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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, July 7, 2025

463 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $315.82/cwt ≈ $1,718/hd at 544 lb · 55 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $365.89/cwt +5.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,049/hd at 560 lb · 35 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $335.00/cwt -13.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,548/hd at 462 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 463 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 469 18 400.00 $400.00 $1,876 +20.00
550–560 560 35 362.00–366.00 $365.89 $2,049 +5.89
631 631 33 347.00 $347.00 $2,190 +19.28
655 655 3 347.00 $347.00 $2,273 —
717 717 14 329.50 $329.50 $2,363 +13.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,560 +6.00
470 470 11 400.00 $400.00 $1,880 +14.25
542 542 18 379.00 $379.00 $2,054 +16.91
646 646 11 355.00 $355.00 $2,293 +31.00
735 735 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,389 +17.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 389.00 $389.00 $1,887 +13.00
535 535 2 333.00 $333.00 $1,782 —
673 673 3 319.00 $319.00 $2,147 +24.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,792 +50.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 2 366.00 $366.00 $1,343 +13.50
462 462 33 335.00 $335.00 $1,548 -13.00
540–544 544 55 311.00–316.00 $315.82 $1,718 —
642 642 20 276.50 $276.50 $1,775 -21.98
660 660 1 268.00 $268.00 $1,769 —
737–738 738 8 265.00–268.50 $266.75 $1,969 -26.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 9 365.00 $365.00 $1,296 +7.50
453 453 29 361.00 $361.00 $1,635 +11.00
550 550 12 323.00 $323.00 $1,776 —
634 634 12 277.50 $277.50 $1,759 -12.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 5 337.50 $337.50 $1,276 +20.00
452 452 7 334.00 $334.00 $1,510 —
527 527 7 310.00 $310.00 $1,634 +37.50
675 675 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,735 —
740 740 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,687 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,254 +40.00
455 455 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,456 -2.50
537 537 4 302.50 $302.50 $1,624 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 6 405.00 $405.00 $1,397 —
365 365 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,387 -5.92
414 414 11 410.00 $410.00 $1,697 +34.00
450–482 480 14 375.00–380.00 $379.66 $1,822 +21.66
578 578 5 336.00 $336.00 $1,942 +8.00
619 619 9 338.00 $338.00 $2,092 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 8 401.00 $401.00 $1,408 —
402–420 404 9 382.50–407.00 $404.17 $1,633 +19.17
490 490 12 386.00 $386.00 $1,891 +24.00
560 560 9 332.00 $332.00 $1,859 -4.00
650 650 1 318.00 $318.00 $2,067 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 4 387.50 $387.50 $1,364 —
415 415 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,577 +18.00
492 492 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,673 +25.00
582 582 5 278.00 $278.00 $1,618 -12.00

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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.