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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, May 12, 2025

942 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $359.25/cwt +4.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,303/hd at 641 lb · 112 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $324.50/cwt +5.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,788/hd at 551 lb · 95 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $380.75/cwt +5.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,117/hd at 556 lb · 87 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 942 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 6 410.00 $410.00 $1,562 -1.00
464 464 37 405.50 $405.50 $1,882 +8.92
556 556 87 380.75 $380.75 $2,117 +5.95
641 641 112 359.25 $359.25 $2,303 +4.67
652 652 6 359.00 $359.00 $2,341 —
715–728 727 21 315.00–319.50 $319.29 $2,321 +10.04
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 9 416.00 $416.00 $1,444 —
380 380 1 397.50 $397.50 $1,510 -24.50
450 450 23 418.00 $418.00 $1,881 +13.67
500–546 544 19 368.00–380.00 $379.42 $2,064 +9.04
642 642 17 365.00 $365.00 $2,343 +11.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 6 428.00 $428.00 $1,549 +29.00
465 465 10 415.00 $415.00 $1,930 +17.00
529 529 14 371.00 $371.00 $1,963 +41.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,420 —
475 475 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,662 -25.00
575 575 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,926 +23.75
670 670 1 342.00 $342.00 $2,291 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 4 399.00 $399.00 $1,416 —
464 464 59 364.00 $364.00 $1,689 +2.78
537 537 2 314.00 $314.00 $1,686 —
551 551 95 324.50 $324.50 $1,788 +5.11
642 642 44 295.00 $295.00 $1,894 +6.00
727 727 5 290.00 $290.00 $2,108 +3.00
795 795 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,107 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 25 407.00 $407.00 $1,486 +8.73
444 444 52 370.00 $370.00 $1,643 +7.00
495 495 1 342.50 $342.50 $1,695 —
515–539 537 27 328.00–332.00 $331.72 $1,781 +10.94
600–623 621 12 290.00–309.00 $307.47 $1,909 +8.97
735 735 1 282.50 $282.50 $2,076 -0.50
766 766 3 286.00 $286.00 $2,191 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 16 406.00 $406.00 $1,421 +35.00
453 453 15 360.00 $360.00 $1,631 +25.00
553 553 8 344.00 $344.00 $1,902 +28.00
625 625 1 296.00 $296.00 $1,850 +10.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 4 360.00 $360.00 $1,267 +5.00
482–490 485 3 325.00–330.00 $328.31 $1,592 —
553 553 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,659 +12.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 5 413.00 $413.00 $1,470 -8.00
435 435 15 400.50 $400.50 $1,742 +5.29
490 490 42 350.00–390.00 $389.05 $1,906 +13.13
558 558 33 357.00 $357.00 $1,992 +28.58
626 626 8 329.00 $329.00 $2,060 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 15 436.00 $436.00 $1,513 +15.00
395 395 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,560 —
416 416 25 431.00 $431.00 $1,793 +29.30
485 485 17 398.00 $398.00 $1,930 +10.00
572 572 7 350.00 $350.00 $2,002 +22.21
640 640 2 327.00 $327.00 $2,093 -1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 3 412.50 $412.50 $1,489 —
424 424 5 413.00 $413.00 $1,751 +19.00
490 490 5 383.00 $383.00 $1,877 +34.00
583 583 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,866 —

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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.