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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2025-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-03

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Jun 3

● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← May 20Jun 3Jun 10 →

Receipts

1,436 head

▲ 1,126 vs last sale 310▼ 167 vs year ago 1,603 · −10.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 885, Heifers 533, Bulls 18)

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 $369.06/cwt on 322 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −89.19 against this barn's trailing median of $458.25.

Average price

$369.06

322 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,090

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$913

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 4

$146.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.64

vs VA average

−9.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	568	376.68	2,139	191
Medium and Large 1	572	375.21	2,145	93
Medium and Large 3	555	335.00	1,859	3thin
Medium and Large 2	542	324.91	1,761	16thin
Small 1	549	313.71	1,722	17thin
Medium and Large 4	533	230.00	1,226	2thin

One grade step is worth $146.68/cwt here — about $913 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale322 hd

369.06

—

VA average6 barns · 698 hd

366.41

+2.64

National average158 barns · 13,435 hd

378.58

−9.52

This barn, trailing median29 sales

458.25

−89.19

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

106 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 · Steers52 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Small 2	245	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	809	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,247	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,328	1
Steers	300–350	Small 2	323	293.37/cwt	265.00–325.00	948	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,290	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	358	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,414	4
Steers	350–400	Small 1	366	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,446	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,550	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	429	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,737	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	431	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,509	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,327	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,743	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	446	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,762	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	454	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,566	5
Steers	450–500	Small 1	455	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,388	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3-4Natural	458	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,397	6
Steers	450–500	Small 2	470	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,128	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	478	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,697	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 4	481	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,708	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	497	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,988	104
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	280.57/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,487	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 4	533	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,226	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	546	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,911	9
Steers	500–550	Small 1	546	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,736	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	554	369.24/cwt	315.00–377.00	2,046	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,859	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	369.82/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,089	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,151	182
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	571	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,170	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Natural	576	377.57/cwt	372.00–386.00	2,175	58
Steers	550–600	Small 1	595	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,458	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	605	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,178	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,308	81
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	360.33/cwt	357.00–367.00	2,274	43
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Natural	632	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,269	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	644	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,222	12
Steers	600–650	Small 1	647	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,876	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	658	295.05/cwt	245.00–305.00	1,941	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,178	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	359.38/cwt	325.00–362.00	2,437	94
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	690	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,346	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	714	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,278	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,240	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	309.09/cwt	285.00–314.00	2,259	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	749	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,367	46
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	754	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,413	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	760	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,672	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	828	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,029	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	852	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,173	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	278	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	890	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3-4	289	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,055	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	908	1
Heifers	300–350	Small 1	330	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	858	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,225	11
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	360	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,152	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	365	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,205	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 4	365	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	967	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,328	15
Heifers	350–400	Small 2	375	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	919	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	405	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,397	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3-4	407	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	875	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	308.09/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,269	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	334.53/cwt	245.00–357.50	1,418	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 4	430	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	968	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	441	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,345	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	453	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,019	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	10
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	468	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,544	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	356.53/cwt	353.00–357.00	1,672	87
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,591	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	532	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,596	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	546	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,813	46
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	556	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,885	92
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	324.52/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,804	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	305.27/cwt	240.00–322.00	1,706	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	571	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,799	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	573	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,891	6
Heifers	600–650	Small 1	630	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,260	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,696	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	311.02/cwt	304.00–315.00	2,000	33
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	648	324.13/cwt	290.00–325.00	2,100	76
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	653	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,966	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	288.95/cwt	275.00–303.00	1,901	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	673	207.37/cwt	167.50–250.00	1,396	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,022	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,089	15
Heifers	700–750	Small 1	733	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,539	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	758	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,516	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,884	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	862	215.68/cwt	205.00–221.00	1,859	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,254	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 4	390	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,229	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,539	1
Bulls	450–500	Small 2	465	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,186	1
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	490	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,372	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	1
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	519	235.92/cwt	150.00–265.00	1,224	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,791	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,693	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,495	1
Bulls	650–700	Small 1	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,610	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 Jun 3, 2025

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

Receipts 1,436Last week 310Year ago 1,603

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 885, Heifers 533, Bulls 18)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	369	360.00	360.00
10	400–450	424	245.00–357.50	334.53
87	450–500	469	353.00–357.00	356.53
46	500–550	546	332.00	332.00
92	550–600	556	339.00	339.00
76	600–650	648	290.00–325.00	324.13
2	650–700	683	296.00	296.00
15	700–750	733	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	412	300.00–325.00	308.09
1	500–550	500	250.00	250.00
10	550–600	559	240.00–322.00	305.27
1	600–650	640	265.00	265.00
6	650–700	653	301.00	301.00
1	750–800	785	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	453	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	330	275.00	275.00
11	350–400	355	345.00	345.00
4	400–450	441	305.00	305.00
10	450–500	465	320.00	320.00
7	550–600	571	315.00	315.00
4	650–700	673	167.50–250.00	207.37
2	750–800	758	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	365	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	289	365.00	365.00
3	400–450	407	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	265.00	265.00
2	400–450	430	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	260.00	260.00
4	350–400	360	320.00	320.00
14	450–500	468	330.00	330.00
10	500–550	532	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	630	200.00	200.00
2	700–750	733	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	335.00	335.00
11	550–600	556	320.00–325.00	324.52
33	600–650	643	304.00–315.00	311.02
2	650–700	658	275.00–303.00	288.95
3	850–900	862	205.00–221.00	215.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	405	345.00	345.00
6	550–600	573	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
104	450–500	497	400.00	400.00
182	550–600	569	378.00	378.00
81	600–650	629	367.00	367.00
46	700–750	749	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	320	415.00	415.00
1	350–400	395	380.00	380.00
16	400–450	439	397.00	397.00
8	500–550	530	275.00–320.00	280.57
8	550–600	554	315.00–377.00	369.24
1	600–650	615	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	670	325.00	325.00
3	700–750	718	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	429	405.00	405.00
6	450–500	478	355.00	355.00
9	500–550	546	350.00	350.00
6	600–650	605	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	644	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	431	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	385.00	385.00
4	350–400	358	395.00	395.00
2	400–450	435	305.00	305.00
5	450–500	454	345.00	345.00
3	550–600	555	335.00	335.00
6	650–700	658	245.00–305.00	295.05
1	750–800	760	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	481	355.00	355.00
2	500–550	533	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3-4 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	458	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	410.00	410.00
15	400–450	446	395.00	395.00
1	500–550	500	350.00	350.00
27	550–600	565	365.00–370.00	369.82
43	600–650	631	357.00–367.00	360.33
94	650–700	678	325.00–362.00	359.38
7	700–750	731	285.00–314.00	309.09
10	750–800	754	320.00	320.00
3	850–900	852	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	366	395.00	395.00
10	450–500	455	305.00	305.00
16	500–550	546	318.00	318.00
1	550–600	595	245.00	245.00
11	600–650	647	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	330.00	330.00
2	300–350	323	265.00–325.00	293.37
1	450–500	470	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	571	380.00	380.00
4	700–750	714	319.00	319.00
2	800–850	828	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
58	550–600	576	372.00–386.00	377.57
8	600–650	632	359.00	359.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	405	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	555	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	610	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	685	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	280.00	280.00
4	500–550	519	150.00–265.00	235.92
1	650–700	650	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	523	342.50	342.50

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.