Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2026-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 123, Heifers 213, Bulls 43)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $365.54/cwt on 35 head, down $22.06 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 26 comparable sales and sits −16.84 against this barn's trailing median of $382.37.

Average price

$365.54

▼ 22.06 vs prior sale

35 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$68.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.29

vs VA average

−61.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	373.56	2,024	25
Medium and Large 3	537	362.50	1,947	6thin
Small 1	558	325.00	1,814	3thin
Medium and Large 2	590	305.00	1,800	1thin

One grade step is worth $68.56/cwt here — about $224 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.23, low $323.92, median $382.37 across 26 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale35 hd

365.54

—

VA average10 barns · 747 hd

403.83

−38.29

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−61.85

This barn, trailing median26 sales

382.37

−16.84

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

69 lots · USDA AMS · Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Radiant, VA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,405	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	419.91/cwt	330.00–450.00	2,032	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	318.19/cwt	290.00–325.00	2,173	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,099	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	632	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	365	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,606	3
Bulls	Small 1	1050–1100	1,053	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	537	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,947	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,645	2
Steers	Small 1	700–750	730	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,409	1
Steers	Small 1	550–600	555	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,165	1
Steers	Small 1	1150–1200	1,198	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,797	2
Steers	Small 1	600–650	643	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,379	3
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	558	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,814	3
Heifers	Small 1	750–800	760	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,052	2
Heifers	Small 1	650–700	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	1
Heifers	Small 1	850–900	884	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,210	4
Steers	Small 1	400–450	445	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4Value Added	600–650	644	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,238	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,257	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	700–750	733	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,587	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,035	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,600	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,226	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	414.60/cwt	412.50–415.00	1,957	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	327.09/cwt	290.00–332.50	2,136	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	301.65/cwt	287.50–311.00	2,290	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	447.60/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,399	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	700–750	707	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,722	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	400–450	444	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,220	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	423.04/cwt	402.50–430.00	1,853	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	392.43/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,813	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,641	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,200	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	328.19/cwt	305.00–350.00	1,881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	733	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,822	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	845	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,873	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	599	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	862	301.43/cwt	270.00–309.00	2,598	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	955	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	576	469.88/cwt	450.00–482.50	2,707	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	966	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,801	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,059	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,870	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	708	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,464	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	703	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,812	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	550–600	597	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	624	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,262	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,786	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,160	2

How this sale compares

Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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