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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, August 25, 2025

1,058 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $378.85/cwt +2.13 vs last sale · ≈ $2,091/hd at 552 lb · 82 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $350.14/cwt +6.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,912/hd at 546 lb · 81 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $343.88/cwt -4.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,871/hd at 544 lb · 68 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,058 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 6 440.00 $440.00 $1,668 -2.50
467–490 468 32 385.00–425.00 $423.69 $1,983 +28.56
552–563 552 82 375.00–379.00 $378.85 $2,091 +2.13
646 646 64 369.00 $369.00 $2,384 +25.00
663 663 4 367.50 $367.50 $2,437 —
737 737 30 360.00 $360.00 $2,653 +35.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 6 460.00 $460.00 $1,665 +22.50
450 450 24 433.00 $433.00 $1,948 +18.00
546 546 46 387.00 $387.00 $2,113 —
555 555 3 369.00 $369.00 $2,048 -4.00
648 648 13 370.00 $370.00 $2,398 +16.00
776 776 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,794 +38.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 5 417.50 $417.50 $1,461 +17.50
440 440 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,672 —
457 457 9 412.00 $412.00 $1,883 +32.00
525–547 545 10 372.00–375.00 $374.71 $2,042 +8.71
610 610 2 367.00 $367.00 $2,239 —
720 720 1 326.00 $326.00 $2,347 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 4 380.00 $380.00 $1,794 ±0.00
530 530 3 372.50 $372.50 $1,974 +14.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 8 429.00 $429.00 $1,566 +19.00
435 435 2 362.50 $362.50 $1,577 —
454 454 39 363.50 $363.50 $1,650 -0.41
546–547 546 81 346.00–350.25 $350.14 $1,912 +6.39
635 635 52 335.50 $335.50 $2,130 —
675 675 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,160 -4.00
743 743 14 290.00 $290.00 $2,155 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 30 410.00 $410.00 $1,492 -5.00
451–490 452 55 332.50–365.50 $364.85 $1,649 -5.15
544–545 544 68 340.00–344.00 $343.88 $1,871 -4.62
642 642 30 333.00 $333.00 $2,138 +11.04
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 11 370.00–387.50 $385.91 $1,409 —
415–445 444 30 327.50–344.50 $343.97 $1,527 +4.11
540 540 18 342.50 $342.50 $1,850 +8.67
643 643 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,929 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 5 372.50 $372.50 $1,360 —
443 443 5 341.00 $341.00 $1,511 —
530–541 540 10 310.00–323.00 $321.72 $1,737 +6.72
620 620 1 297.50 $297.50 $1,844 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 5 447.50 $447.50 $1,548 —
360 360 1 422.50 $422.50 $1,521 —
416–440 419 24 390.00–435.00 $429.09 $1,798 +4.09
497 497 51 407.00 $407.00 $2,023 +20.45
505 505 3 372.50 $372.50 $1,881 —
554–565 564 47 361.00–371.00 $369.95 $2,087 +10.45
620 620 21 341.00 $341.00 $2,114 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 20 468.00 $468.00 $1,610 +20.50
375 375 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,556 —
415–423 422 21 410.00–440.00 $437.19 $1,845 +1.19
492 492 14 404.00 $404.00 $1,988 +29.00
540 540 1 333.00 $333.00 $1,798 —
571 571 15 333.00 $333.00 $1,901 -7.00
620 620 4 348.00 $348.00 $2,158 +17.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 4 385.50 $385.50 $1,334 -44.52
440 440 1 382.50 $382.50 $1,683 -2.50
491 491 6 380.00 $380.00 $1,866 +19.00
544 544 6 320.00 $320.00 $1,741 —

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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.