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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, May 26, 2025

748 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $375.44/cwt +0.97 vs last sale · ≈ $2,084/hd at 555 lb · 148 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $332.34/cwt +12.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,821/hd at 548 lb · 64 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $349.25/cwt -0.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,225/hd at 637 lb · 64 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 748 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 8 405.00 $405.00 $1,486 ±0.00
465 465 42 406.75 $406.75 $1,891 +12.18
555–561 555 148 375.00–375.45 $375.44 $2,084 +0.97
637 637 64 349.25 $349.25 $2,225 -0.68
655 655 2 339.00 $339.00 $2,220 —
725–730 730 12 315.00–315.50 $315.46 $2,303 -1.79
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–395 359 7 401.00–415.00 $412.80 $1,482 -6.20
444 444 29 417.50 $417.50 $1,854 —
539 539 27 379.50 $379.50 $2,046 —
646 646 3 345.00 $345.00 $2,229 -2.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 2 402.50 $402.50 $1,397 —
441 441 4 410.00 $410.00 $1,808 +5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,768 +28.00
535 535 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,712 -5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–370 367 10 380.00–390.00 $385.05 $1,413 —
447 447 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,564 —
461 461 43 359.00 $359.00 $1,655 +4.79
526–549 548 64 329.00–332.50 $332.34 $1,821 +12.34
602–630 628 29 300.00 $300.00 $1,884 +9.35
720–735 725 3 262.50 $262.50 $1,903 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 23 407.00 $407.00 $1,420 —
425 425 1 352.50 $352.50 $1,498 —
450 450 33 370.00 $370.00 $1,665 +14.00
537 537 30 339.00 $339.00 $1,820 +4.50
621 621 7 314.00 $314.00 $1,950 +30.03
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,213 —
420–445 443 14 350.00–357.00 $356.53 $1,579 +2.53
545 545 12 323.00 $323.00 $1,760 +5.00
675 675 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,974 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,414 +40.00
467 467 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,588 —
553 553 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,742 —
605 605 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,679 +12.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 417.50 $417.50 $1,428 +12.50
423 423 13 411.00 $411.00 $1,739 +23.00
480–490 481 18 345.00–383.00 $380.85 $1,832 +24.26
562–580 563 25 345.00–353.75 $353.39 $1,990 +7.89
628 628 7 335.00 $335.00 $2,104 +8.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 4 423.00 $423.00 $1,379 +28.00
416–420 416 17 400.00–427.00 $425.40 $1,770 +13.82
484 484 15 394.00 $394.00 $1,907 +6.00
545 545 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,853 —
605 605 1 341.00 $341.00 $2,063 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 402.50 $402.50 $1,590 +15.00
496 496 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,736 —

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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.