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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2026-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-29

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Sep 29

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6 →

Receipts

184 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 233▼ 208 vs year ago 392 · −53.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 92, Heifers 63, Bulls 29)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated, some Weaned

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $377.86/cwt on 7 head, down $23.00 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −80.75 against this barn's trailing median of $458.61.

Average price

$377.86

▼ 23.00 vs prior sale

7 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,187

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$487

per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 2

$40.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.06

vs VA average

−36.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	587	390.00	2,289	3thin
Medium and Large 1	592	375.00	2,220	3thin
Medium and Large 2	515	350.00	1,803	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.00/cwt here — about $487 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale7 hd

377.86

—

VA average8 barns · 226 hd

377.92

−0.06

National average184 barns · 17,632 hd

414.66

−36.80

This barn, trailing median30 sales

458.61

−80.75

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $492.93, low $382.08, median $458.61 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot, as filed

49 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,344	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,610	2
Steers	400–450	Small 1	400	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,340	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,058	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,871	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,763	3
Steers	450–500	Small 1	488	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,732	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	498	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,141	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	587	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,289	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	592	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,220	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,314	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	629	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,327	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,453	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Natural	749	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,547	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,480	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,310	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,092	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,313	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	722	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	358	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	949	2
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	360	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	990	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,418	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,721	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,568	2
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	545	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,526	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,999	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,689	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,433	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	618	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,854	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,047	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	646	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,138	15
Heifers	650–700	Small 1	650	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,771	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Natural	743	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,340	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,104	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	1
Bulls	300–350	Small 1	340	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,037	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,152	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,662	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,392	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,846	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,811	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,694	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,779	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,980	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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