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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2025-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-08

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Jul 8

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Jun 24Jul 8Jul 15 →

Receipts

253 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 225▼ 372 vs year ago 625 · −59.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 127, Heifers 110, Bulls 16)

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 $371.47/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −86.78 against this barn's trailing median of $458.25.

Average price

$371.47

51 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,113

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$828

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

$107.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.21

vs VA average

−7.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	576	382.50	2,203	24
Medium and Large 1	565	374.16	2,114	12thin
Medium and Large 2	565	357.14	2,016	14thin
Small 1	500	275.00	1,375	1thin

One grade step is worth $107.50/cwt here — about $828 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 sale51 hd

371.47

—

VA average4 barns · 142 hd

369.26

+2.21

National average153 barns · 8,707 hd

379.13

−7.66

This barn, trailing median29 sales

458.25

−86.78

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

51 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Small 2	305	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,098	2
Steers	300–350	Small 1	310	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,101	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,438	1
Steers	350–400	Small 1	378	361.16/cwt	285.00–380.00	1,365	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,070	1
Steers	450–500	Small 1	483	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,473	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,823	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,005	2
Steers	500–550	Small 1	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,390	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	374.16/cwt	285.00–382.50	2,114	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,066	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	576	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,203	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,174	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,638	1
Steers	600–650	Small 1	640	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,888	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	648	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,333	30
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,415	16
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,451	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	900	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,115	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Small 1	348	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	992	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,259	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	189.56/cwt	105.00–280.00	707	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,044	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,486	7
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	455	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,217	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	462	275.94/cwt	230.00–292.50	1,275	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,577	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	498	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,693	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	498	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,183	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	552	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,766	14
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	554	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,510	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,851	21
Heifers	600–650	Small 1	615	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,384	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,016	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	646	293.66/cwt	227.50–310.00	1,897	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	669	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,141	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	673	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,497	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,024	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	768	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,843	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,028	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	375	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,256	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,575	1
Bulls	450–500	Small 2	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	1
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	520	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,378	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,008	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	644	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,125	7
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,850	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,870	2

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 Jul 8, 2025

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

Receipts 253Last week 225Year ago 625

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 127, Heifers 110, Bulls 16)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	335.00	335.00
2	500–550	520	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	755	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	644	330.00	330.00
2	850–900	850	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	355.00	355.00
5	350–400	378	285.00–380.00	361.16
2	450–500	483	305.00	305.00
1	500–550	500	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	640	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	630	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	486	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	545	255.00	255.00
13	550–600	566	365.00	365.00
5	600–650	621	350.00	350.00
1	900–950	900	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	405.00	405.00
2	450–500	495	405.00	405.00
12	550–600	565	285.00–382.50	374.16
30	600–650	648	360.00	360.00
16	700–750	734	329.00	329.00
1	800–850	845	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
24	550–600	576	382.50	382.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	285.00	285.00
3	450–500	455	267.50	267.50
4	550–600	554	272.50	272.50
1	600–650	615	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	345.00	345.00
8	450–500	478	330.00	330.00
14	550–600	552	320.00	320.00
10	600–650	646	227.50–310.00	293.66
1	700–750	725	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	768	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	498	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	498	340.00	340.00
21	550–600	561	330.00	330.00
10	600–650	640	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	670	300.00	300.00
4	700–750	723	280.00	280.00
2	800–850	845	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	669	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	437	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	105.00–280.00	189.56
1	400–450	435	240.00	240.00
4	450–500	462	230.00–292.50	275.94
2	650–700	673	222.50	222.50

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.