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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, August 18, 2026

130 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $340.00/cwt ≈ $2,519/hd at 741 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight S 1 heifers $335.00/cwt ≈ $1,591/hd at 475 lb · 13 head
light 6-weight S 1 heifers $304.00/cwt -41.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,934/hd at 636 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 130 113 237
Feeder cattle 130 113 237

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 56, Heifers 66, Bulls 8) Value Added 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
490 490 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,960 -44.70
589 value added 589 7 400.00 $400.00 $2,356 —
669 669 4 387.50 $387.50 $2,592 +17.50
741 value added 741 19 340.00 $340.00 $2,519 —
758 758 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,501 —
915 915 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,425 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,580 —
473 473 3 385.00 $385.00 $1,821 —
627 627 3 345.00 $345.00 $2,163 —
800 800 2 305.00 $305.00 $2,440 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
668 value added 668 5 287.50 $287.50 $1,920 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,287 —
430 430 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,505 —
510 510 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,300 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,588 —
535 535 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,819 —

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Feeder Heifers

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 13 335.00 $335.00 $1,591 —
540–541 541 8 305.00–320.00 $318.13 $1,721 +14.43
620 620 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,829 -50.00
638 value added 638 9 305.00 $305.00 $1,946 —
745 745 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,900 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 7 375.00 $375.00 $1,710 —
534 534 5 370.00 $370.00 $1,976 —
646 value added 646 5 299.00 $299.00 $1,932 —
710 710 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,166 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 3 375.00 $375.00 $1,658 —
558 558 4 370.00 $370.00 $2,065 -5.00
615 615 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,152 +21.26
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,539 +55.00
483 483 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,546 —
825 825 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,269 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,244 —
513 513 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,488 —
855 855 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,240 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
603 603 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,869 -30.00
710 710 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,775 —

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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.