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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2025-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Apr 15

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Apr 8Apr 15Apr 22 →

Receipts

478 head

▲ 363 vs last sale 115▲ 198 vs year ago 280 · +70.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 189, Heifers 236, Bulls 53)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Some Heifer lots weighing between 759 and 1142 lbs are CVCA (Central Virginia Cattlemen's Association) lots and are Home Raised and Guaranteed Open

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 $296.44/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −69.10 against this barn's trailing median of $365.54.

Average price

$296.44

39 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$282

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

$48.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.91

vs VA average

−24.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	303.00	1,654	25
Medium and Large 2	536	292.82	1,570	11thin
Medium and Large 3	538	255.00	1,372	3thin

One grade step is worth $48.00/cwt here — about $282 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale39 hd

296.44

—

VA average11 barns · 633 hd

314.35

−17.91

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−24.74

This barn, trailing median29 sales

365.54

−69.10

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

77 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	260.25/cwt	240.00–305.00	877	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,328	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,470	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	392	336.34/cwt	260.00–375.00	1,318	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,202	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	459	282.01/cwt	245.00–300.00	1,294	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,805	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,571	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	305.87/cwt	265.00–350.00	1,591	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,605	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,814	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	350.50/cwt	350.50–350.50	1,973	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	627	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,006	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	639	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,013	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	649	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,057	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,013	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	692	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,180	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,911	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,994	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	735	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,132	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	787	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,145	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	798	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,155	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,050	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	831	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,210	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2Value Added	880	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,068	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Natural	912	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,225	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	941	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,305	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 4	270	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	662	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	799	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,175	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,058	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,342	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,368	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	453	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,280	6
Heifers	450–500	Small 2	470	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,034	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	305.09/cwt	305.00–307.00	1,455	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	304.02/cwt	296.00–305.00	1,459	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	292.82/cwt	225.00–307.00	1,570	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,372	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	546	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,654	25
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	610	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,312	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	611	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,680	4
Heifers	600–650	Small 1	620	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,333	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	262.41/cwt	215.00–274.00	1,669	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,905	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	713	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,832	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,733	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,767	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	748	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,848	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	759	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,958	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	855	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	2,108	18
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,914	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	944	242.03/cwt	230.00–246.50	2,285	22
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Value Added	958	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	2,361	22
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,746	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,031	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,464	31
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,142	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,615	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	348	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,270	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,391	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,444	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,455	3
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	453	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,223	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,045	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,632	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	532	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,569	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	284.79/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,601	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,813	14
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	580	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,682	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,433	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,661	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,830	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,888	2
Bulls	800–850	Large 1-2	845	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,141	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.

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