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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, October 20, 2025

725 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $360.00/cwt +12.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,642/hd at 456 lb · 53 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $412.00/cwt +12.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,266/hd at 550 lb · 40 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $352.50/cwt +17.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,939/hd at 550 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 725 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 427.00 $427.00 $1,623 +7.00
465 465 14 455.00 $455.00 $2,116 +29.00
515 515 1 407.00 $407.00 $2,096 —
550 550 40 412.00 $412.00 $2,266 +12.26
642 642 33 369.25 $369.25 $2,371 —
661 661 4 358.00 $358.00 $2,366 +0.50
737 737 11 330.00 $330.00 $2,432 —
755 755 3 325.00 $325.00 $2,454 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 4 427.50–450.00 $444.38 $1,555 +19.38
455–470 456 21 407.50–443.00 $441.26 $2,012 +2.26
525–547 546 18 401.00–407.00 $406.68 $2,220 —
649 649 16 359.00 $359.00 $2,330 +12.07
675 675 1 328.00 $328.00 $2,214 —
730 730 8 332.00 $332.00 $2,424 +4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 5 395.00 $395.00 $1,465 —
425 425 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,572 —
454 454 10 416.00 $416.00 $1,889 +23.00
500–536 532 9 360.00–376.00 $374.33 $1,991 +6.83
648 648 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,138 —
760 760 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,432 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 347.50 $347.50 $1,234 —
440 440 4 382.50 $382.50 $1,683 —
552–595 566 3 346.00 $346.00 $1,958 +21.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 25 410.00 $410.00 $1,484 +11.00
447 447 2 351.00 $351.00 $1,569 +26.00
456 456 53 360.00 $360.00 $1,642 +12.00
553–555 553 32 325.00–352.50 $349.05 $1,930 —
644 644 15 343.00 $343.00 $2,209 +33.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 7 402.00 $402.00 $1,487 —
405 405 1 343.00 $343.00 $1,389 —
453 453 25 365.00 $365.00 $1,653 +17.00
537 537 2 327.50 $327.50 $1,759 +5.00
550 550 36 352.50 $352.50 $1,939 +17.50
643 643 22 333.00 $333.00 $2,141 —
735 735 4 299.00 $299.00 $2,198 -6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,138 —
359 359 17 380.00 $380.00 $1,364 +50.00
440 440 1 321.00 $321.00 $1,412 +8.50
459 459 18 353.00 $353.00 $1,620 +22.00
548 548 16 327.00 $327.00 $1,792 +7.81
640 640 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,920 +9.00
720 720 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,836 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 327.50 $327.50 $1,114 +27.50
415–444 442 12 280.00–310.00 $307.65 $1,360 +0.15
546 546 5 305.00 $305.00 $1,665 —
632 632 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,770 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 22 460.00 $460.00 $1,596 +26.00
350 350 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,540 —
405–422 421 29 400.00–444.00 $442.54 $1,863 +15.88
455–493 492 29 409.00–425.00 $424.49 $2,088 +26.49
559–565 559 16 343.00–370.00 $368.30 $2,059 +1.30
620 620 4 338.00 $338.00 $2,096 +9.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–395 369 5 410.00–447.50 $439.46 $1,622 —
419 419 15 426.00 $426.00 $1,785 +3.50
492 492 22 425.00 $425.00 $2,091 +26.00
525–530 528 2 368.00–370.00 $369.00 $1,948 —
567 567 29 368.00 $368.00 $2,087 -9.25
624 624 12 333.00 $333.00 $2,078 +3.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 356.00 $356.00 $1,264 +28.97
416–435 419 6 375.00–400.00 $395.68 $1,658 +53.18
480 480 8 405.00 $405.00 $1,944 +45.00
567 567 5 340.00 $340.00 $1,928 -0.95

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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.