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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, September 15, 2025

1,129 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $342.50/cwt -4.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,880/hd at 549 lb · 79 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $375.50/cwt ≈ $1,694/hd at 451 lb · 78 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $353.64/cwt -6.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,927/hd at 545 lb · 75 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,129 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,675 -45.00
464 464 16 440.00 $440.00 $2,042 -9.97
553–576 554 54 390.00–403.00 $402.25 $2,228 +7.25
650 650 52 355.00–360.00 $355.38 $2,310 —
737–740 740 26 334.00–343.00 $342.31 $2,533 -13.34
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,746 +35.00
456 456 26 441.00 $441.00 $2,011 +10.00
546 546 29 397.00 $397.00 $2,168 +22.00
643 643 20 353.00 $353.00 $2,270 -15.24
695 695 2 341.00 $341.00 $2,370 —
715–721 720 7 327.00–330.00 $327.43 $2,357 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 2 422.50 $422.50 $1,593 —
450–473 456 11 361.00–410.00 $396.15 $1,806 -21.35
551–580 558 8 335.00–367.00 $358.69 $2,001 —
647 647 4 340.00 $340.00 $2,200 -1.00
730 730 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,300 -3.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,387 +15.00
455 455 6 380.00 $380.00 $1,729 -22.50
534 534 5 381.00 $381.00 $2,035 +21.00
631 631 3 352.50 $352.50 $2,224 —
730 730 2 316.00 $316.00 $2,307 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 27 395.00 $395.00 $1,454 -31.76
410 410 1 352.50 $352.50 $1,445 -22.01
451 451 78 375.50 $375.50 $1,694 —
527–546 545 75 340.00–354.00 $353.64 $1,927 -6.09
640 640 42 327.50 $327.50 $2,096 -11.00
751 751 6 279.00 $279.00 $2,095 -14.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 10 394.00 $394.00 $1,497 -26.00
462 462 44 374.00 $374.00 $1,728 +6.20
549 549 79 342.50 $342.50 $1,880 -4.50
590 590 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,918 —
635–646 645 63 331.00–332.00 $331.95 $2,141 -10.64
737 737 21 283.50 $283.50 $2,089 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 8 380.00 $380.00 $1,322 —
436 436 20 367.00 $367.00 $1,600 —
534 534 20 342.00 $342.00 $1,826 -6.00
635 635 3 304.00 $304.00 $1,930 -6.00
745 745 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,937 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,184 -67.50
455 455 6 320.00 $320.00 $1,456 -29.00
539 539 11 310.00 $310.00 $1,671 -18.00
615 615 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,722 -20.00
705 705 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,921 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 13 425.00 $425.00 $1,470 —
370 370 1 426.00 $426.00 $1,576 -54.00
425 425 35 450.00 $450.00 $1,912 +9.39
473–494 493 60 382.00–409.00 $407.27 $2,008 -15.67
561–587 562 47 363.00–380.50 $379.72 $2,134 -9.98
629 629 24 342.50 $342.50 $2,154 -1.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 28 475.00 $475.00 $1,672 —
420–427 420 45 400.00–452.00 $449.65 $1,889 -4.56
493 493 27 407.00 $407.00 $2,007 -17.00
562 562 15 381.00 $381.00 $2,141 -5.00
622 622 6 348.00 $348.00 $2,165 -7.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 375.00 $375.00 $1,268 -48.72
414–445 418 8 372.50–395.00 $375.50 $1,570 -49.50
488 488 11 366.00 $366.00 $1,786 -13.00
558 558 6 350.00 $350.00 $1,953 -26.00

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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.