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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2025-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-09

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Sep 9

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Aug 26Sep 9Sep 16 →

Receipts

518 head

▲ 228 vs last sale 290▲ 50 vs year ago 468 · +10.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 280, Heifers 198, Bulls 40)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Vaccinated, some 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 $366.54/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −91.71 against this barn's trailing median of $458.25.

Average price

$366.54

64 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,064

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,687

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

$293.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.20

vs VA average

−46.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	408.80	2,290	25
Medium and Large 1-2	573	384.42	2,203	15thin
Medium and Large 2	565	330.01	1,866	19thin
Small 1	554	324.00	1,794	3thin
Medium and Large 4	523	115.17	602	2thin

One grade step is worth $293.63/cwt here — about $1,687 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 sale64 hd

366.54

—

VA average8 barns · 649 hd

404.74

−38.20

National average170 barns · 13,807 hd

413.52

−46.98

This barn, trailing median29 sales

458.25

−91.71

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

74 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Small 1	275	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	949	1
Steers	350–400	Small 1	363	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,325	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,443	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	458.19/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,755	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 4	425	374.88/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,593	2
Steers	450–500	Small 1	460	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,541	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,139	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	433.23/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,015	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,821	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 4	523	115.17/cwt	110.00–120.00	602	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	539	398.91/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,150	9
Steers	500–550	Small 1	543	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,797	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,071	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,267	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	384.42/cwt	350.00–417.00	2,203	15
Steers	550–600	Small 1	575	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,783	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Natural	584	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,394	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	589	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,579	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,230	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,274	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Natural	636	355.14/cwt	295.00–390.00	2,259	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	644	371.16/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,390	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	380.45/cwt	380.00–381.00	2,541	31
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Natural	712	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,492	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,196	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	347.23/cwt	345.00–347.50	2,521	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	734	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,202	20
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,800	66
Steers	750–800	Small 1	765	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,295	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	768	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,688	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	841	300.98/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,531	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	976	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,223	5
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	355	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,118	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,275	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,455	12
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	422	299.79/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,265	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	371.47/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,579	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,509	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Natural	465	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,581	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	319.09/cwt	295.00–340.00	1,532	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,774	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	363.99/cwt	350.00–366.00	1,773	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,762	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,716	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,792	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,730	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	547	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,915	15
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	548	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,699	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,836	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,860	3
Heifers	600–650	Small 1	608	252.51/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,535	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Natural	622	350.32/cwt	350.00–352.00	2,179	38
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	341.60/cwt	335.00–346.00	2,135	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,257	25
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,264	13
Heifers	700–750	Small 1	720	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,476	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,994	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	743	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,229	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	791	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,373	12
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,296	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,291	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,591	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,408	1
Bulls	300–350	Small 1	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,790	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 4	383	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	938	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	444	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,087	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	446	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,985	4
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	510	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,505	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	552	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,125	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,144	5
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 3	930	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,302	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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