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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, October 27, 2025

1,031 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $319.25/cwt -8.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,749/hd at 548 lb · 78 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $315.09/cwt ≈ $1,720/hd at 546 lb · 69 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $345.21/cwt -79.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,695/hd at 491 lb · 58 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,031 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 382.50 $382.50 $1,511 -44.50
474 474 12 377.00 $377.00 $1,787 -78.00
555 555 44 372.50 $372.50 $2,067 -39.50
632–639 639 42 322.00–343.00 $342.01 $2,185 -27.24
735–747 746 11 303.00–305.00 $303.18 $2,262 -26.82
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 6 392.50 $392.50 $1,378 -51.88
453–456 456 23 370.00–381.00 $379.57 $1,731 -61.69
550–570 551 40 336.00–364.00 $362.55 $1,998 —
640 640 17 335.00 $335.00 $2,144 -24.00
738 738 7 303.00 $303.00 $2,236 -29.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 7 367.50 $367.50 $1,330 -27.50
444 444 13 359.00 $359.00 $1,594 -11.00
515 515 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,609 -61.83
562 562 7 320.00 $320.00 $1,798 —
636 636 4 295.00 $295.00 $1,876 -35.00
760 760 1 283.00 $283.00 $2,151 -37.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,055 —
402 402 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,306 —
585 585 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,711 -53.50
636 636 3 286.00 $286.00 $1,819 —
760 760 1 288.00 $288.00 $2,189 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 19 349.00 $349.00 $1,242 -61.00
447 447 2 321.00 $321.00 $1,435 -30.00
458 458 55 337.00 $337.00 $1,543 -23.00
545–546 546 69 306.00–315.50 $315.09 $1,720 —
632–641 640 33 287.00–302.50 $300.64 $1,924 -42.36
715 715 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,930 —
755 755 11 266.00 $266.00 $2,008 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 11 348.00 $348.00 $1,253 -54.00
436 436 3 324.00 $324.00 $1,413 -19.00
453 453 37 340.00 $340.00 $1,540 -25.00
537–549 548 78 305.00–320.00 $319.25 $1,749 -8.25
624–647 645 47 287.50–292.50 $291.99 $1,883 -41.01
742 742 5 276.00 $276.00 $2,048 -23.00
775 775 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,131 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 357 17 295.00–327.00 $320.83 $1,145 -59.17
446 446 25 324.00 $324.00 $1,445 +3.00
536 536 24 312.00 $312.00 $1,672 -15.00
555 555 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,498 —
632 632 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,580 -50.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 13 288.00 $288.00 $1,290 -19.65
516 516 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,367 -40.00
661 661 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,619 —
730 730 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,716 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 20 411.00 $411.00 $1,410 -49.00
414–420 414 37 342.50–373.00 $371.33 $1,537 -71.21
491–492 491 58 337.00–345.50 $345.21 $1,695 -79.28
562 562 41 321.00 $321.00 $1,804 -47.30
623 623 6 298.00 $298.00 $1,857 -40.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,259 —
350 350 3 393.00 $393.00 $1,376 -46.46
419 419 16 369.00 $369.00 $1,546 -57.00
450–486 483 37 335.00–345.00 $344.12 $1,662 -80.88
565–580 566 51 290.00–323.00 $321.01 $1,817 -46.99
627 627 27 304.00 $304.00 $1,906 -29.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 307.50 $307.50 $1,122 -48.50
422 422 7 327.50 $327.50 $1,382 -68.18
507 507 7 315.00 $315.00 $1,597 —
564 564 6 278.00 $278.00 $1,568 -62.00

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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.