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Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report, Radiant, VA

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

Sale of Tuesday, July 14, 2026

649 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $360.69/cwt -37.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,042/hd at 566 lb · 58 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $430.24/cwt ≈ $1,987/hd at 462 lb · 49 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $463.40/cwt -36.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,595/hd at 560 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 649 109 404
Feeder cattle 649 109 404

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 313, Heifers 300, Bulls 36) 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
290 290 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,088 —
323 323 4 515.00 $515.00 $1,663 —
390 390 3 515.00 $515.00 $2,008 +15.00
472 472 14 465.00 $465.00 $2,195 -40.00
535 535 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,792 -155.78
558–587 560 41 320.00–476.00 $463.40 $2,595 —
615 615 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,552 —
616–649 634 26 415.00–425.00 $418.60 $2,654 —
659 659 31 420.00 $420.00 $2,768 —
660 value added 660 7 395.00 $395.00 $2,607 —
714 714 6 385.00 $385.00 $2,749 —
720–731 729 5 325.00–340.00 $337.04 $2,457 —
765–784 value added 773 9 340.00–360.00 $350.99 $2,713 —
825 825 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,722 —
861 value added 861 4 332.50 $332.50 $2,863 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 5 500.00 $500.00 $1,865 —
393 value added 393 5 520.00 $520.00 $2,044 —
435 435 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,414 -144.80
476 476 26 460.00 $460.00 $2,190 —
480 480 9 460.00 $460.00 $2,208 —
561 561 12 480.00 $480.00 $2,693 —
564–568 567 11 435.00–455.00 $447.76 $2,539 —
675 675 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,958 —
760 760 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,242 —
827 827 3 307.50 $307.50 $2,543 —
880 880 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,420 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 12 535.00 $535.00 $1,910 —
534 value added 534 7 480.00 $480.00 $2,563 —
612 612 19 425.00 $425.00 $2,601 —
652 value added 652 31 420.00 $420.00 $2,738 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,088 —
535 535 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,819 -65.00
632 632 3 365.00 $365.00 $2,307 —
710 710 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,378 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,836 —
580 580 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,595 —
945 value added 945 3 250.00 $250.00 $2,362 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 469 26 415.00 $415.00 $1,946 +40.00
554 554 40 370.00 $370.00 $2,050 -28.00
593 593 18 340.00 $340.00 $2,016 -58.00
600 600 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,980 —
663 663 14 334.00 $334.00 $2,214 —
717–745 724 4 315.00–330.00 $326.14 $2,361 +6.14
778 778 3 300.00 $300.00 $2,334 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,032 —
338 338 2 415.00 $415.00 $1,403 +14.64
381 381 9 445.00 $445.00 $1,695 —
440 440 2 405.00 $405.00 $1,782 —
456 456 17 410.00 $410.00 $1,870 —
465 465 32 441.00 $441.00 $2,051 —
523 523 12 397.50 $397.50 $2,079 —
510–543 540 10 350.00 $350.00 $1,890 —
660 660 3 335.00 $335.00 $2,211 —
815 815 1 302.50 $302.50 $2,465 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 7 415.00 $415.00 $1,589 -77.50
401 value added 401 5 425.00 $425.00 $1,704 —
468 468 26 452.50 $452.50 $2,118 -5.00
617 value added 617 26 353.00 $353.00 $2,178 —
697 value added 697 11 330.00 $330.00 $2,300 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 7 430.00 $430.00 $1,462 —
420 420 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,575 —
453 453 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,789 +40.00
505 505 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,692 —
555 555 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,887 —
670 670 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,642 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 300.00 $300.00 $690 —
360 360 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,404 —
553 553 5 312.50 $312.50 $1,728 +37.50
671 671 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,543 -91.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,596 -5.00
475–485 480 2 315.00–325.00 $320.05 $1,536 -139.95
569 569 8 395.00 $395.00 $2,248 ±0.00
665 665 5 385.00 $385.00 $2,560 —
820 820 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,906 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–375 372 3 395.00–410.00 $404.96 $1,506 —
425 425 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,254 -125.00
458 458 6 385.00 $385.00 $1,763 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,352 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,691 —
605 605 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,027 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,404 -75.00

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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.