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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, September 1, 2025

401 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $339.00/cwt ≈ $1,864/hd at 550 lb · 32 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $372.75/cwt +5.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,427/hd at 651 lb · 29 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $350.00/cwt -13.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,596/hd at 456 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 401 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 5 435.00 $435.00 $1,601 -5.00
455 455 15 445.00 $445.00 $2,025 +21.31
551 551 20 387.00 $387.00 $2,132 +8.15
648 648 6 370.00 $370.00 $2,398 +1.00
651 651 29 372.75 $372.75 $2,427 +5.25
749 749 16 360.50 $360.50 $2,700 +0.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 440.00 $440.00 $1,628 -20.00
443 443 5 436.00 $436.00 $1,931 —
520 520 4 391.00 $391.00 $2,033 +4.00
656 656 3 369.00 $369.00 $2,421 —
716 716 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,578 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 337.50 $337.50 $1,316 —
441 441 4 386.00 $386.00 $1,702 —
559 559 5 362.50 $362.50 $2,026 —
632 632 2 348.00 $348.00 $2,199 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 3 408.00 $408.00 $1,330 —
470 470 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,904 -7.00
530 530 1 383.00 $383.00 $2,030 +8.29

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,420 -29.00
456 456 24 350.00 $350.00 $1,596 -13.50
535 535 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,766 -20.14
550 550 32 339.00 $339.00 $1,864 —
652 652 15 324.00 $324.00 $2,112 +4.00
748 748 6 291.00 $291.00 $2,177 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 2 389.00 $389.00 $1,408 -21.00
450 450 22 358.00 $358.00 $1,611 -6.85
551 551 15 337.50 $337.50 $1,860 —
650 650 5 321.00 $321.00 $2,086 —
735 735 3 288.00 $288.00 $2,117 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 4 372.00 $372.00 $1,283 —
460 460 12 335.00 $335.00 $1,541 —
563 563 11 322.00 $322.00 $1,813 —
645 645 2 287.50 $287.50 $1,854 -12.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 6 328.00 $328.00 $1,502 —
526 526 7 319.00 $319.00 $1,678 -2.72
625 625 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,594 -42.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 2 445.00 $445.00 $1,388 -2.50
433 433 6 440.00 $440.00 $1,905 +10.91
484 484 17 416.00 $416.00 $2,013 +9.00
574 574 21 367.00 $367.00 $2,107 -2.95
625 625 12 337.00 $337.00 $2,106 -4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 8 439.00 $439.00 $1,545 +24.00
422 422 7 445.00 $445.00 $1,878 +7.81
486 486 13 412.50 $412.50 $2,005 +8.50
561 561 5 365.00 $365.00 $2,048 +32.00
627 627 4 348.00 $348.00 $2,182 ±0.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 3 338.00 $338.00 $1,436 -44.50
490 490 2 374.00 $374.00 $1,833 -6.00
553 553 5 345.00 $345.00 $1,908 —

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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.