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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, October 6, 2025

845 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $327.74/cwt +22.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,783/hd at 544 lb · 54 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $350.57/cwt +24.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,571/hd at 448 lb · 47 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $327.39/cwt +18.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,774/hd at 542 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 845 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 2 422.50 $422.50 $1,508 —
462 462 16 433.50 $433.50 $2,003 +20.70
545 545 37 396.50 $396.50 $2,161 —
556 556 4 396.00 $396.00 $2,202 +6.86
644 644 41 357.50 $357.50 $2,302 +24.61
705–736 735 30 322.50–330.00 $329.76 $2,424 +2.20
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 6 420.00 $420.00 $1,483 ±0.00
454 454 22 436.00 $436.00 $1,979 +20.00
549 549 17 391.00 $391.00 $2,147 +6.00
647 647 13 362.00 $362.00 $2,342 +26.50
744 744 8 327.50 $327.50 $2,437 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 8 395.00 $395.00 $1,856 +4.00
541 541 9 377.00 $377.00 $2,040 +19.00
626 626 7 325.00 $325.00 $2,034 +6.00
730 730 1 309.00 $309.00 $2,256 -6.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,314 +35.00
467 467 4 365.00 $365.00 $1,705 +35.00
560 560 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,904 +25.00
639 639 6 325.00 $325.00 $2,077 -4.00
716 716 3 309.00 $309.00 $2,212 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 10 387.00 $387.00 $1,378 +9.50
430 430 1 336.00 $336.00 $1,445 —
461 461 39 349.00 $349.00 $1,609 +20.07
529–545 544 54 315.00–329.00 $327.74 $1,783 +22.74
636–640 636 33 285.00–301.50 $301.00 $1,914 +13.00
710–738 735 8 281.00 $281.00 $2,065 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 21 385.00 $385.00 $1,401 +10.97
448 448 47 337.00–351.50 $350.57 $1,571 +24.57
522–543 542 41 315.00–328.00 $327.39 $1,774 +18.62
649 649 23 294.00 $294.00 $1,908 +13.00
764 764 6 275.00 $275.00 $2,101 +15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 14 345.00 $345.00 $1,218 ±0.00
460 460 26 328.00 $328.00 $1,509 +28.00
549 549 17 310.00 $310.00 $1,702 +5.00
631 631 9 286.00 $286.00 $1,805 -6.00
715 715 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,823 +10.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,155 +10.00
463 463 11 305.00 $305.00 $1,412 —
535 535 4 287.50 $287.50 $1,538 —
622 622 2 262.50 $262.50 $1,633 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 11 411.00 $411.00 $1,455 —
420 420 18 403.00 $403.00 $1,693 +1.62
470–491 489 35 390.50–391.00 $390.54 $1,910 +3.98
547 547 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,860 —
556 556 25 363.25 $363.25 $2,020 +10.75
629 629 18 320.00 $320.00 $2,013 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 23 408.00 $408.00 $1,408 +14.00
360 360 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,386 +25.00
411–445 412 24 380.00–412.00 $410.56 $1,692 +2.06
470–486 484 33 362.50–386.50 $383.68 $1,857 +8.68
566 566 17 354.00 $354.00 $2,004 +4.55
622 622 2 329.00 $329.00 $2,046 +19.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,232 —
412 412 10 385.00 $385.00 $1,586 +34.00
497 497 8 335.00 $335.00 $1,665 -4.00
559–570 560 9 320.00–344.00 $341.29 $1,911 +2.29

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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.