Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2026-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 64, Heifers 105, Bulls 8)

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 $323.92/cwt on 22 head, down $11.78 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −58.24 against this barn's trailing median of $382.16.

Average price

$323.92

▼ 11.78 vs prior sale

22 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,851

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$36.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.48

vs VA average

−36.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	335.00	1,876	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	589	321.00	1,891	7thin
Medium and Large 2	573	298.54	1,711	4thin

One grade step is worth $36.46/cwt here — about $165 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.23, low $323.92, median $382.16 across 27 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 sale22 hd

323.92

—

VA average5 barns · 231 hd

352.39

−28.48

National average152 barns · 4,754 hd

360.52

−36.60

This barn, trailing median27 sales

382.16

−58.24

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

37 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	450–500	487	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,851	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	298.54/cwt	250.00–315.00	1,711	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	264.72/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	350–400	394	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,615	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	685	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,295	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	645	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,064	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,240	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	650–700	694	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,221	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	418.60/cwt	330.00–440.00	1,980	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,420	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	589	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,891	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	400–450	433	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,693	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,992	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	597	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,298	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	220.19/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,030	1
Steers	Small 1	400–450	410	352.50/cwt	325.00–380.00	1,445	2
Steers	Small 1	700–750	745	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,086	1
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	555	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,876	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	658	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,925	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,080	1
Steers	Small 1	500–550	520	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,382	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	1

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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