Cattle Market Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report
Rustburg, Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded) · usually sells Mondays
Sale of Monday, September 14, 2026818 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (293)
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers
$334.00/cwt
+14.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,847/hd at 553 lb · 59 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers
$377.98/cwt
+10.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,105/hd at 557 lb · 59 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers
$309.47/cwt
+16.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,996/hd at 645 lb · 57 head
Rustburg 5-weight steers brought $378/cwt, running $10/cwt below the VA average ($388) and $18/cwt under Harrisonburg ($396). VA 5-weight steers were up $4 from the week before, though the class still sits $44 under the early-August peak of $424.
What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
Receipts
| Head | This sale | Last sale | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total receipts | 818 | 356 | 1,131 |
| Feeder cattle | 818 | 356 | 1,131 |
Market comments — USDA reporter
- → Feeder cattle: State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 255
- → Feeder heifers: Heifers 382
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Feeder Steers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 390 | 390 | 1 | 430.00 | $430.00 | $1,677 | — |
| 456–495 | 459 | 14 | 375.00–442.00 | $436.84 | $2,005 | — |
| 556–575 | 557 | 59 | 350.00–379.00 | $377.98 | $2,105 | +10.31 |
| 637–643 | 642 | 40 | 344.00–350.00 | $349.41 | $2,243 | +28.41 |
| 730–749 | 747 | 22 | 326.00–334.00 | $333.29 | $2,490 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 357–395 | 362 | 8 | 430.00–465.00 | $460.22 | $1,666 | — |
| 410 | 410 | 1 | 420.00 | $420.00 | $1,722 | +12.00 |
| 453 | 453 | 17 | 438.00 | $438.00 | $1,984 | — |
| 558 | 558 | 23 | 375.00 | $375.00 | $2,092 | +9.00 |
| 657 | 657 | 15 | 335.00 | $335.00 | $2,201 | — |
| 733 | 733 | 7 | 323.00 | $323.00 | $2,368 | -2.00 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 363 | 363 | 6 | 431.00 | $431.00 | $1,565 | — |
| 469 | 469 | 7 | 396.00 | $396.00 | $1,857 | +25.51 |
| 510–532 | 529 | 7 | 357.00–364.00 | $363.04 | $1,920 | +17.04 |
| 652 | 652 | 6 | 318.00 | $318.00 | $2,073 | — |
| 780 | 780 | 1 | 306.00 | $306.00 | $2,387 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 371 | 371 | 3 | 365.00 | $365.00 | $1,354 | — |
| 464 | 464 | 9 | 347.50 | $347.50 | $1,612 | — |
| 548 | 548 | 6 | 320.00 | $320.00 | $1,754 | -16.00 |
| 673 | 673 | 3 | 306.00 | $306.00 | $2,059 | — |
Feeder Heifers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 357 | 357 | 21 | 418.00 | $418.00 | $1,492 | +56.29 |
| 445 | 445 | 1 | 327.50 | $327.50 | $1,457 | — |
| 456 | 456 | 47 | 379.00 | $379.00 | $1,728 | +36.50 |
| 553 | 553 | 59 | 334.00 | $334.00 | $1,847 | +14.00 |
| 640 | 640 | 1 | 295.00 | $295.00 | $1,888 | +2.50 |
| 657 | 657 | 21 | 300.00 | $300.00 | $1,971 | — |
| 740 | 740 | 3 | 278.00 | $278.00 | $2,057 | +7.00 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 350 | 350 | 4 | 410.00 | $410.00 | $1,435 | — |
| 458–475 | 462 | 17 | 350.00–380.00 | $372.74 | $1,722 | +42.74 |
| 558–563 | 558 | 44 | 315.00–337.00 | $334.98 | $1,869 | +0.89 |
| 630–646 | 645 | 57 | 309.00–309.50 | $309.47 | $1,996 | +16.97 |
| 743 | 743 | 9 | 272.00 | $272.00 | $2,021 | -1.00 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 345 | 345 | 11 | 400.00 | $400.00 | $1,380 | — |
| 430 | 430 | 1 | 325.00 | $325.00 | $1,398 | — |
| 450 | 450 | 17 | 332.00 | $332.00 | $1,494 | -0.50 |
| 543 | 543 | 21 | 315.00 | $315.00 | $1,710 | — |
| 575 | 575 | 2 | 308.00 | $308.00 | $1,771 | +1.00 |
| 643 | 643 | 11 | 290.00 | $290.00 | $1,865 | +5.00 |
| 740 | 740 | 2 | 262.50 | $262.50 | $1,942 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 371 | 371 | 4 | 344.00 | $344.00 | $1,276 | — |
| 449 | 449 | 14 | 311.00 | $311.00 | $1,396 | -1.50 |
| 540 | 540 | 1 | 280.00 | $280.00 | $1,512 | -25.00 |
| 553 | 553 | 10 | 309.00 | $309.00 | $1,709 | — |
| 630 | 630 | 4 | 270.00 | $270.00 | $1,701 | ±0.00 |
Feeder Bulls
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 330–336 | 336 | 14 | 445.00–482.50 | $479.87 | $1,612 | — |
| 402–407 | 407 | 24 | 446.00–450.00 | $446.33 | $1,817 | +66.33 |
| 470–483 | 481 | 28 | 393.00 | $393.00 | $1,890 | +38.00 |
| 556 | 556 | 12 | 361.00 | $361.00 | $2,007 | +20.00 |
| 626 | 626 | 6 | 312.00 | $312.00 | $1,953 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 363 | 363 | 3 | 472.50 | $472.50 | $1,715 | +2.50 |
| 429 | 429 | 9 | 434.00 | $434.00 | $1,862 | +49.00 |
| 495 | 495 | 13 | 386.00 | $386.00 | $1,911 | +8.62 |
| 568–577 | 569 | 26 | 347.00–361.00 | $359.91 | $2,048 | -0.16 |
| 625 | 625 | 10 | 315.00 | $315.00 | $1,969 | -4.00 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 335 | 335 | 1 | 415.00 | $415.00 | $1,390 | — |
| 418 | 418 | 12 | 355.00 | $355.00 | $1,484 | +37.00 |
| 480–487 | 486 | 13 | 314.00–321.00 | $314.53 | $1,529 | — |
| 565 | 565 | 10 | 302.50 | $302.50 | $1,709 | +10.00 |
Price trend
550–599 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.
Reading this report
What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?
USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.
What is $/cwt?
Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.
Why are some prices per head?
Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.
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State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 255, Heifers 382, Bulls 181)