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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2026-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-03

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Mar 3

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Feb 24Mar 3Mar 10 →

Receipts

281 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 271▼ 117 vs year ago 398 · −29.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 128, Heifers 120, Bulls 33)

Value Added 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 $453.17/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 13 of 29 comparable sales and sits −5.08 against this barn's trailing median of $458.25.

Average price

$453.17

26 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,502

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$993

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$150.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.75

vs VA average

−22.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	470.50	2,609	15thin
Medium and Large 2	555	461.25	2,558	8thin
Medium and Large 3	590	395.00	2,331	1thin
Small 1	505	320.00	1,616	2thin

One grade step is worth $150.50/cwt here — about $993 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale26 hd

453.17

—

VA average6 barns · 315 hd

446.42

+6.75

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

−22.39

This barn, trailing median29 sales

458.25

−5.08

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

67 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,900	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,346	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,659	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,914	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,934	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	485.05/cwt	450.00–492.50	2,285	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,081	4
Steers	500–550	Small 1	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,268	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	547	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,462	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	551	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,603	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	567	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,722	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	572	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,746	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,331	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	648	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,738	11
Steers	650–700	Small 1	653	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,090	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,475	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,625	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,590	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	750	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,475	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	754	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,828	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	757	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,914	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	774	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,903	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	866	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	3,048	27
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	884	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,652	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,776	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Value Added	993	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,979	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,032	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	3,070	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,570	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,734	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,743	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,524	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,924	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	394.63/cwt	360.00–402.50	1,918	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,709	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,809	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,060	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	332.50/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,779	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,145	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,252	19
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	580	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,972	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	602	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,107	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	628	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,104	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,251	13
Heifers	600–650	Small 1	648	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,041	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	652	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,119	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	699	342.26/cwt	325.00–348.00	2,392	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	738	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,399	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	748	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,506	2
Heifers	750–800	Small 1	780	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,145	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	818	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,626	22
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	837	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,553	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	933	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,659	2
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,078	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,210	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Small 1	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,583	4
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	445	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,958	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,024	6
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	475	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,805	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,964	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,005	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,353	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,205	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,454	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,166	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,473	4

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 Mar 3, 2026

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

Receipts 281Last week 271Year ago 398

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 128, Heifers 120, Bulls 33)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	532	340.00	340.00
2	1050–1100	1,078	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	410.00	410.00
4	450–500	481	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	535	385.00	385.00
3	650–700	652	325.00	325.00
5	700–750	738	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	510	335.00	335.00
4	550–600	550	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	610	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	648	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	780	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	628	335.00	335.00
12	650–700	699	325.00–348.00	342.26
22	800–850	818	321.00	321.00
2	900–950	933	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	410.00	410.00
2	400–450	423	410.00	410.00
5	450–500	486	360.00–402.50	394.63
2	500–550	535	310.00–355.00	332.50
19	550–600	556	405.00	405.00
13	600–650	645	349.00	349.00
2	700–750	748	335.00	335.00
3	800–850	837	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	602	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	514	390.00	390.00
4	650–700	658	373.00	373.00
4	850–900	860	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	385.00	385.00
1	700–750	710	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	445	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	475	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	364	435.00	435.00
6	450–500	460	440.00	440.00
5	550–600	567	415.00	415.00
1	600–650	630	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	345.00	345.00
2	450–500	455	425.00	425.00
1	550–600	590	395.00	395.00
1	750–800	750	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	395	420.00	420.00
4	450–500	484	430.00	430.00
5	500–550	547	450.00	450.00
3	650–700	678	365.00	365.00
3	700–750	740	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	567	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	653	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	500.00	500.00
1	400–450	430	445.00	445.00
6	450–500	471	450.00–492.50	485.05
1	500–550	540	420.00	420.00
11	550–600	551	472.50	472.50
11	600–650	648	422.50	422.50
7	750–800	754	375.00	375.00
1	900–950	910	305.00	305.00
3	1000–1050	1,032	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	700	375.00	375.00
4	750–800	774	375.00	375.00
5	850–900	884	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	572	480.00	480.00
11	750–800	757	385.00	385.00
27	850–900	866	352.00	352.00
2	950–1000	993	300.00	300.00

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.