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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, August 18, 2025

689 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $348.50/cwt +9.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,906/hd at 547 lb · 64 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $376.72/cwt +7.72 vs last sale · ≈ $2,102/hd at 558 lb · 55 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $370.00/cwt +14.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,702/hd at 460 lb · 46 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 689 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 417.50 $417.50 $1,378 —
354 354 5 442.50 $442.50 $1,566 +27.50
455–468 467 10 350.00–400.00 $395.13 $1,845 -10.87
558–561 558 55 370.00–377.25 $376.72 $2,102 +7.72
645 645 30 344.00 $344.00 $2,219 +11.00
738 738 13 325.00 $325.00 $2,398 -2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 3 437.50 $437.50 $1,632 +16.50
463 463 27 415.00 $415.00 $1,921 +5.00
551 551 32 373.00 $373.00 $2,055 +6.00
641 641 16 354.00 $354.00 $2,269 +10.50
730 730 1 322.00 $322.00 $2,351 —
765 765 3 322.00 $322.00 $2,463 -1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,432 -13.00
460 460 5 380.00 $380.00 $1,748 —
541 541 8 366.00 $366.00 $1,980 +18.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 387.50 $387.50 $1,395 —
452 452 6 380.00 $380.00 $1,718 +13.00
546 546 4 358.00 $358.00 $1,955 —
665 665 1 331.00 $331.00 $2,201 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,287 —
367 367 7 415.00 $415.00 $1,523 +10.00
447 447 2 352.50 $352.50 $1,576 —
460 460 46 370.00 $370.00 $1,702 +14.00
547 547 64 348.50 $348.50 $1,906 +9.50
615–635 634 22 321.00–322.00 $321.96 $2,041 +1.55
720–729 728 6 280.00 $280.00 $2,038 +8.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 13 410.00 $410.00 $1,451 +14.00
463–472 464 28 350.00–365.00 $363.91 $1,689 +6.12
543 543 44 343.75 $343.75 $1,867 +1.75
567 567 2 336.00 $336.00 $1,905 +4.00
652 652 25 324.00 $324.00 $2,112 +11.00
740 740 10 280.00 $280.00 $2,072 -4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 10 370.00 $370.00 $1,273 —
415–449 447 17 337.50–340.00 $339.86 $1,519 -7.14
538–540 538 15 317.50–335.00 $333.83 $1,796 +9.83
603 603 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,899 -2.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,072 —
400 400 1 317.50 $317.50 $1,270 —
535 535 5 315.00 $315.00 $1,685 -6.00
635 635 3 297.50 $297.50 $1,889 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424 424 19 425.00 $425.00 $1,802 -23.67
490–494 494 35 379.00–387.00 $386.55 $1,910 -2.45
565 565 25 359.50 $359.50 $2,031 +5.57
627 627 5 333.00 $333.00 $2,088 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 7 447.50 $447.50 $1,517 +14.50
408 408 12 436.00 $436.00 $1,779 -8.00
479 479 11 375.00 $375.00 $1,796 -6.69
578 578 4 340.00 $340.00 $1,965 +5.00
632 632 4 331.00 $331.00 $2,092 -4.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–348 344 6 390.00–437.50 $430.02 $1,479 +52.52
430 430 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,656 -5.00
484 484 7 361.00 $361.00 $1,747 +2.00
580 580 2 331.00 $331.00 $1,920 -2.00

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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.