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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2026-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-11

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Aug 11

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Aug 4Aug 11Aug 18 →

Receipts

113 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 124▼ 129 vs year ago 242 · −53.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 39, Heifers 42, Bulls 32)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $394.61/cwt on 12 head, down $14.30 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 29 comparable sales and sits −63.64 against this barn's trailing median of $458.25.

Average price

$394.61

▼ 14.30 vs prior sale

12 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,176

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$544

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$119.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.98

vs VA average

−7.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	440.00	2,385	3thin
Medium and Large 2	541	404.00	2,185	5thin
Small 1	568	377.50	2,144	2thin
Medium and Large 3	575	320.17	1,841	2thin

One grade step is worth $119.83/cwt here — about $544 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 sale12 hd

394.61

—

VA average8 barns · 161 hd

407.59

−12.98

National average153 barns · 6,255 hd

401.83

−7.22

This barn, trailing median29 sales

458.25

−63.64

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $492.93, low $382.08, median $458.25 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

38 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Small 1	275	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	921	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	444.70/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,077	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,100	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,385	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	551	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,204	4
Steers	550–600	Small 1	568	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,144	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	320.17/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,841	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	633	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,516	5
Steers	650–700	Small 1	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,479	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	676	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,298	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	775	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,798	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,223	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,430	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	448	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,792	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	395.93/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,845	6
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	520	303.70/cwt	302.50–305.00	1,579	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,100	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,796	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,034	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	328.74/cwt	255.00–365.00	1,995	3
Heifers	600–650	Small 1	608	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,098	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	664	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,324	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,380	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,142	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,085	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,604	1
Heifers	1250–1300	Medium and Large 1	1,255	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,824	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,003	1
Bulls	300–350	Small 1	340	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,156	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	362	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,231	3
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	453	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,518	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	322.99/cwt	300.00–380.00	1,495	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,876	1
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	525	294.84/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,548	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,006	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,125	1
Bulls	600–650	Small 1	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	2
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 3	1,055	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,978	1

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 Aug 11, 2026

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

Receipts 113Last week 124Year ago 242

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 39, Heifers 42, Bulls 32)

Value Added 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	450–500	475	395.00	395.00
1	550–600	565	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	625	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	340.00	340.00
3	350–400	362	340.00	340.00
8	450–500	463	300.00–380.00	322.99
1	1050–1100	1,055	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	340.00	340.00
5	450–500	453	335.00	335.00
3	500–550	525	285.00–305.00	294.84
2	600–650	630	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	575	310.00–330.00	320.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	335.00	335.00
2	550–600	568	377.50	377.50
1	650–700	655	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	420.00	420.00
4	550–600	551	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	676	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	467	425.00–450.00	444.70
3	500–550	542	440.00	440.00
3	650–700	670	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	633	397.50	397.50
5	750–800	775	361.00	361.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	440	325.00	325.00
2	550–600	570	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	302.50–305.00	303.70
3	600–650	608	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	664	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	448	400.00	400.00
3	550–600	573	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	466	375.00–400.00	395.93
5	550–600	560	375.00	375.00
3	600–650	607	255.00–365.00	328.74
1	650–700	680	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	765	280.00	280.00
1	1050–1100	1,085	240.00	240.00
1	1250–1300	1,255	225.00	225.00

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.