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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2026-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-07

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Apr 7

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Mar 31Apr 7Apr 14 →

Receipts

170 head

▼ 69 vs last sale 239▲ 55 vs year ago 115 · +47.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 78, Heifers 70, Bulls 22)

Value Added and most Natural 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 $458.25/cwt on 14 head, down $11.57 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 29 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $458.25.

Average price

$458.25

▼ 11.57 vs prior sale

14 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$390

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$82.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.79

vs VA average

−32.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	477.00	2,624	9thin
Medium and Large 2	545	470.00	2,562	2thin
Small 1	567	394.17	2,234	3thin

One grade step is worth $82.83/cwt here — about $390 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 sale14 hd

458.25

—

VA average8 barns · 325 hd

492.04

−33.79

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

−32.58

This barn, trailing median29 sales

458.25

+0.00

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

59 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	Small 1	310	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,473	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,864	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	363	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,634	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	512.56/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,891	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,478	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	393.94/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,658	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,762	1
Steers	400–450	Small 1	440	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,947	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	518.00/cwt	518.00–518.00	2,352	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	493.86/cwt	475.00–507.00	2,282	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Natural	499	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	2,505	12
Steers	500–550	Small 1	510	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,295	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,562	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	477.00/cwt	477.00–477.00	2,624	9
Steers	550–600	Small 1	595	366.25/cwt	350.00–382.50	2,179	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,568	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	652	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,706	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	668	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,672	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,811	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	363.66/cwt	357.50–370.00	2,582	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,628	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	734	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,767	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,739	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Natural	915	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,873	2
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,060	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,915	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,628	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,716	2
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	375	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,406	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,881	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,860	3
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	435	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,457	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,095	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,167	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	516	356.23/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,838	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	523	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,118	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,105	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,152	10
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	565	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,808	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,280	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,934	1
Heifers	600–650	Small 1	613	281.31/cwt	267.50–295.00	1,724	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,182	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	639	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,326	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,387	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,035	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,153	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	852	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,407	3
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,025	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,050	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,825	1
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	420	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,722	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,275	4
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	487	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,558	3
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	530	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,094	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,359	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,291	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,465	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,513	1
Bulls	800–850	Small 1	845	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,542	2

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 Apr 7, 2026

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

Receipts 170Last week 239Year ago 115

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 78, Heifers 70, Bulls 22)

Value Added and most Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	435	405.00	405.00
1	650–700	650	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	525.00	525.00
1	400–450	405	365.00	365.00
5	450–500	462	475.00–507.00	493.86
2	500–550	545	470.00	470.00
2	700–750	710	357.50–370.00	363.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	668	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	475.00	475.00
1	400–450	440	442.50	442.50
1	500–550	510	450.00	450.00
2	550–600	595	350.00–382.50	366.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	505.00–515.00	512.56
5	400–450	421	390.00–395.00	393.94
7	450–500	454	518.00	518.00
9	550–600	550	477.00	477.00
4	650–700	674	417.00	417.00
1	700–750	730	360.00	360.00
1	800–850	830	330.00	330.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	499	502.00	502.00
2	900–950	915	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	652	415.00	415.00
5	700–750	734	377.00	377.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	460.00	460.00
3	400–450	430	432.50	432.50
7	450–500	475	441.00	441.00
2	500–550	533	395.00	395.00
2	600–650	628	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	435	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	565	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	613	267.50–295.00	281.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	440.00	440.00
4	500–550	516	325.00–370.00	356.23
1	550–600	595	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	442.50	442.50
7	450–500	479	452.50	452.50
10	500–550	538	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	570	400.00	400.00
5	650–700	654	365.00	365.00
1	700–750	740	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	825	261.00	261.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	852	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	523	405.00	405.00
4	600–650	639	364.00	364.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	410.00	410.00
3	450–500	487	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	530	395.00	395.00
2	800–850	845	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	479	475.00	475.00
4	550–600	555	425.00	425.00
2	600–650	628	392.50	392.50
1	650–700	670	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	445.00	445.00
2	550–600	580	395.00	395.00

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.