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Virginia Cattle Company

Name: Virginia Cattle Company livestock auction prices — 2026-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-25

Feeder Cattle · Radiant, Virginia · Tue, Aug 25

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2182

← Aug 18Aug 25Sep 1 →

Receipts

124 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 130▼ 166 vs year ago 290 · −57.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 74, Heifers 45, Bulls 5)

Value Added cattle are Weaned and Vaccinated

Natural cattle are Weaned, some Vaccinated

*HEAD COUNT ADJUSTED*

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 $382.08/cwt on 24 head, down $12.53 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −76.17 against this barn's trailing median of $458.25.

Average price

$382.08

▼ 12.53 vs prior sale

24 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,078

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$318

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$22.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.93

vs VA average

+11.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	585	395.00	2,311	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	546	385.00	2,102	15thin
Medium and Large 2	535	377.50	2,020	4thin
Small 1	535	372.50	1,993	4thin

One grade step is worth $22.50/cwt here — about $318 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale24 hd

382.08

—

VA average7 barns · 183 hd

385.01

−2.93

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

+11.08

This barn, trailing median29 sales

458.25

−76.17

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

34 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	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,445	1
Steers	400–450	Small 1	443	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,517	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,947	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,666	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,020	4
Steers	500–550	Small 1	535	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,993	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	546	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,102	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,311	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	607	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,973	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	638	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,297	7
Steers	600–650	Small 1	647	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,038	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,427	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	703	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,285	9
Steers	700–750	Small 1	730	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,190	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	748	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,356	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	863	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,481	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	995	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,990	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	444	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,776	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,669	1
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	470	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,081	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,883	3
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	550	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,416	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,072	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	1
Heifers	600–650	Small 1	633	210.01/cwt	207.50–212.50	1,329	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,060	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	686	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,024	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,098	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	880	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,112	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,859	2
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	585	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,784	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,370	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.

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