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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, December 8, 2025

262 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $332.50/cwt -0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,476/hd at 444 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $320.00/cwt ≈ $1,754/hd at 548 lb · 15 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $295.00/cwt -8.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,867/hd at 633 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 262 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 397.50 $397.50 $1,451 ±0.00
426 426 7 282.50 $282.50 $1,203 -104.50
559 559 9 368.00 $368.00 $2,057 —
648 648 5 325.00 $325.00 $2,106 -2.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 397.50 $397.50 $1,411 —
436 436 4 380.00 $380.00 $1,657 —
559 559 6 371.00 $371.00 $2,074 -8.00
647 647 4 339.00 $339.00 $2,193 —
715 715 1 301.00 $301.00 $2,152 -1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,154 —
449 449 5 353.00 $353.00 $1,585 —
521 521 4 342.00 $342.00 $1,782 —
640 640 2 281.00 $281.00 $1,798 +18.50
705 705 1 288.00 $288.00 $2,030 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,475 -32.50
660 660 1 279.00 $279.00 $1,841 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,225 —
449 449 9 330.00 $330.00 $1,482 —
548 548 15 320.00 $320.00 $1,754 —
633 633 15 295.00 $295.00 $1,867 -8.66
721 721 3 281.00 $281.00 $2,026 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 9 366.00 $366.00 $1,281 -9.00
444 444 20 332.50 $332.50 $1,476 -0.50
515–545 541 7 305.00–322.00 $319.69 $1,730 -8.31
623 623 7 294.00 $294.00 $1,832 -6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 8 355.00 $355.00 $1,296 —
455 455 12 325.00 $325.00 $1,479 —
541 541 9 312.00 $312.00 $1,688 —
570 570 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,568 -43.00
642 642 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,637 -17.50
650 650 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,528 —
725 725 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,849 ±0.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 3 292.50 $292.50 $1,041 -12.50
445 445 7 298.00 $298.00 $1,326 -1.21
553 553 4 286.00 $286.00 $1,582 -19.00
645 645 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,451 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 4 297.50 $297.50 $991 -119.50
418 418 5 357.50 $357.50 $1,494 -19.00
482 482 10 365.00 $365.00 $1,759 +4.96
572–595 577 5 305.00–331.00 $325.63 $1,879 -13.37
617 617 4 293.00 $293.00 $1,808 -15.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 2 410.00 $410.00 $1,300 +1.41
423 423 7 361.00 $361.00 $1,527 -5.00
503 503 9 364.00 $364.00 $1,831 +8.48
558 558 3 341.00 $341.00 $1,903 -6.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 332.50 $332.50 $1,147 +12.50
424 424 6 330.00 $330.00 $1,399 +27.50
490 490 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,470 +5.00
556 556 3 282.50 $282.50 $1,571 -26.50

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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.