Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2026-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 74, Heifers 45, Bulls 5)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Weaned, some Vaccinated

*HEAD COUNT ADJUSTED*

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $382.08/cwt on 24 head, down $12.53 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −80.88 against this barn's trailing median of $462.96.

Average price

$382.08

▼ 12.53 vs prior sale

24 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,078

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$318

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$22.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.93

vs VA average

+11.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	585	395.00	2,311	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	546	385.00	2,102	15thin
Medium and Large 2	535	377.50	2,020	4thin
Small 1	535	372.50	1,993	4thin

One grade step is worth $22.50/cwt here — about $318 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $503.18, low $382.08, median $462.96 across 28 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 sale24 hd

382.08

—

VA average7 barns · 183 hd

385.01

−2.93

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

+11.08

This barn, trailing median28 sales

462.96

−80.88

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

34 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,356	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,427	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	880	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	607	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,973	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	500–550	546	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,102	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	650–700	686	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,024	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,060	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,947	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,883	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	600–650	638	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,297	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	700–750	703	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,285	9
Steers	Small 1	700–750	730	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,190	3
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	470	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,081	1
Heifers	Small 1	600–650	633	210.01/cwt	207.50–212.50	1,329	2
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	585	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,020	4
Steers	Small 1	600–650	647	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,038	3
Steers	Small 1	400–450	443	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,517	2
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	550	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,416	3
Steers	Small 1	500–550	535	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,993	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,072	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,098	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,370	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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