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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 30, 2026

109 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $479.00/cwt ≈ $2,151/hd at 449 lb · 17 head
Radiant, VA 4-weight heifers sold at $465/cwt, running $29/cwt above the VA average ($436) and $1/cwt under Winchester, VA ($466). What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 109 289 0
Feeder cattle 109 289 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 21, Heifers 73, Bulls 15) 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
365 365 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,825 —
455 455 3 505.00 $505.00 $2,298 ±0.00
536–545 538 6 470.00–495.00 $490.78 $2,640 -17.22
550 value added 550 3 500.00 $500.00 $2,750 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 423 2 315.00–430.00 $369.44 $1,563 —
470 470 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,950 —
510 510 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,066 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–430 413 3 460.00–475.00 $469.80 $1,940 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 9 492.50 $492.50 $1,945 —
449 449 17 479.00 $479.00 $2,151 —
456 456 5 457.50 $457.50 $2,086 —
515 515 4 405.00 $405.00 $2,086 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,311 —
495 495 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,856 -72.00
521 521 5 400.00 $400.00 $2,084 —
561 561 6 398.00 $398.00 $2,233 +17.00
647 647 5 372.00 $372.00 $2,407 +21.00
730 730 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,336 +20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 313 2 355.00–445.00 $400.36 $1,253 -59.64
560 560 2 372.50 $372.50 $2,086 -10.50
718 value added 718 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,298 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 405.00 $405.00 $871 —
355 355 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,402 —
475 475 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,686 -5.00
842 value added 842 3 250.00 $250.00 $2,105 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,609 -87.50
690 690 3 321.00 $321.00 $2,215 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
242 242 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,041 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,572 —
466 466 5 460.00 $460.00 $2,144 +57.79
590 590 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,330 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,714 -5.00
635 635 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,873 -75.00
670 670 2 377.50 $377.50 $2,529 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 508 2 397.50 $397.50 $2,019 +32.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,828 —

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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.