Sale reports / Virginia / Virginia Cattle Company / 2026-10-20

Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2026-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-20

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Oct 20

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Oct 13Oct 20Oct 27 →

Receipts

475 head

▲ 390 vs last sale 85▲ 76 vs year ago 399 · +19.0%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 209, Heifers 231, Bulls 35)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $331.97/cwt on 86 head, down $4.53 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 30 comparable sales and sits −38.95 against this barn's trailing median of $370.92.

Average price

$331.97

▼ 4.53 vs prior sale

86 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,840

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$650

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

$124.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.58

vs VA average

−45.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	544	343.18	1,866	22
Medium and Large 1-2	559	338.25	1,892	12thin
Medium and Large 2	542	336.00	1,821	9thin
Medium and Large 1	564	335.58	1,893	37
Medium and Large 3	530	281.67	1,493	3thin
Small 1	557	218.27	1,216	3thin

One grade step is worth $124.91/cwt here — about $650 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale86 hd

331.97

—

VA average8 barns · 538 hd

330.39

+1.58

National average186 barns · 22,034 hd

377.02

−45.05

This barn, trailing median30 sales

370.92

−38.95

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.23, low $319.91, median $370.92 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

79 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Small 1	275	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	853	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	951	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	356	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,566	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,530	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,296	1
Steers	350–400	Small 1	375	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,238	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,774	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,963	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,015	10
Steers	450–500	Small 1	477	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,693	3
Steers	500–550	Small 1	510	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,785	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,972	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,079	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	552	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,125	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,776	1
Steers	550–600	Small 1	560	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,988	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,357	29
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	596	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,450	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	328.31/cwt	280.00–345.00	2,016	4
Steers	600–650	Small 1	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,810	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	641	338.98/cwt	300.00–345.00	2,173	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	651	364.03/cwt	356.00–365.00	2,370	47
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,947	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	691	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,246	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,061	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	327.18/cwt	321.00–331.00	2,408	20
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Natural	748	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,431	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	768	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,573	16
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	780	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,387	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,616	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,501	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,678	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,089	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,152	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,409	12
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	380	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,121	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,463	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3Value Added	437	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,643	8
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	453	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,318	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	363.53/cwt	340.00–367.50	1,654	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,728	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	462	326.39/cwt	285.00–332.50	1,508	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,727	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	281.67/cwt	255.00–295.00	1,493	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	531	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,832	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,821	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	557	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,936	6
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	557	218.27/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,216	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	335.58/cwt	320.00–336.00	1,893	37
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	566	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,924	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	598	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,967	3
Heifers	600–650	Small 1	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,009	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	638	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,089	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Natural	638	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,994	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,032	21
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,850	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,063	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	664	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,092	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,691	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,961	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Natural	756	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,098	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,038	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	855	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,967	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 3	900	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,800	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	943	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,004	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	986	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	348	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,288	3
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	410	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,271	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,528	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,780	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,544	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	554	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,801	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,062	3
Bulls	650–700	Small 1	670	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,997	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,984	2
Bulls	850–900	Small 1	860	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,892	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.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Virginia Cattle Company Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Radiant, VA

Tue Oct 20, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Richmond, VA (LS-RH)

Receipts 475Last week 85Year ago 399

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 209, Heifers 231, Bulls 35)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	322.50	322.50
4	350–400	356	440.00	440.00
5	450–500	470	377.50	377.50
2	500–550	533	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	555	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	635	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	660	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	780	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	691	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	355.00	355.00
7	450–500	473	415.00	415.00
7	550–600	552	385.00	385.00
7	600–650	641	300.00–345.00	338.98
2	700–750	723	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	795	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	750–800	768	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	375	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	477	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	510	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	560	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	620	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	425.00	425.00
10	450–500	474	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	540	385.00	385.00
29	550–600	568	415.00	415.00
4	600–650	614	280.00–345.00	328.31
47	650–700	651	356.00–365.00	364.03
20	700–750	736	321.00–331.00	327.18
1	800–850	820	305.00	305.00
2	850–900	850	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	596	411.00	411.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	748	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	325.00	325.00
8	450–500	462	285.00–332.50	326.39
3	500–550	530	255.00–295.00	281.67
3	650–700	655	282.50	282.50
1	900–950	900	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	437	376.00	376.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	566	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	531	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	320.00	320.00
7	450–500	455	340.00–367.50	363.53
9	500–550	542	336.00	336.00
1	650–700	675	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	735	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	855	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	638	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	750–800	756	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	295.00	295.00
4	450–500	453	291.00	291.00
3	550–600	557	210.00–222.50	218.27
1	600–650	610	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	375.00	375.00
11	450–500	462	374.00	374.00
37	550–600	564	320.00–336.00	335.58
21	600–650	645	315.00	315.00
5	650–700	660	312.50	312.50
3	700–750	740	265.00	265.00
5	750–800	762	267.50	267.50
2	900–950	943	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	638	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	366	385.00	385.00
3	500–550	525	329.00	329.00
3	550–600	598	329.00	329.00
9	600–650	624	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	557	347.50	347.50
10	650–700	664	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	370.00	370.00
4	550–600	554	325.00	325.00
3	650–700	665	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	365.00	365.00
4	400–450	429	415.00	415.00
2	750–800	763	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	670	298.00	298.00
1	850–900	860	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	348	370.00	370.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.