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

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

Sale of Tuesday, July 28, 2026

177 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $386.57/cwt ≈ $1,676/hd at 434 lb · 23 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $335.00/cwt ≈ $2,295/hd at 685 lb · 21 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $320.00/cwt -12.22 vs last sale · ≈ $2,064/hd at 645 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	177	154	149
Feeder cattle	177	154	149

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 64, Heifers 105, Bulls 8) Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

→ Feeder cattle: State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 64
→ Feeder heifers: Heifers 105

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
597 value added	597	5	385.00	$385.00	$2,298	-50.00
685 value added	685	21	335.00	$335.00	$2,295	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–476	473	5	330.00–440.00	$418.60	$1,980	-41.23
535	535	1	400.00	$400.00	$2,140	—
554	554	11	430.00	$430.00	$2,382	-23.21
654	654	5	370.00	$370.00	$2,420	-50.00
748	748	2	356.00	$356.00	$2,663	—
800	800	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,080	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	5	400.00	$400.00	$2,240	—
685	685	1	355.00	$355.00	$2,432	—
725	725	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,030	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	2	325.00–380.00	$352.50	$1,445	—
520	520	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,820	—
745	745	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,086	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,215	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
394	394	5	410.00	$410.00	$1,615	—
433	433	21	391.00	$391.00	$1,693	—
440	440	2	340.00	$340.00	$1,496	—
589 value added	589	7	321.00	$321.00	$1,891	-19.00
645 value added	645	18	320.00	$320.00	$2,064	-20.00
658 value added	658	5	292.50	$292.50	$1,925	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
493	493	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,726	-10.00
560	560	11	335.00	$335.00	$1,876	-6.00
630	630	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,953	—
653	653	5	305.00	$305.00	$1,992	—
694	694	6	320.00	$320.00	$2,221	—
775–790	783	2	200.00–240.00	$220.19	$1,724	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
105	105	1	420.00	$420.00	$441	—
395	395	4	380.00	$380.00	$1,501	+5.00
455	455	3	350.00	$350.00	$1,592	±0.00
487	487	5	380.00	$380.00	$1,851	+30.00
570–580	573	4	250.00–315.00	$298.54	$1,711	-21.46
650–675	663	2	250.00–280.00	$264.72	$1,755	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	4	400.00	$400.00	$1,800	-40.00
635	635	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,588	—
750	750	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,688	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825	825	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,732	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,637	—

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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.