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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2025-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Oct 21

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Oct 14Oct 21Oct 28 →

Receipts

399 head

▲ 154 vs last sale 245▲ 32 vs year ago 367 · +8.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 94, Heifers 203, Bulls 102)

Value Added and Natural 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 $314.84/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −50.70 against this barn's trailing median of $365.54.

Average price

$314.84

65 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$507

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$118.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.16

vs VA average

−75.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	528	340.77	1,799	20
Medium and Large 1	557	334.17	1,860	23
Medium and Large 2	574	329.00	1,888	7thin
Medium and Large 3	555	275.00	1,526	3thin
Small 1	586	250.00	1,465	5thin
Medium and Large 4	530	250.00	1,325	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	581	222.50	1,293	6thin

One grade step is worth $118.27/cwt here — about $507 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale65 hd

314.84

—

VA average9 barns · 416 hd

339.00

−24.16

National average186 barns · 24,193 hd

390.82

−75.98

This barn, trailing median29 sales

365.54

−50.70

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

87 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,369	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,444	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 4	390	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,346	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	417.77/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,901	5
Steers	450–500	Small 1	463	217.38/cwt	150.00–235.00	1,006	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	352.02/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,637	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,476	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,916	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,709	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	552	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,318	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,260	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,423	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,190	1
Steers	600–650	Small 1	620	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,938	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,125	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	644	369.37/cwt	350.00–372.00	2,379	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,328	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Natural	669	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,522	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Value Added	738	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,435	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	743	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,452	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	775	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,938	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	807	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,582	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	807	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,582	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	838	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,493	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	258	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	697	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 4	295	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	900	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	343.40/cwt	275.00–365.00	1,092	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,120	1
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	358	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,038	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,266	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,334	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,030	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	423	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,502	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	337.51/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,441	12
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	464	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,123	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,430	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 4	465	267.50/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,244	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	346.26/cwt	336.00–347.50	1,638	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,663	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	528	340.77/cwt	321.00–347.00	1,799	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 4	530	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,325	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,679	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,526	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,878	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,888	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	581	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,293	6
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	586	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,465	5
Heifers	600–650	Small 1	610	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,556	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,943	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	638	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,643	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,077	12
Heifers	650–700	Small 1	665	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,729	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Natural	683	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,268	21
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,494	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	710	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,402	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	775	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,666	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Natural	790	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,568	28
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,394	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	274	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,302	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,283	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,105	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 4	345	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,190	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,270	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	324.83/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,195	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	298.52/cwt	275.00–370.00	1,146	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 4	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,509	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	444	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,465	4
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	445	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,291	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,828	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,744	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 4	495	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,238	1
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	534	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,228	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,897	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	561	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,879	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,958	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 4	595	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,666	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	648	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,190	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	308.26/cwt	305.00–327.50	2,019	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	3
Bulls	650–700	Small 1	665	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,264	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,183	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,063	1
Bulls	800–850	Small 1	830	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	830	1
Bulls	850–900	Small 1	860	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	946	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 Oct 21, 2025

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

Receipts 399Last week 245Year ago 367

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 94, Heifers 203, Bulls 102)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	455	390.00–425.00	417.77
10	550–600	577	420.00	420.00
16	600–650	644	350.00–372.00	369.37
2	700–750	743	330.00	330.00
3	800–850	838	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	552	420.00	420.00
3	800–850	807	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
16	650–700	669	377.00	377.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	476	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	738	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	485	395.00	395.00
1	500–550	510	335.00	335.00
3	550–600	558	405.00	405.00
1	600–650	625	340.00	340.00
3	650–700	665	350.00	350.00
3	800–850	807	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	375.00	375.00
2	450–500	465	330.00–375.00	352.02
1	600–650	610	195.00	195.00
1	750–800	775	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	463	150.00–235.00	217.38
1	600–650	620	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	412	250.00	250.00
9	450–500	473	336.00–347.50	346.26
2	500–550	533	315.00	315.00
21	550–600	559	336.00	336.00
12	600–650	639	325.00	325.00
2	850–900	855	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
21	650–700	683	332.00	332.00
28	750–800	790	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	528	321.00–347.00	340.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	275.00–365.00	343.40
1	350–400	350	320.00	320.00
5	450–500	492	338.00	338.00
7	550–600	574	329.00	329.00
1	600–650	615	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	381	350.00	350.00
12	400–450	427	325.00–340.00	337.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	258	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	581	222.50	222.50
2	700–750	710	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	378	335.00	335.00
2	450–500	465	307.50	307.50
3	550–600	555	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	638	257.50	257.50
1	650–700	695	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	775	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	305.00	305.00
2	450–500	465	255.00–280.00	267.50
1	500–550	530	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	290.00	290.00
6	450–500	464	242.00	242.00
5	550–600	586	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	610	255.00	255.00
2	650–700	665	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	423	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	450.00	450.00
4	350–400	384	275.00–370.00	298.52
6	400–450	431	350.00	350.00
5	450–500	457	400.00	400.00
7	550–600	576	340.00	340.00
3	650–700	660	330.00	330.00
4	700–750	740	295.00	295.00
1	800–850	825	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	274	475.00	475.00
9	600–650	648	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	368	300.00–350.00	324.83
6	450–500	465	375.00	375.00
8	550–600	558	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	345.00	345.00
4	400–450	444	330.00	330.00
11	550–600	561	335.00	335.00
7	650–700	655	305.00–327.50	308.26
1	700–750	735	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	425	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	495	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	595	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	445	290.00	290.00
5	500–550	534	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	665	190.00	190.00
1	800–850	830	100.00	100.00
1	850–900	860	110.00	110.00

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.