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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, September 29, 2025

820 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $310.00/cwt -25.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,717/hd at 554 lb · 53 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $389.14/cwt -18.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,171/hd at 558 lb · 50 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $308.77/cwt -20.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,695/hd at 549 lb · 49 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 820 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–472 462 11 390.00–418.00 $412.80 $1,907 -36.70
552–559 558 50 367.50–391.00 $389.14 $2,171 -18.36
605–647 645 35 331.00–333.00 $332.89 $2,147 -20.16
715–748 745 11 312.50–329.00 $327.56 $2,440 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 8 420.00 $420.00 $1,525 -29.00
464 464 32 416.00 $416.00 $1,930 -31.87
548 548 42 385.00 $385.00 $2,110 —
580 580 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,972 -64.15
628 628 14 335.50 $335.50 $2,107 -22.29
750 750 3 317.00 $317.00 $2,378 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 2 402.50 $402.50 $1,517 —
459 459 11 391.00 $391.00 $1,795 —
549 549 14 358.00 $358.00 $1,965 -28.00
632 632 7 319.00 $319.00 $2,016 -1.00
742 742 4 315.00 $315.00 $2,337 +5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 305.00–365.00 $335.00 $1,290 —
466 466 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,538 -62.50
556 556 6 315.00 $315.00 $1,751 -47.50
617 617 2 329.00 $329.00 $2,030 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,112 —
359 359 6 377.50 $377.50 $1,355 -11.16
457–467 458 38 320.00–330.00 $328.93 $1,506 -31.09
538 538 6 305.00 $305.00 $1,641 —
554 554 53 310.00 $310.00 $1,717 -25.55
625 625 2 288.00 $288.00 $1,800 -38.00
654 654 22 292.50 $292.50 $1,913 -25.50
731 731 9 276.00 $276.00 $2,018 +5.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359–365 360 20 330.00–379.00 $374.03 $1,347 -18.06
440 440 2 326.00 $326.00 $1,434 —
454 454 40 330.00 $330.00 $1,498 -32.50
540–549 549 49 297.50–309.00 $308.77 $1,695 -20.23
640 640 22 281.00 $281.00 $1,798 -48.57
726 726 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,924 -4.50
785 785 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,041 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 15 345.00 $345.00 $1,263 -7.50
443 443 19 330.00 $330.00 $1,462 —
450 450 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,350 -37.00
536 536 20 305.00 $305.00 $1,635 -40.00
629 629 8 292.00 $292.00 $1,837 -17.00
747 747 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,830 -20.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,172 —
448 448 9 302.00 $302.00 $1,353 -10.50
555 555 6 285.00 $285.00 $1,582 —
617 617 2 262.50 $262.50 $1,620 -25.50
725 725 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,631 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–346 341 9 383.00–416.00 $412.72 $1,407 -11.96
420–430 421 22 366.00–405.00 $401.38 $1,690 -45.62
486–499 497 35 386.00–390.00 $386.56 $1,921 -38.44
558 558 29 352.50 $352.50 $1,967 -21.86
625 625 9 310.00 $310.00 $1,938 -34.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 14 394.00 $394.00 $1,351 -47.00
350 350 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,260 —
417 417 19 408.50 $408.50 $1,703 -41.41
487 487 24 375.00 $375.00 $1,826 -42.70
561–580 562 17 310.00–352.00 $349.45 $1,964 -23.55
622 622 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,928 -39.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 305.00 $305.00 $930 -87.50
413 413 3 351.00 $351.00 $1,450 +1.00
482 482 7 339.00 $339.00 $1,634 -62.63
515 515 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,609 —
573 573 5 339.00 $339.00 $1,942 -33.50

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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.