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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2025-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, May 20

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← May 13May 20Jun 3 →

Receipts

310 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 286▲ 103 vs year ago 207 · +49.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 170, Heifers 123, Bulls 17)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated, mostly Weaned

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 $366.69/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −91.56 against this barn's trailing median of $458.25.

Average price

$366.69

37 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,057

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$10.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.52

vs VA average

−11.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	371.50	2,073	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	576	365.83	2,108	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	541	365.00	1,975	4thin
Medium and Large 2	553	361.00	1,996	8thin

One grade step is worth $10.50/cwt here — about $77 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 sale37 hd

366.69

—

VA average8 barns · 487 hd

378.21

−11.52

National average157 barns · 12,981 hd

378.05

−11.36

This barn, trailing median29 sales

458.25

−91.56

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

64 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	250–300	Medium and Large 3-4	283	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	920	2
Steers	250–300	Small 2	290	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	928	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,266	1
Steers	300–350	Small 1	305	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,052	1
Steers	300–350	Small 2	305	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	641	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,455	2
Steers	400–450	Small 1	420	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,554	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,868	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,798	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	541	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,975	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,996	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	371.50/cwt	371.50–371.50	2,073	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,977	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,135	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,013	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Natural	629	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,107	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,191	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Value Added	655	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,201	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	658	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,204	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Natural	662	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,218	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	664	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,092	3
Steers	700–750	Small 1	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	730	290.93/cwt	230.00–314.00	2,124	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	741	296.18/cwt	295.00–302.50	2,195	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	772	265.29/cwt	263.00–267.50	2,048	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	812	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,257	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	241.81/cwt	225.00–272.50	2,002	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	842	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,366	13
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	889	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,498	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Small 2	278	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	890	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,173	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	673	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	364	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,329	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,417	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,591	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,570	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 4	453	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,302	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,524	5
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	467	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,401	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,687	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,691	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,776	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	538	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,786	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	552	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,816	19
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	562	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,461	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	575	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,967	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,159	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,492	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,966	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Natural	658	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,987	4
Heifers	650–700	Small 1	665	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,596	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,829	2
Heifers	700–750	Small 1	735	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,691	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	355	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,331	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,350	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 4	360	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	900	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	220.41/cwt	180.00–300.00	1,003	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,713	3
Bulls	500–550	Small 2	533	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,226	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,635	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,554	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,801	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 4	770	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,117	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,680	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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