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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2026-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Aug 18

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Aug 11Aug 18Aug 25 →

Receipts

130 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 113▼ 107 vs year ago 237 · −45.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 56, Heifers 66, Bulls 8)

Value Added 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 $345.59/cwt on 17 head, down $2.53 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 29 comparable sales and sits −19.95 against this barn's trailing median of $365.54.

Average price

$345.59

▼ 2.53 vs prior sale

17 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,876

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$51.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.44

vs VA average

−5.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	534	370.00	1,976	5thin
Medium and Large 1	558	370.00	2,065	4thin
Small 1	541	318.13	1,721	8thin

One grade step is worth $51.87/cwt here — about $255 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 sale17 hd

345.59

—

VA average8 barns · 491 hd

366.03

−20.44

National average160 barns · 5,295 hd

350.92

−5.33

This barn, trailing median29 sales

365.54

−19.95

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

36 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,287	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,505	1
Steers	400–450	Small 1	435	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,588	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,821	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,960	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,301	1
Steers	500–550	Small 1	535	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,819	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	589	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,356	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,163	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	668	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,921	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,592	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	741	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,519	19
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,501	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,440	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,425	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,539	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,658	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	456	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,710	7
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	475	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,591	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,546	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,976	5
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	541	318.13/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,721	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,065	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,153	1
Heifers	600–650	Small 1	620	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,829	1
Heifers	600–650	Small 1Value Added	638	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,946	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	646	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,932	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,166	1
Heifers	700–750	Small 1	745	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,900	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 3	825	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,269	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,244	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,488	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,869	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,775	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	855	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,240	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 Aug 18, 2026

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

Receipts 130Last week 113Year ago 237

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 56, Heifers 66, Bulls 8)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	603	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	710	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	315.00	315.00
2	500–550	513	290.00	290.00
1	850–900	855	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	442	375.00	375.00
4	550–600	558	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	615	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	483	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	825	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	475	335.00	335.00
8	500–550	541	305.00–320.00	318.13
1	600–650	620	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	745	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	456	375.00	375.00
5	500–550	534	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	710	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	638	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	646	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	589	400.00	400.00
19	700–750	741	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	535	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	430	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	510	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	473	385.00	385.00
3	600–650	627	345.00	345.00
2	800–850	800	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	668	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	400.00	400.00
4	650–700	669	387.50	387.50
2	750–800	758	330.00	330.00
1	900–950	915	265.00	265.00

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.