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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Rustburg, Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded)

Sale of Monday, April 28, 2025

1,073 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $371.75/cwt +7.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,056/hd at 553 lb · 89 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $354.13/cwt -4.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,647/hd at 465 lb · 84 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $320.50/cwt +2.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,756/hd at 548 lb · 81 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,073 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 7 399.00 $399.00 $1,532 —
458 458 53 395.25 $395.25 $1,810 +13.25
505 505 1 373.00 $373.00 $1,884 +13.00
553 553 89 371.75 $371.75 $2,056 +7.50
643–646 643 52 345.00–350.00 $349.32 $2,246 +3.82
700 700 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,065 —
750 750 8 296.50 $296.50 $2,224 -0.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354–375 356 11 397.00–413.00 $411.47 $1,465 +17.47
440 440 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,672 —
454 454 26 398.00 $398.00 $1,807 +11.00
530 530 1 369.00 $369.00 $1,956 —
550 550 21 373.50 $373.50 $2,054 +10.15
637–648 646 13 343.00–346.00 $345.55 $2,232 +2.05
730 730 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,190 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 4 397.00 $397.00 $1,378 +28.00
458–477 461 11 370.00–389.00 $385.43 $1,777 +9.43
520–538 536 11 340.00–350.00 $349.12 $1,871 —
625–640 633 2 290.00–318.00 $303.83 $1,923 —
715 715 2 281.00 $281.00 $2,009 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 6 370.00 $370.00 $1,358 +50.00
460 460 3 362.50 $362.50 $1,668 —
562 562 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,911 +17.50
630 630 2 314.00 $314.00 $1,978 +1.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 9 385.00 $385.00 $1,444 +7.50
465–495 465 84 325.00–354.50 $354.13 $1,647 -4.86
548 548 81 320.50 $320.50 $1,756 +2.75
575 575 1 297.50 $297.50 $1,711 -1.50
635–648 648 42 275.00–283.00 $275.19 $1,783 -5.13
725–737 736 18 250.00–268.00 $267.02 $1,965 +15.40
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–375 374 31 366.00–389.00 $387.56 $1,449 +6.16
452 452 54 357.00 $357.00 $1,614 -2.50
550 550 45 310.00–315.00 $314.78 $1,731 —
645 645 18 290.00 $290.00 $1,870 -6.24
757 757 2 265.00 $265.00 $2,006 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 16 378.00 $378.00 $1,308 —
425 425 2 334.00 $334.00 $1,420 —
457 457 37 350.00 $350.00 $1,600 +6.00
543 543 4 299.00 $299.00 $1,624 -11.00
554 554 25 317.50 $317.50 $1,759 —
641 641 6 266.00 $266.00 $1,705 -14.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,158 —
441 441 7 338.00 $338.00 $1,491 —
455 455 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,433 +22.00
531 531 3 292.50 $292.50 $1,553 -4.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 16 415.00 $415.00 $1,452 —
419–426 420 29 375.00–414.00 $409.91 $1,722 +0.91
490–496 496 47 325.00–387.50 $384.87 $1,909 +29.39
568 568 50 333.50 $333.50 $1,894 +2.50
621 621 23 324.00 $324.00 $2,012 -8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 6 400.00 $400.00 $1,340 —
355 355 1 388.00 $388.00 $1,377 -16.00
412–417 417 25 378.00–417.00 $413.91 $1,726 +3.40
485 485 12 382.00 $382.00 $1,853 +12.25
510 510 1 339.00 $339.00 $1,729 -4.00
555 555 17 334.25 $334.25 $1,855 +5.75
600–634 630 8 324.00 $324.00 $2,041 -6.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,350 +25.00
416 416 5 397.50 $397.50 $1,654 +56.50
490 490 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,519 —
506 506 5 325.00 $325.00 $1,644 -20.29
550–580 556 5 278.00–290.00 $287.50 $1,598 —

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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.