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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2025-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Sep 30

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Receipts

392 head

▲ 66 vs last sale 326▲ 260 vs year ago 132 · +197.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 155, Heifers 193, Bulls 44)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $323.04/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −42.50 against this barn's trailing median of $365.54.

Average price

$323.04

47 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$754

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$134.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.94

vs VA average

−45.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	336.07	1,883	31
Medium and Large 2	528	325.00	1,716	9thin
Medium and Large 3	580	308.65	1,790	4thin
Small 1	560	201.67	1,129	3thin

One grade step is worth $134.40/cwt here — about $754 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 sale47 hd

323.04

—

VA average8 barns · 420 hd

321.10

+1.94

National average182 barns · 13,299 hd

368.91

−45.87

This barn, trailing median29 sales

365.54

−42.50

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $417.58, low $319.91, median $365.54 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

73 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Small 1	280	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	952	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,233	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,924	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,872	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	390.84/cwt	375.00–407.00	2,013	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,811	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 4	525	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,549	1
Steers	500–550	Small 1	525	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,286	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,244	25
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 4	590	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,387	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	338.89/cwt	305.00–360.00	2,118	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,953	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	635	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,318	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	651	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,363	34
Steers	650–700	Small 1	655	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,243	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	657	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,254	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	659	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,504	8
Steers	700–750	Small 1	708	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,947	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	749	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,517	21
Steers	800–850	Small 1	805	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,691	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	829	289.38/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,399	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	841	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,607	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	859	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,749	5
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,035	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,639	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	288	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	922	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	342	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,214	3
Heifers	300–350	Small 1	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	358	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,199	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,287	7
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	375	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	994	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	357.41/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,555	2
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	453	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,133	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,688	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	351.40/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,666	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 4	478	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,350	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Value Added	495	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,807	3
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	500	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,275	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,716	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	338.94/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,901	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	308.65/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,790	4
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	590	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,033	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	614	322.46/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,980	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,890	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,742	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,063	25
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	5
Heifers	650–700	Small 1	667	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,534	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	670	261.92/cwt	209.00–315.00	1,755	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	703	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,109	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,869	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	735	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,360	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	740	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,220	4
Heifers	750–800	Small 1	755	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,548	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	270.81/cwt	265.00–285.00	2,053	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	767	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,925	5
Heifers	800–850	Small 1	823	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,646	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,124	1
Heifers	900–950	Small 1	900	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,710	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3-4	273	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	874	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,240	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,166	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	356	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,513	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,785	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	452	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,898	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,729	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,764	3
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	590	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,387	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,188	10
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,238	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	823	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,934	3

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 Sep 30, 2025

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

Receipts 392Last week 326Year ago 132

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 155, Heifers 193, Bulls 44)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	590	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	525	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	655	342.50	342.50
3	700–750	708	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	805	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	525	345.00	345.00
2	600–650	630	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	635	365.00	365.00
8	650–700	659	380.00	380.00
7	800–850	841	310.00	310.00
5	850–900	859	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	458	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	515	375.00–407.00	390.84
25	550–600	561	400.00	400.00
5	600–650	625	305.00–360.00	338.89
34	650–700	651	363.00	363.00
21	700–750	749	336.00	336.00
8	800–850	829	285.00–290.00	289.38
1	1000–1050	1,035	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	290.00	290.00
4	450–500	480	390.00	390.00
5	650–700	657	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	375	265.00	265.00
2	450–500	453	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	500	255.00	255.00
2	550–600	590	175.00	175.00
3	650–700	667	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	755	205.00	205.00
2	800–850	823	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	900	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	740	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	350.00–365.00	357.41
6	450–500	474	325.00–365.00	351.40
1	500–550	540	250.00	250.00
30	550–600	561	325.00–340.00	338.94
2	600–650	628	301.00	301.00
25	650–700	653	316.00	316.00
7	750–800	758	265.00–285.00	270.81
1	850–900	885	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
12	600–650	614	320.00–330.00	322.46
12	650–700	670	209.00–315.00	261.92
8	700–750	703	300.00	300.00
5	750–800	767	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	495	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	355.00	355.00
7	350–400	373	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	320.00	320.00
7	450–500	469	360.00	360.00
9	500–550	528	325.00	325.00
5	650–700	655	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	733	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	335.00	335.00
2	400–450	420	300.00	300.00
4	550–600	580	275.00–320.00	308.65
2	600–650	645	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	735	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	356	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	420	425.00	425.00
8	450–500	452	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	560	315.00	315.00
10	650–700	655	334.00	334.00
4	750–800	765	292.50	292.50
3	800–850	823	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	455	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	350.00	350.00

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.