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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, September 22, 2025

1,024 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $334.00/cwt ≈ $1,844/hd at 552 lb · 64 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $335.55/cwt +10.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,849/hd at 551 lb · 62 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $362.50/cwt -13.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,646/hd at 454 lb · 62 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,024 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 4 455.00 $455.00 $1,665 +20.00
450–467 466 24 437.50–450.00 $449.50 $2,095 +9.50
540 540 3 397.00 $397.00 $2,144 —
556 556 50 407.50 $407.50 $2,266 +5.25
643–644 644 47 353.00–353.50 $353.05 $2,274 —
750 750 10 340.00 $340.00 $2,550 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 11 449.00 $449.00 $1,661 -1.00
452–462 460 23 429.00–453.00 $447.87 $2,060 +6.87
551–552 551 40 387.50–406.00 $404.15 $2,227 —
635 635 20 330.00–359.25 $357.79 $2,272 +4.79
737 737 6 331.00 $331.00 $2,439 +3.57
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 2 405.00 $405.00 $1,405 —
439 439 6 413.00 $413.00 $1,813 —
495 495 1 387.50 $387.50 $1,918 —
535 535 4 386.00 $386.00 $2,065 —
625 625 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,000 -20.00
725 725 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,248 -5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 5 392.50 $392.50 $1,770 +12.50
570 570 1 362.50 $362.50 $2,066 —
670 670 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,278 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–353 353 25 370.00–394.00 $392.09 $1,384 -2.91
454 454 62 362.50 $362.50 $1,646 -13.00
535 535 1 329.00 $329.00 $1,760 -24.64
552 552 64 334.00 $334.00 $1,844 —
630–642 642 34 315.00–330.00 $329.57 $2,116 +2.07
742 742 12 269.50 $269.50 $2,000 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359–360 359 9 370.00–391.00 $388.66 $1,395 -5.34
451–490 452 32 332.00–361.00 $360.02 $1,627 -13.98
550–567 551 62 325.00–336.50 $335.55 $1,849 —
644 644 34 326.00 $326.00 $2,099 -5.95
650 650 3 318.00 $318.00 $2,067 —
740 740 16 270.50 $270.50 $2,002 -13.00
765 765 2 284.00 $284.00 $2,173 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 12 360.00 $360.00 $1,256 -20.00
360 360 1 352.50 $352.50 $1,269 —
460 460 7 337.00 $337.00 $1,550 —
548 548 19 345.00 $345.00 $1,891 +3.00
580 580 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,827 —
632 632 13 309.00 $309.00 $1,953 +5.00
715 715 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,895 +5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 5 317.50 $317.50 $1,108 —
443 443 14 312.50 $312.50 $1,384 —
541 541 14 318.00 $318.00 $1,720 +8.00
636 636 5 288.00 $288.00 $1,832 +8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–343 340 14 420.00–425.00 $424.68 $1,444 -0.32
395 395 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,560 -31.00
410 410 26 447.00 $447.00 $1,833 -3.00
487 487 43 425.00 $425.00 $2,070 +17.73
501 501 3 371.00 $371.00 $1,859 —
569–577 569 40 353.00–375.50 $374.36 $2,130 -5.36
630 630 18 344.00 $344.00 $2,167 +1.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 27 441.00 $441.00 $1,526 —
419–420 419 49 397.50–451.00 $449.91 $1,885 +0.26
490–494 494 30 350.00–422.50 $417.70 $2,063 +10.70
556 556 24 373.00 $373.00 $2,074 -8.00
625 625 6 349.00 $349.00 $2,181 +1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 3 392.50 $392.50 $1,287 +17.50
370 370 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,276 —
419 419 7 350.00 $350.00 $1,466 -25.50
470–493 492 16 380.00–403.00 $401.63 $1,976 +35.63
567 567 8 372.50 $372.50 $2,112 +22.50

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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.