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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, May 19, 2025

1,289 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $374.47/cwt -6.28 vs last sale · ≈ $2,082/hd at 556 lb · 160 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $327.72/cwt +3.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,819/hd at 555 lb · 138 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $349.93/cwt -9.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,247/hd at 642 lb · 101 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,289 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 4 405.00 $405.00 $1,543 -5.00
460–482 461 70 372.00–396.00 $394.57 $1,819 -10.93
555–556 556 160 370.00–374.50 $374.47 $2,082 -6.28
640–642 642 101 343.00–350.00 $349.93 $2,247 -9.32
736 736 23 317.25 $317.25 $2,335 -2.04
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 21 419.00 $419.00 $1,492 +21.50
455 455 45 399.50 $399.50 $1,818 -18.50
554 554 31 373.50 $373.50 $2,069 —
645 645 13 347.50 $347.50 $2,241 -17.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–390 354 13 375.00–410.00 $407.03 $1,441 -20.97
440 440 24 405.00 $405.00 $1,782 —
553 553 8 354.00 $354.00 $1,958 —
650 650 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,080 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 8 380.00 $380.00 $1,296 —
437 437 7 372.00 $372.00 $1,626 —
545 545 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,771 —
605 605 2 339.00 $339.00 $2,051 —
705 705 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,044 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 13 392.00 $392.00 $1,321 —
459–480 459 89 330.00–354.50 $354.21 $1,626 -9.79
530 530 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,696 +6.00
555 555 138 327.72 $327.72 $1,819 +3.22
639–640 639 69 267.00–291.00 $290.65 $1,857 -4.35
753 753 3 264.00 $264.00 $1,988 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 29 396.50 $396.50 $1,408 -10.50
450 450 74 356.00 $356.00 $1,602 —
536 536 35 334.50 $334.50 $1,793 +2.78
590 590 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,858 —
632–645 635 10 276.00–286.00 $283.97 $1,803 -23.50
735 735 3 269.00 $269.00 $1,977 -13.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 27 396.00 $396.00 $1,406 -10.00
449 449 32 354.00 $354.00 $1,589 —
460 460 3 337.50 $337.50 $1,552 -22.50
540 540 13 318.00 $318.00 $1,717 —
600 600 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,620 -26.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 6 340.00 $340.00 $1,241 -20.00
433 433 7 341.00 $341.00 $1,477 —
540 540 7 314.00 $314.00 $1,696 —
630 630 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,670 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 8 405.00 $405.00 $1,349 —
416 416 17 388.00 $388.00 $1,614 -12.50
495–497 497 35 342.50–357.00 $356.59 $1,772 -32.46
564 564 37 345.50 $345.50 $1,949 -11.50
633 633 13 326.50 $326.50 $2,067 -2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 395.00 $395.00 $1,375 -41.00
350 350 8 413.00 $413.00 $1,446 —
411–445 412 25 380.00–413.00 $411.58 $1,696 -19.42
483 483 27 388.00 $388.00 $1,874 -10.00
558 558 11 346.00 $346.00 $1,931 -4.00
642 642 2 318.00 $318.00 $2,042 -9.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 387.50 $387.50 $1,453 -25.00
437 437 2 367.00 $367.00 $1,604 -46.00
505–545 525 2 287.50–352.00 $318.52 $1,672 —

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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.