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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, August 4, 2025

1,311 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $344.17/cwt +5.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,903/hd at 553 lb · 128 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $373.98/cwt +7.98 vs last sale · ≈ $2,083/hd at 557 lb · 93 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $349.75/cwt ≈ $2,280/hd at 652 lb · 88 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,311 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 2 415.00 $415.00 $1,502 -20.00
431 431 3 397.00 $397.00 $1,711 —
471 471 33 405.00 $405.00 $1,908 +15.00
557–585 557 93 372.00–374.00 $373.98 $2,083 +7.98
632 632 4 349.50 $349.50 $2,209 +6.00
652 652 88 349.75 $349.75 $2,280 —
733–745 744 55 335.00–336.50 $336.42 $2,503 +2.42
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 9 418.00 $418.00 $1,572 -18.00
455 455 31 407.00 $407.00 $1,852 —
549 549 37 369.00 $369.00 $2,026 +1.00
644 644 24 352.50 $352.50 $2,270 -3.00
650 650 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,275 —
777 777 5 333.00 $333.00 $2,587 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 4 415.00 $415.00 $1,515 —
463–470 464 8 370.00–383.00 $381.35 $1,769 +31.35
542 542 8 351.00 $351.00 $1,902 —
638 638 4 315.00 $315.00 $2,010 —
735 735 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,278 -10.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 3 394.00 $394.00 $1,450 —
456 456 11 354.00 $354.00 $1,614 +4.00
550 550 5 343.00 $343.00 $1,886 +5.50
628 628 5 325.00 $325.00 $2,041 —
735 735 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,352 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 13 404.00 $404.00 $1,519 +27.07
435 435 5 350.00 $350.00 $1,522 —
457 457 75 368.50 $368.50 $1,684 +25.50
550–553 553 128 337.00–344.58 $344.17 $1,903 +5.39
640–646 646 66 313.00–317.00 $316.82 $2,047 +7.82
734 734 22 282.50 $282.50 $2,074 +14.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,273 —
356 356 14 409.00 $409.00 $1,456 +23.00
455 455 52 368.00 $368.00 $1,674 +26.63
515–548 548 70 332.50–339.00 $338.91 $1,857 +3.91
630–642 640 30 311.00–319.50 $318.39 $2,038 +12.39
722 722 7 280.50 $280.50 $2,025 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,225 -12.50
362 362 12 380.00 $380.00 $1,376 —
460 460 20 348.50 $348.50 $1,603 +10.50
525 525 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,641 —
556 556 14 331.00 $331.00 $1,840 +18.00
637 637 6 297.00 $297.00 $1,892 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 300.00 $300.00 $975 —
395 395 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,382 -25.00
450 450 10 340.00 $340.00 $1,530 +6.00
579 579 8 320.00 $320.00 $1,853 +10.00
615–647 641 5 275.00–291.00 $287.93 $1,846 +22.93

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–346 345 16 405.00–412.00 $411.58 $1,420 -21.42
415 415 47 406.00 $406.00 $1,685 -8.12
493 493 53 378.00 $378.00 $1,864 +9.17
567–590 567 57 353.00–356.00 $355.95 $2,018 +2.95
626 626 30 339.50 $339.50 $2,125 +0.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332–349 347 19 385.00–425.00 $420.97 $1,461 -12.03
415 415 22 429.00 $429.00 $1,780 —
489 489 24 387.00 $387.00 $1,892 +14.00
550–575 573 13 356.00–359.00 $358.78 $2,056 +8.78
629 629 5 344.00 $344.00 $2,164 +24.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 4 365.00 $365.00 $1,259 —
413 413 4 365.00 $365.00 $1,507 -17.50
484 484 10 343.00 $343.00 $1,660 +18.00
505 505 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,641 —
569 569 6 329.00 $329.00 $1,872 +14.00

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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.