508 6 508.00 $508.00 $2,581 +58.00
550–555 555 25 480.00–495.00 $480.59 $2,667 -14.41
627 627 15 440.00 $440.00 $2,759 -5.00
659 659 10 431.00 $431.00 $2,840 —
741 value added 741 27 373.00 $373.00 $2,764 —
765–790 778 2 330.00–340.00 $335.08 $2,607 —
1135 1135 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,894 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 value added 530 25 505.00 $505.00 $2,676 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 23 390.00 $390.00 $1,759 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,940 —
452 452 5 492.50 $492.50 $2,226 +37.50
550 550 3 465.00 $465.00 $2,558 +10.00
645 645 3 415.00 $415.00 $2,677 +10.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 8 410.00 $410.00 $1,566 —
625 625 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,375 +10.00
790 790 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,607 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,030 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 13 447.00 $447.00 $2,181 +24.50
559 559 29 381.00 $381.00 $2,130 +6.00
630 630 16 351.00 $351.00 $2,211 +13.50
690 690 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,174 —
700 700 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,100 —
751–790 759 5 300.00–319.00 $315.04 $2,391 +15.04
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,601 —
556 556 11 383.00 $383.00 $2,129 +13.00
634 634 5 341.00 $341.00 $2,162 —
820 820 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,845 —
838 838 7 312.00 $312.00 $2,615 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,159 -35.00
555 555 1 362.50 $362.50 $2,012 +42.50
640 640 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,112 —
735 735 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,095 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,638 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–478 475 3 305.00–450.00 $402.21 $1,910 -57.79
550 550 3 430.00 $430.00 $2,365 +35.00
800 800 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,000 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,830 ±0.00
520 520 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,898 +20.00
655–665 660 2 340.00–365.00 $352.41 $2,326 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,700 —
573 573 3 392.50 $392.50 $2,249 +10.00
640 640 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,368 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
628 628 4 345.00 $345.00 $2,167 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,925 +35.00

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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.