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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2026-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Apr 28

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Apr 21Apr 28May 5 →

Receipts

209 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 237▼ 22 vs year ago 231 · −9.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 119, Heifers 73, Bulls 17)

Value Added and 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 $477.38/cwt on 52 head, down $2.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 29 comparable sales and sits +19.13 against this barn's trailing median of $458.25.

Average price

$477.38

▼ 2.69 vs prior sale

52 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,300

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$199.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.46

vs VA average

−3.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	484.07	2,725	50
Medium and Large 3	520	335.00	1,742	1thin
Small 1	500	285.00	1,425	1thin

One grade step is worth $199.07/cwt here — about $1,300 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale52 hd

477.38

—

VA average7 barns · 423 hd

464.91

+12.46

National average169 barns · 10,621 hd

481.02

−3.64

This barn, trailing median29 sales

458.25

+19.13

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

40 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,957	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,365	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,209	1
Steers	500–550	Small 1	500	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,425	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,742	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,529	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	484.66/cwt	425.00–486.00	2,733	48
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,108	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	649	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,693	26
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	347.21/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,496	5
Steers	700–750	Small 1	723	290.47/cwt	275.00–305.00	2,100	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	298.63/cwt	290.00–325.00	2,165	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	735	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,536	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	765	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,180	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,426	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,471	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2Value Added	828	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,525	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	369	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	1,946	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,894	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,978	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3Natural	441	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,117	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,156	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,101	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,168	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,138	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	348.14/cwt	310.00–360.00	2,221	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,096	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,294	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,710	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,640	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,949	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,733	1
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	505	332.33/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,678	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	345.30/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,965	3
Bulls	600–650	Small 1	620	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,046	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,445	1
Bulls	650–700	Small 1	678	326.92/cwt	305.00–350.00	2,217	2
Bulls	800–850	Small 1	830	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,951	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	510	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,479	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 Apr 28, 2026

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

Receipts 209Last week 237Year ago 231

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 119, Heifers 73, Bulls 17)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	433	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	450	385.00	385.00
3	550–600	569	330.00–375.00	345.30
1	600–650	635	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	315.00–350.00	332.33
1	600–650	620	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	678	305.00–350.00	326.92
1	800–850	830	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	620	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	765	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	285.00	285.00
2	700–750	723	275.00–305.00	290.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	515.00	515.00
1	450–500	475	465.00	465.00
4	700–750	725	290.00–325.00	298.63
1	750–800	770	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	810	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	735	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	828	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	466	507.50	507.50
2	500–550	538	470.00	470.00
48	550–600	564	425.00–486.00	484.66
26	600–650	649	415.00	415.00
5	700–750	719	335.00–355.00	347.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	369	527.50	527.50
14	400–450	441	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	435.00	435.00
2	550–600	570	375.00	375.00
2	600–650	645	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	715	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	505.00	505.00
5	400–450	430	460.00	460.00
8	450–500	479	450.00	450.00
16	500–550	542	400.00	400.00
7	600–650	638	310.00–360.00	348.14
1	700–750	740	310.00	310.00

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.