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

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

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 27 comparable sales and sits −86.28 against this barn's trailing median of $464.14.

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

−35.97 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.

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 sale7 hd

377.86

—

VA average8 barns · 226 hd

377.92

−0.06

National average172 barns · 15,995 hd

413.83

−35.97

This barn, trailing median27 sales

464.14

−86.28

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

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.

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