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

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

Sale of Tuesday, September 15, 2026

457 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $328.57/cwt ≈ $2,564/hd at 780 lb · 64 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $315.00/cwt ≈ $2,177/hd at 691 lb · 61 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $342.70/cwt ≈ $2,001/hd at 584 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	457	105	231
Feeder cattle	457	105	231

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 256, Heifers 187, Bulls 14) Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated Natural cattle are Vaccinated, some Weaned

→ Feeder cattle: State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 256
→ Feeder heifers: Heifers 187

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363	363	6	465.00	$465.00	$1,688	+65.00
450–468	466	9	400.00–410.00	$408.93	$1,906	+3.93
514	514	5	400.00	$400.00	$2,056	—
515	515	1	390.00	$390.00	$2,008	—
558–578	568	31	380.00–410.00	$394.08	$2,238	+14.08
619	619	7	375.00	$375.00	$2,321	-10.00
649	649	25	376.00	$376.00	$2,440	-9.00
651	651	19	371.00	$371.00	$2,415	—
664	664	7	381.00	$381.00	$2,530	—
728	728	19	341.00	$341.00	$2,482	—
748	748	8	339.00	$339.00	$2,536	—
757–770 value added	759	25	320.00–335.00	$332.57	$2,524	—
794	794	39	326.00	$326.00	$2,588	—
873	873	2	295.00	$295.00	$2,575	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413	413	6	445.00	$445.00	$1,838	+70.00
450	450	5	410.00	$410.00	$1,845	—
553	553	9	385.00	$385.00	$2,129	—
700	700	2	330.00	$330.00	$2,310	—
820	820	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,296	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
489	489	5	415.00	$415.00	$2,029	—
604 value added	604	4	385.00	$385.00	$2,325	—
750 value added	750	5	331.00	$331.00	$2,482	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	2	325.00	$325.00	$1,131	—
425	425	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,424	-5.00
658	658	2	330.00	$330.00	$2,171	—
725	725	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,175	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,444	—
438	438	2	330.00	$330.00	$1,445	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
391	391	6	380.00	$380.00	$1,486	-5.00
529 value added	529	9	355.00	$355.00	$1,878	—
574–596	584	36	337.50–355.00	$342.70	$2,001	—
691–693	691	61	315.00	$315.00	$2,177	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478	478	6	380.00	$380.00	$1,816	—
500–515	508	2	310.00–330.00	$320.15	$1,626	—
564–570	565	9	330.00–337.50	$336.66	$1,902	-13.34
629	629	6	325.00	$325.00	$2,044	—
650–690	670	2	260.00–300.00	$280.60	$1,880	—
740 value added	740	4	251.00	$251.00	$1,857	—
743	743	2	270.00	$270.00	$2,006	—
1065	1065	1	218.00	$218.00	$2,322	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,256	-25.00
450	450	4	360.00	$360.00	$1,620	—
547	547	9	331.00	$331.00	$1,811	—
610	610	2	320.00–325.00	$322.50	$1,967	—
840 value added	840	2	260.00	$260.00	$2,184	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	7	320.00	$320.00	$1,408	—
575	575	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,552	-25.00
655	655	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,834	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–397	388	4	370.00–375.00	$371.16	$1,440	+96.16
453	453	3	340.00	$340.00	$1,540	—
560	560	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,652	—
600–635	618	2	250.00–270.00	$260.28	$1,609	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,333	—
460–485	473	2	375.00	$375.00	$1,774	—
578	578	2	332.50	$332.50	$1,922	—
830	830	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,992	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635	635	3	320.00	$320.00	$2,032	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	345.00	$345.00	$586	—
335	335	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,424	+50.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,876	—

Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,472	—

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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.