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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2026-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-22

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Sep 22

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29 →

Receipts

233 head

▼ 224 vs last sale 457▼ 93 vs year ago 326 · −28.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 155, Heifers 69, Bulls 9)

Value Added and Natural 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 $400.85/cwt on 23 head, up $7.99 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 29 comparable sales and sits −57.40 against this barn's trailing median of $458.25.

Average price

$400.85

▲ 7.99 vs prior sale

23 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,213

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$729

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

$104.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.11

vs VA average

−4.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	409.70	2,270	18thin
Medium and Large 2	555	385.00	2,137	4thin
Medium and Large 3	505	305.00	1,540	1thin

One grade step is worth $104.70/cwt here — about $729 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 sale23 hd

400.85

—

VA average7 barns · 219 hd

390.74

+10.11

National average175 barns · 12,027 hd

405.41

−4.56

This barn, trailing median29 sales

458.25

−57.40

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,083	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,840	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	473	486.00/cwt	486.00–486.00	2,299	51
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,032	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,540	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	409.70/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,270	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,137	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	627	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,195	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	652	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,315	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,540	21
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Natural	662	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,463	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,484	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Natural	734	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,496	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,537	15
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	844	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,574	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	933	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,659	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	210	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	683	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	974	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,251	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	451	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,714	6
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	495	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,510	1
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	520	327.48/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,703	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,859	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,992	8
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	2
Heifers	600–650	Small 1	605	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,452	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	612	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,038	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,184	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	749	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,172	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,063	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	950	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	1
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	350	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,173	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	289.34/cwt	200.00–375.00	1,374	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,873	1
Bulls	650–700	Small 1	695	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,807	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,911	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 Sep 22, 2026

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

Receipts 233Last week 457Year ago 326

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 155, Heifers 69, Bulls 9)

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
2	250–300	250	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	475	200.00–375.00	289.34
1	700–750	735	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	695	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	451	380.00	380.00
19	600–650	612	333.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	569	350.00	350.00
15	650–700	672	325.00	325.00
5	700–750	749	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	825	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	305.00	305.00
2	500–550	520	325.00–330.00	327.48
2	550–600	570	270.00	270.00
2	600–650	605	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	325.00	325.00
2	300–350	338	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	420	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	555	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	662	372.00	372.00
5	700–750	734	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	478	425.00	425.00
18	550–600	554	405.00–410.00	409.70
21	650–700	658	386.00	386.00
1	700–750	720	345.00	345.00
15	750–800	763	332.50	332.50
5	800–850	844	305.00	305.00
2	900–950	933	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	627	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	400.00	400.00
4	550–600	555	385.00	385.00
5	650–700	652	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
51	450–500	473	486.00	486.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	305.00	305.00
1	500–550	505	305.00	305.00

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.