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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, December 1, 2025

483 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $328.00/cwt +18.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,788/hd at 545 lb · 37 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $330.00/cwt ≈ $1,835/hd at 556 lb · 33 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $343.25/cwt ≈ $2,235/hd at 651 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 483 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 417.50 $417.50 $1,440 —
472 472 10 382.00 $382.00 $1,803 +24.70
561 561 21 379.00 $379.00 $2,126 —
651 651 26 343.25 $343.25 $2,235 —
735 735 6 302.00 $302.00 $2,220 +16.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 397.50 $397.50 $1,570 —
447 447 13 387.00 $387.00 $1,730 +32.00
538 538 14 375.00 $375.00 $2,018 +26.00
640 640 1 327.50 $327.50 $2,096 —
659 659 11 310.00 $310.00 $2,043 -7.50
739 739 10 287.00 $287.00 $2,121 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 5 380.00 $380.00 $1,353 —
460 460 2 332.50 $332.50 $1,530 —
555–564 563 6 305.00–335.00 $330.07 $1,858 —
605 605 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,588 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 332.50 $332.50 $1,247 +32.50
482 482 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,326 -40.00
565 565 2 282.50 $282.50 $1,596 -7.50
630 630 2 286.00 $286.00 $1,802 —
742 742 5 272.50 $272.50 $2,022 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 16 375.00 $375.00 $1,339 +42.00
446 446 23 333.00 $333.00 $1,485 +10.72
495 495 1 319.00 $319.00 $1,579 —
545 545 37 328.00 $328.00 $1,788 +18.00
640 640 17 300.00 $300.00 $1,920 +29.00
742 742 2 270.00 $270.00 $2,003 +5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 362.50 $362.50 $1,232 —
456 456 15 333.00 $333.00 $1,518 +31.17
556 556 33 330.00 $330.00 $1,835 —
630–639 639 19 297.50–304.00 $303.66 $1,940 +28.66
738 738 6 276.00 $276.00 $2,037 +12.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 8 350.00 $350.00 $1,162 +19.00
445 445 8 343.00 $343.00 $1,526 —
556 556 14 318.00 $318.00 $1,768 —
637 637 10 272.50 $272.50 $1,736 +21.50
732 732 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,867 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,119 +32.50
428–435 429 5 272.50–306.00 $299.21 $1,284 —
542 542 4 318.00 $318.00 $1,724 +73.00
565 565 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,723 —
677 677 4 242.50 $242.50 $1,642 +30.00
746 746 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,790 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 344 7 400.00–410.00 $408.59 $1,406 —
418 418 4 366.00 $366.00 $1,530 +18.75
502–540 510 15 337.00–360.50 $355.52 $1,813 —
565 565 17 347.00 $347.00 $1,961 +23.00
628 628 10 314.00 $314.00 $1,972 +30.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 8 417.00 $417.00 $1,455 +49.45
397 397 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,390 +17.50
403 403 15 376.50 $376.50 $1,517 +26.50
458–480 476 15 356.00–361.00 $360.04 $1,714 +12.04
560 560 5 339.00 $339.00 $1,898 +26.01
641 641 3 308.00 $308.00 $1,974 +33.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,056 +3.00
422 422 2 302.50 $302.50 $1,277 -10.00
495 495 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,460 —
555 555 4 309.00 $309.00 $1,715 +61.50

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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.