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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2025-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-19

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Aug 19

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Aug 12Aug 19Aug 26 →

Receipts

237 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 242▲ 6 vs year ago 231 · +2.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 123, Heifers 78, Bulls 36)

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 $379.50/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −78.75 against this barn's trailing median of $458.25.

Average price

$379.50

20 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,151

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$841

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

$131.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.33

vs VA average

−20.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	401.00	2,299	15thin
Medium and Large 2	530	355.00	1,882	1thin
Small 1	555	316.67	1,758	3thin
Large 1-2	540	270.00	1,458	1thin

One grade step is worth $131.00/cwt here — about $841 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 sale20 hd

379.50

—

VA average9 barns · 315 hd

383.83

−4.33

National average156 barns · 7,040 hd

399.89

−20.39

This barn, trailing median29 sales

458.25

−78.75

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

61 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	392	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,603	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,353	1
Steers	400–450	Small 1	423	290.71/cwt	250.00–330.00	1,230	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	452	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,865	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,771	5
Steers	450–500	Small 1	463	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,771	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,751	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,882	1
Steers	500–550	Small 1	535	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,525	1
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	540	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,458	1
Steers	550–600	Small 1	565	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,879	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,278	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Natural	588	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,358	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,105	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	616	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,310	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Natural	624	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,390	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	360.81/cwt	360.00–361.00	2,251	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,419	1
Steers	650–700	Small 1	674	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,224	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,411	1
Steers	700–750	Small 1	715	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,342	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Natural	722	373.16/cwt	369.00–374.00	2,694	30
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	329.57/cwt	328.00–337.50	2,544	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	819	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,744	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	264.73/cwt	240.00–290.00	2,449	2
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,100	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,200	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,144	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	348	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,218	3
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	370	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,055	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,050	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,363	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	274.74/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,176	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,613	2
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	457	297.57/cwt	255.00–310.00	1,360	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,525	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	312.37/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,499	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,764	3
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	546	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,753	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,926	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Natural	555	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,554	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	303.02/cwt	270.00–319.00	1,888	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	652	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,152	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,077	1
Heifers	650–700	Small 1	688	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,789	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	747	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,129	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,076	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	860	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,150	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	945	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,268	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	842	1
Bulls	300–350	Small 1	335	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,256	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	352	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,478	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,730	4
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	440	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,474	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,690	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,609	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,971	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,943	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,117	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,251	10
Bulls	750–800	Small 1	780	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,223	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,255	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 Aug 19, 2025

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

Receipts 237Last week 242Year ago 231

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 123, Heifers 78, Bulls 36)

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	300–350	335	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	440	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	780	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	540	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	555	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	463	365.00	365.00
5	550–600	580	365.00	365.00
1	800–850	835	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	352	420.00	420.00
4	400–450	438	395.00	395.00
10	650–700	660	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	480	300.00–325.00	312.37
1	650–700	670	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	860	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	348	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	375	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	428	260.00–290.00	274.74
5	450–500	473	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	285.00	285.00
7	450–500	457	255.00–310.00	297.57
9	500–550	546	321.00	321.00
3	650–700	688	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	375.00	375.00
2	400–450	430	375.00	375.00
3	450–500	490	360.00	360.00
13	550–600	555	347.00	347.00
6	600–650	623	270.00–319.00	303.02
2	750–800	755	275.00	275.00
1	900–950	945	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	652	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	747	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	409.00	409.00
1	400–450	410	330.00	330.00
5	450–500	463	382.50	382.50
1	500–550	530	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	610	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	705	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	470	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	250.00–330.00	290.71
6	450–500	463	382.50	382.50
1	500–550	535	285.00	285.00
2	550–600	565	332.50	332.50
4	650–700	674	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	715	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	616	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	452	412.50	412.50
11	550–600	568	401.00	401.00
5	600–650	624	360.00–361.00	360.81
1	650–700	660	215.00	215.00
6	750–800	772	328.00–337.50	329.57
2	900–950	925	240.00–290.00	264.73
1	1100–1150	1,100	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	588	401.00	401.00
10	600–650	624	383.00	383.00
30	700–750	722	369.00–374.00	373.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	800–850	819	335.00	335.00

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.