Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2026-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 256, Heifers 187, Bulls 14)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated, some Weaned

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $392.86/cwt on 46 head, down $43.87 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 27 comparable sales and sits −71.28 against this barn's trailing median of $464.14.

Average price

$392.86

▼ 43.87 vs prior sale

46 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,192

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$9.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.06

vs VA average

−10.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	394.77	2,208	37
Medium and Large 2	553	385.00	2,129	9thin

One grade step is worth $9.77/cwt here — about $79 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 $382.08, 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 sale46 hd

392.86

—

VA average8 barns · 419 hd

378.80

+14.06

National average167 barns · 12,243 hd

403.36

−10.50

This barn, trailing median27 sales

464.14

−71.28

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

61 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 1Natural	500–550	514	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,056	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	408.93/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,906	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,009	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	394.08/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,238	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,530	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,536	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	759	332.57/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,524	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	336.66/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,902	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	649	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,440	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,688	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	700–750	728	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,482	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	600–650	619	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,321	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	453	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,540	3
Steers	Small 1	650–700	658	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,171	2
Heifers	Small 1	650–700	655	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,834	1
Steers	Small 1	400–450	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	1
Steers	Small 1	300–350	348	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,131	2
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	440	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,408	7
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	575	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,553	3
Steers	Small 1	700–750	725	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	260.28/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	460	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,845	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,129	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	322.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,967	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,838	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	371.16/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,440	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	800–850	840	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,184	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	150–200	170	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	547	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,811	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	450–500	489	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,029	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	750	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,483	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	604	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,325	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	650–700	691	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,177	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,486	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	850–900	873	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	280.60/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	550–600	584	342.70/cwt	337.50–355.00	2,001	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	529	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,878	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	320.15/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	740	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,857	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	650–700	651	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,415	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,816	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	750–800	794	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,588	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,044	6

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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