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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, July 28, 2025

416 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $338.78/cwt +13.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,870/hd at 552 lb · 43 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $343.50/cwt -1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,229/hd at 649 lb · 35 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $309.00/cwt +10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,981/hd at 641 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 416 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,610 +5.00
475 475 11 390.00 $390.00 $1,852 -18.22
559 559 23 366.00 $366.00 $2,046 —
649 649 35 343.50 $343.50 $2,229 -1.50
732 732 12 334.00 $334.00 $2,445 +9.62
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 5 436.00 $436.00 $1,635 +8.50
444 444 13 398.00 $398.00 $1,767 —
534 534 11 368.00 $368.00 $1,965 —
615 615 2 355.50 $355.50 $2,186 +13.00
710 710 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,378 +10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,340 +2.50
480 480 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,680 -15.00
550 550 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,952 —
743 743 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,378 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,575 +5.00
552 552 2 337.50 $337.50 $1,863 —
660 660 3 310.00 $310.00 $2,046 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–383 375 5 375.00–380.00 $376.93 $1,413 +16.93
458 458 22 343.00 $343.00 $1,571 +6.00
552–570 552 43 330.00–339.00 $338.78 $1,870 +13.03
641 641 24 309.00 $309.00 $1,981 +10.00
733 733 13 268.50 $268.50 $1,968 -8.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 15 386.00 $386.00 $1,363 +20.46
455–475 457 19 320.00–344.00 $341.37 $1,560 —
543 543 15 335.00 $335.00 $1,819 +9.26
638 638 13 306.00 $306.00 $1,952 +8.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 367.50 $367.50 $1,257 —
450 450 10 338.00 $338.00 $1,521 —
553 553 5 313.00 $313.00 $1,731 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,444 +55.00
451 451 9 334.00 $334.00 $1,506 —
568 568 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,761 —
610 610 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,616 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 433.00 $433.00 $1,472 +5.50
420–425 420 14 390.00–416.00 $414.12 $1,739 +12.12
460–488 485 11 367.00–369.00 $368.83 $1,789 +0.81
569 569 12 353.00 $353.00 $2,009 +33.00
626 626 6 339.00 $339.00 $2,122 +19.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 11 433.00 $433.00 $1,490 +2.00
398 398 6 415.00 $415.00 $1,652 —
492 492 4 373.00 $373.00 $1,835 -7.00
562 562 9 350.00 $350.00 $1,967 +20.00
630 630 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,016 -10.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 3 382.50 $382.50 $1,568 +32.50
490 490 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,592 -16.00
560 560 4 315.00 $315.00 $1,764 —

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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.