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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2026-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-14

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Apr 14

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Apr 7Apr 14Apr 21 →

Receipts

379 head

▲ 209 vs last sale 170▼ 99 vs year ago 478 · −20.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 123, Heifers 213, Bulls 43)

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 $365.54/cwt on 35 head, down $22.06 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 29 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $365.54.

Average price

$365.54

▼ 22.06 vs prior sale

35 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$68.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.29

vs VA average

−61.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	373.56	2,024	25
Medium and Large 3	537	362.50	1,947	6thin
Small 1	558	325.00	1,814	3thin
Medium and Large 2	590	305.00	1,800	1thin

One grade step is worth $68.56/cwt here — about $224 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 sale35 hd

365.54

—

VA average10 barns · 747 hd

403.83

−38.29

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−61.85

This barn, trailing median29 sales

365.54

+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

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

69 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 1	390	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,892	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,702	1
Steers	400–450	Small 1	445	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,769	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,226	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	419.91/cwt	330.00–450.00	2,032	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	447.60/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,399	4
Steers	550–600	Small 1	555	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,165	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,641	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,445	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	576	469.88/cwt	450.00–482.50	2,707	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	597	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,672	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	599	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,651	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,405	3
Steers	600–650	Small 1	643	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,379	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,600	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	703	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,812	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Natural	707	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,722	9
Steers	700–750	Small 1	730	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,409	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	733	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,822	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,671	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,400	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	845	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,873	5
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Value Added	955	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,961	2
Steers	1150–1200	Small 1	1,198	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,797	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,185	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,219	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,647	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,756	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,669	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	423.04/cwt	402.50–430.00	1,853	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Natural	444	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,220	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	414.60/cwt	412.50–415.00	1,957	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	537	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,947	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,035	23
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	558	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,814	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	328.19/cwt	305.00–350.00	1,881	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,800	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,015	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	624	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,262	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	632	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,833	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3-4Value Added	644	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,238	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	327.09/cwt	290.00–332.50	2,136	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	318.19/cwt	290.00–325.00	2,173	5
Heifers	650–700	Small 1	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	708	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,464	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,099	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3Value Added	733	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,587	17
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	740	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,257	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	301.65/cwt	287.50–311.00	2,290	5
Heifers	750–800	Small 1	760	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,052	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	862	301.43/cwt	270.00–309.00	2,598	16
Heifers	850–900	Small 1	884	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,210	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,046	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	966	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,801	21
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,059	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,870	18
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,365	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,716	3
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	365	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,606	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,849	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,786	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	392.43/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,813	6
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,160	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,526	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,200	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,512	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,645	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,446	2
Bulls	1050–1100	Small 1	1,053	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,843	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 14, 2026

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

Receipts 379Last week 170Year ago 478

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 123, Heifers 213, Bulls 43)

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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	455.00	455.00
4	450–500	458	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	540	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	425.00	425.00
2	700–750	715	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	500	350.00	350.00
2	1050–1100	1,053	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	470.00	470.00
6	450–500	462	380.00–395.00	392.43
1	500–550	545	280.00	280.00
9	550–600	557	395.00	395.00
5	650–700	661	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	730	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	484	330.00–450.00	419.91
3	550–600	562	435.00	435.00
3	600–650	633	380.00	380.00
1	800–850	800	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	397.50	397.50
1	550–600	555	390.00	390.00
3	600–650	643	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	730	330.00	330.00
2	1150–1200	1,198	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	485.00	485.00
11	450–500	459	485.00	485.00
4	500–550	536	440.00–450.00	447.60
20	550–600	556	475.00	475.00
14	650–700	650	400.00	400.00
3	750–800	763	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	707	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	576	450.00–482.50	469.88
6	700–750	733	385.00	385.00
5	800–850	845	340.00	340.00
2	950–1000	955	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	599	442.50	442.50
10	700–750	703	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	597	447.50	447.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	375	325.00	325.00
2	400–450	418	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	590	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	620	325.00	325.00
5	650–700	683	290.00–325.00	318.19
1	700–750	730	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	390.00	390.00
6	500–550	537	362.50	362.50
3	600–650	632	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	740	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	558	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	690	280.00	280.00
2	750–800	760	270.00	270.00
4	850–900	884	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	644	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	700–750	733	353.00	353.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	438	402.50–430.00	423.04
12	450–500	472	412.50–415.00	414.60
23	500–550	539	377.50	377.50
2	550–600	573	305.00–350.00	328.19
8	650–700	653	290.00–332.50	327.09
5	750–800	759	287.50–311.00	301.65
1	900–950	930	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
25	400–450	444	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	383	430.00	430.00
16	850–900	862	270.00–309.00	301.43
21	950–1000	966	290.00	290.00
18	1050–1100	1,059	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	708	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	624	362.50	362.50

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.