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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, August 11, 2025

884 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $342.00/cwt ≈ $1,871/hd at 547 lb · 76 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $356.00/cwt -12.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,616/hd at 454 lb · 62 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $339.00/cwt +0.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,837/hd at 542 lb · 59 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 884 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 4 415.00 $415.00 $1,523 ±0.00
460 460 13 406.00 $406.00 $1,868 +1.00
505 505 1 373.00 $373.00 $1,884 —
558 558 36 369.00 $369.00 $2,059 -4.98
641 641 3 333.00 $333.00 $2,135 -16.50
651 651 54 346.00 $346.00 $2,252 -3.75
737 737 31 327.00 $327.00 $2,410 -9.42
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 421.00 $421.00 $1,621 +3.00
461 461 18 410.00 $410.00 $1,890 +3.00
558 558 27 367.00 $367.00 $2,048 —
630 630 12 343.50 $343.50 $2,164 -9.00
760 760 3 323.00 $323.00 $2,455 -10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 413.00 $413.00 $1,549 -2.00
439 439 10 398.00 $398.00 $1,747 —
530 530 3 348.00 $348.00 $1,844 -3.00
605 605 1 329.00 $329.00 $1,990 +14.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,262 —
473 473 3 367.00 $367.00 $1,736 +13.00
552 552 2 347.50 $347.50 $1,918 +4.50
735 735 1 313.00 $313.00 $2,301 -7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 395.00 $395.00 $1,363 —
362 362 2 396.00 $396.00 $1,434 -8.00
450–454 454 37 350.00–358.00 $357.79 $1,624 -10.71
547 547 76 342.00 $342.00 $1,871 —
561 561 4 332.00 $332.00 $1,863 -12.17
643 643 47 319.00 $319.00 $2,051 +2.18
656 656 3 313.00 $313.00 $2,053 —
740 740 12 284.00 $284.00 $2,102 +1.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 19 405.00 $405.00 $1,454 -4.00
454 454 62 356.00 $356.00 $1,616 -12.00
542 542 59 339.00 $339.00 $1,837 +0.09
551 551 3 324.00 $324.00 $1,785 —
633–635 633 12 314.00–321.00 $320.41 $2,028 +2.02
738 738 3 272.00 $272.00 $2,007 -8.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 11 372.50 $372.50 $1,341 -7.50
448 448 19 347.00 $347.00 $1,555 —
541 541 10 324.00 $324.00 $1,753 +11.50
630 630 2 317.00 $317.00 $1,997 +20.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 6 368.00 $368.00 $1,384 +18.00
446 446 4 345.00 $345.00 $1,539 —
530 530 4 321.00 $321.00 $1,701 —
670 670 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,976 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 10 430.00 $430.00 $1,501 +18.42
410–412 412 22 427.50–452.00 $448.67 $1,849 +42.67
490 490 31 389.00 $389.00 $1,906 +11.00
505 505 4 370.00 $370.00 $1,868 —
560–568 568 35 336.00–355.00 $353.93 $2,010 -2.02
623 623 27 332.00 $332.00 $2,068 -7.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 13 433.00 $433.00 $1,498 +12.03
370 370 1 412.50 $412.50 $1,526 —
410 410 26 444.00 $444.00 $1,820 +15.00
460–495 493 42 375.00–382.00 $381.69 $1,882 -5.31
561 561 11 335.00 $335.00 $1,879 -23.78
631 631 9 335.00 $335.00 $2,114 -9.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 6 377.50 $377.50 $1,291 +12.50
423 423 9 390.00 $390.00 $1,650 +25.00
478 478 6 359.00 $359.00 $1,716 +16.00
535 535 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,605 -25.00
580 580 5 333.00 $333.00 $1,931 +4.00

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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.