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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 21, 2026

154 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $448.02/cwt -15.38 vs last sale · ≈ $2,555/hd at 570 lb · 28 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $347.50/cwt -105.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,724/hd at 496 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 154 649 255
Feeder cattle 154 649 255

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 81, Heifers 65, Bulls 8) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Vaccinated

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 515.00 $515.00 $1,571 ±0.00
464–490 469 7 410.00–470.00 $459.83 $2,157 -5.17
518 value added 518 3 450.00 $450.00 $2,331 —
554–562 555 17 445.00–455.00 $453.21 $2,515 -10.19
594 594 11 440.00 $440.00 $2,614 -23.40
624 624 6 420.00 $420.00 $2,621 +5.00
655 655 4 420.00 $420.00 $2,751 ±0.00
755 755 6 342.50 $342.50 $2,586 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 6 450.00 $450.00 $2,052 -10.00
597 value added 597 3 425.00 $425.00 $2,537 —
645 645 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,451 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
594 value added 594 7 435.00 $435.00 $2,584 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 378 3 350.00–430.00 $375.02 $1,418 —
500 500 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,500 -60.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,073 +30.00
580 580 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,146 —
665 665 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,161 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
496 value added 496 10 347.50 $347.50 $1,724 —
594 value added 594 9 340.00 $340.00 $2,020 —
616 value added 616 7 340.00 $340.00 $2,094 -13.00
633 633 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,931 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 4 360.00 $360.00 $1,739 -55.00
551 551 4 341.00 $341.00 $1,879 -29.00
704 value added 704 5 325.00 $325.00 $2,288 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,425 -70.00
476 476 6 350.00 $350.00 $1,666 -91.00
541 541 5 330.00 $330.00 $1,785 -20.00
595 595 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,904 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,460 —
415–425 420 2 355.00–385.00 $369.82 $1,553 -5.18
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,320 —
450 450 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,552 —
515 515 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,648 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 2 445.00 $445.00 $1,215 —
580 580 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,450 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
628 628 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,104 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,134 +119.95

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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.