Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2026-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 313, Heifers 300, Bulls 36)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated, mostly Weaned

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $456.51/cwt on 76 head, down $28.46 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 27 comparable sales and sits −7.63 against this barn's trailing median of $464.14.

Average price

$456.51

▼ 28.46 vs prior sale

76 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,545

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$833

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$162.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.46

vs VA average

+17.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	480.00	2,563	7thin
Medium and Large 2	564	464.58	2,620	23
Medium and Large 1	559	460.34	2,575	42
Small 1	535	340.00	1,819	2thin
Medium and Large 3	545	317.50	1,730	2thin

One grade step is worth $162.50/cwt here — about $833 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $503.18, low $394.61, median $464.14 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 sale76 hd

456.51

—

VA average7 barns · 434 hd

447.05

+9.46

National average158 barns · 7,617 hd

439.15

+17.36

This barn, trailing median27 sales

464.14

−7.63

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

81 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	350–400	372	404.96/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	900–950	945	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,363	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,870	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	447.76/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,539	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,890	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	450–500	465	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,051	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,865	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	550–600	561	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,693	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Natural	450–500	476	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,190	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	500–550	523	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,079	12
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	445	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	453	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,887	1
Steers	Small 1	600–650	632	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,307	3
Steers	Small 1	500–550	535	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,819	2
Heifers	Small 1	200–250	230	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	690	1
Heifers	Small 1	650–700	671	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,543	4
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	553	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,728	5
Bulls	Small 1	600–650	605	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,027	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	360	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,404	1
Steers	Small 1	700–750	710	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,379	1
Steers	Small 1	250–300	290	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,462	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,560	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	320.05/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	750–800	778	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,334	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	337.04/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,457	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	463.40/cwt	320.00–476.00	2,595	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,768	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,946	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	550–600	593	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,016	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,248	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	773	350.99/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,713	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	861	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,863	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,195	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,009	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	600–650	634	418.60/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,654	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	700–750	714	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,749	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	660	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,607	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,214	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	326.14/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,361	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,050	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	827	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,589	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	534	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,563	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	652	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,738	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	401	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,178	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,208	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	697	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,300	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	450–500	468	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,118	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	600–650	612	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,601	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	350–400	357	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,910	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Natural	350–400	381	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,695	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	393	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,044	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,211	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,763	6

How this sale compares

Virginia weighted averages

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