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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2025-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-02

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Dec 2

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Nov 18Dec 2Dec 9 →

Receipts

316 head

▲ 159 vs last sale 157▼ 79 vs year ago 395 · −20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 133, Heifers 158, Bulls 25)

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 $292.93/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −72.61 against this barn's trailing median of $365.54.

Average price

$292.93

28 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$392

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$82.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.68

vs VA average

−77.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	531	312.50	1,659	5thin
Medium and Large 1	562	304.04	1,709	16thin
Medium and Large 3	577	285.00	1,644	3thin
Small 1	551	230.00	1,267	4thin

One grade step is worth $82.50/cwt here — about $392 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale28 hd

292.93

—

VA average5 barns · 292 hd

317.62

−24.68

National average194 barns · 19,992 hd

370.45

−77.52

This barn, trailing median29 sales

365.54

−72.61

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

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	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,342	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,528	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,678	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	467	326.68/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,526	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,821	8
Steers	450–500	Small 1	493	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,454	2
Steers	500–550	Small 1	515	311.91/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,606	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,122	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,881	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	344.08/cwt	335.00–353.00	2,030	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,753	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	641	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,115	4
Steers	650–700	Small 1	650	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,755	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,318	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	676	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,400	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,727	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,242	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	741	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,497	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	832	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,997	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,028	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	867	257.65/cwt	237.50–275.00	2,234	11
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	890	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,359	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	907	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,562	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	224.87/cwt	220.00–240.00	2,204	4
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,029	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,264	4
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1	1,190	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,726	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Small 1	280	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	518	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	326	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,060	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	347	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	989	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,229	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,242	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	443	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,395	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,351	3
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	465	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,139	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	479	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,509	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,449	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,504	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,323	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Natural	531	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,659	5
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	551	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,267	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	304.04/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,709	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	577	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,644	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Natural	617	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,851	6
Heifers	600–650	Small 1	620	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,085	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	638	198.88/cwt	187.50–210.00	1,269	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,613	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	296.04/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,945	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Natural	676	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,028	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	696	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,914	32
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	257.27/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,899	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,009	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,164	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,254	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	324.81/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,533	3
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	480	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	936	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,582	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	343.68/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,973	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,810	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	664	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,809	4
Bulls	650–700	Small 1	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	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 Dec 2, 2025

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

Receipts 316Last week 157Year ago 395

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 133, Heifers 158, Bulls 25)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	472	315.00–330.00	324.81
4	550–600	574	335.00–350.00	343.68
3	600–650	635	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	195.00	195.00
1	650–700	665	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	440	285.00	285.00
3	550–600	555	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	664	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	676	355.00	355.00
11	700–750	741	337.00	337.00
3	850–900	890	265.00	265.00
3	900–950	907	282.50	282.50
4	1000–1050	1,029	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	467	320.00–330.00	326.68
6	550–600	570	330.00	330.00
3	600–650	615	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	705	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	493	295.00	295.00
3	500–550	515	295.00–320.00	311.91
1	650–700	650	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	345	389.00	389.00
3	400–450	445	377.00	377.00
2	550–600	590	335.00–353.00	344.08
4	600–650	641	330.00	330.00
3	800–850	832	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	850–900	867	237.50–275.00	257.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	400.00	400.00
8	450–500	473	385.00	385.00
16	550–600	557	381.00	381.00
15	650–700	653	355.00	355.00
7	700–750	735	305.00	305.00
2	800–850	845	240.00	240.00
4	950–1000	980	220.00–240.00	224.87
1	1150–1200	1,190	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	347	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	490	270.00	270.00
3	550–600	577	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	638	187.50–210.00	198.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	185.00	185.00
2	450–500	465	245.00	245.00
4	550–600	551	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	620	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	325.00	325.00
4	350–400	378	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	414	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	483	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	531	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	617	300.00	300.00
10	650–700	676	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	443	315.00	315.00
12	450–500	479	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	650–700	696	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	443	305.00	305.00
10	450–500	485	310.00	310.00
16	550–600	562	300.00–305.00	304.04
1	600–650	645	250.00	250.00
17	650–700	657	285.00–297.50	296.04
4	700–750	738	250.00–280.00	257.27
1	800–850	820	245.00	245.00

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.