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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2026-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-28

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Jul 28

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Jul 21Jul 28Aug 4 →

Receipts

177 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 154▲ 28 vs year ago 149 · +18.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 64, Heifers 105, Bulls 8)

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 $323.92/cwt on 22 head, down $11.78 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −41.62 against this barn's trailing median of $365.54.

Average price

$323.92

▼ 11.78 vs prior sale

22 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,851

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$36.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.48

vs VA average

−36.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	335.00	1,876	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	589	321.00	1,891	7thin
Medium and Large 2	573	298.54	1,711	4thin

One grade step is worth $36.46/cwt here — about $165 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 sale22 hd

323.92

—

VA average5 barns · 231 hd

352.39

−28.48

National average152 barns · 4,754 hd

360.52

−36.60

This barn, trailing median29 sales

365.54

−41.62

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

37 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Small 1	410	352.50/cwt	325.00–380.00	1,445	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,215	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	418.60/cwt	330.00–440.00	1,980	5
Steers	500–550	Small 1	520	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,820	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,140	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,382	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,240	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	597	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,298	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,420	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,432	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	685	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,295	21
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,030	1
Steers	700–750	Small 1	745	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,086	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	748	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,663	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,080	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	394	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,615	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	433	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,693	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,496	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Natural	487	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,851	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,726	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,876	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	298.54/cwt	250.00–315.00	1,711	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	589	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,891	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,953	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	645	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,064	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,992	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,925	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	264.72/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,755	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Natural	694	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,221	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	220.19/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,724	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	4
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	555	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,637	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,688	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,733	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 Jul 28, 2026

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

Receipts 177Last week 154Year ago 149

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 64, Heifers 105, Bulls 8)

Value Added and Natural cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	487	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	395	380.00	380.00
3	450–500	455	350.00	350.00
4	550–600	573	250.00–315.00	298.54
2	650–700	663	250.00–280.00	264.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	394	410.00	410.00
21	400–450	433	391.00	391.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	589	321.00	321.00
18	600–650	645	320.00	320.00
5	650–700	658	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	694	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	493	350.00	350.00
11	550–600	560	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	630	310.00	310.00
5	650–700	653	305.00	305.00
2	750–800	783	200.00–240.00	220.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	825	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	450	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	635	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	750	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	597	385.00	385.00
21	650–700	685	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	560	400.00	400.00
1	650–700	685	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	725	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	473	330.00–440.00	418.60
1	500–550	535	400.00	400.00
11	550–600	554	430.00	430.00
5	650–700	654	370.00	370.00
2	700–750	748	356.00	356.00
1	800–850	800	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	325.00–380.00	352.50
1	500–550	520	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	745	280.00	280.00

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.