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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2026-06-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-30

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Jun 30

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Jun 23Jun 30Jul 14 →

Receipts

109 head

▼ 180 vs last sale 289▲ 109 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 21, Heifers 73, Bulls 15)

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 $390.44/cwt on 18 head, up $9.36 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 29 comparable sales and sits +24.91 against this barn's trailing median of $365.54.

Average price

$390.44

▲ 9.36 vs prior sale

18 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,112

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$477

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

$130.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.64

vs VA average

−30.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	515	405.00	2,086	4thin
Medium and Large 1	543	398.91	2,165	11thin
Medium and Large 2	560	372.50	2,086	2thin
Small 1	585	275.00	1,609	1thin

One grade step is worth $130.00/cwt here — about $477 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale18 hd

390.44

—

VA average5 barns · 359 hd

384.80

+5.64

National average35 barns · 2,897 hd

421.17

−30.73

This barn, trailing median29 sales

365.54

+24.91

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

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $417.58, low $319.91, median $365.54 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

36 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,825	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	469.80/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,940	3
Steers	400–450	Small 1	423	369.44/cwt	315.00–430.00	1,563	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,298	3
Steers	450–500	Small 1	470	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,951	1
Steers	500–550	Small 1	510	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,066	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	490.78/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,640	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,750	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	215	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	871	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	242	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,041	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	400.36/cwt	355.00–445.00	1,253	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,402	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,311	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	395	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,945	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	449	479.00/cwt	479.00–479.00	2,151	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,086	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,686	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,856	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	515	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,086	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Natural	521	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,084	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,086	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,233	6
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	585	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,609	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	647	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,407	5
Heifers	650–700	Small 1	690	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,215	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	718	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,298	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,336	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 3Value Added	842	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,105	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,573	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,714	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,144	5
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	508	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,019	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,829	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,331	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,873	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,529	2

This sale against other markets

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 Jun 30, 2026

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

Receipts 109Last week 289Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 21, Heifers 73, Bulls 15)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	425.00	425.00
5	450–500	466	460.00	460.00
1	550–600	590	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	508	397.50	397.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	420.00	420.00
1	600–650	635	295.00	295.00
2	650–700	670	377.50	377.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	550	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	315.00–430.00	369.44
1	450–500	470	415.00	415.00
1	500–550	510	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	460.00–475.00	469.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	500.00	500.00
3	450–500	455	505.00	505.00
6	500–550	538	470.00–495.00	490.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	521	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	242	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	275.00	275.00
3	650–700	690	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	842	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	355	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	475	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	718	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	355.00–445.00	400.36
2	550–600	560	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	395	492.50	492.50
17	400–450	449	479.00	479.00
4	500–550	515	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	456	457.50	457.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	495	375.00	375.00
6	550–600	561	398.00	398.00
5	600–650	647	372.00	372.00
1	700–750	730	320.00	320.00

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.