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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, December 15, 2025

557 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $376.91/cwt ≈ $1,726/hd at 458 lb · 42 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $349.50/cwt +29.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,901/hd at 544 lb · 37 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $386.00/cwt +21.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,880/hd at 487 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 557 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464 464 6 446.00 $446.00 $2,069 —
566 566 20 392.00 $392.00 $2,219 +21.00
620–643 641 22 363.00–364.00 $363.91 $2,333 +24.91
725–746 743 14 323.00–331.00 $324.12 $2,408 +23.12
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 2 465.00 $465.00 $1,683 +67.50
460 460 15 446.00 $446.00 $2,052 —
552 552 16 391.00 $391.00 $2,158 +23.00
653 653 21 348.00 $348.00 $2,272 —
700 700 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,135 —
770 770 2 305.00 $305.00 $2,348 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,591 —
451 451 9 396.00 $396.00 $1,786 —
535 535 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,819 -2.00
660 660 2 311.00 $311.00 $2,053 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,278 —
420 420 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,365 —
545 545 2 267.50 $267.50 $1,458 —
652 652 5 280.00 $280.00 $1,826 +1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 20 410.00 $410.00 $1,505 +44.00
457–458 458 42 365.00–377.50 $376.91 $1,726 —
544 544 37 349.50 $349.50 $1,901 +29.81
585 585 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,872 —
610–627 626 17 318.00–323.00 $322.71 $2,020 +28.71
715–746 743 9 260.00–278.00 $276.07 $2,051 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 3 401.00 $401.00 $1,508 +51.00
464–487 467 18 357.50–375.00 $372.97 $1,742 —
542 542 2 331.00 $331.00 $1,794 +11.00
555 555 27 348.00 $348.00 $1,931 —
630–648 647 14 310.00–310.50 $310.47 $2,009 +15.47
765 765 9 280.00 $280.00 $2,142 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 11 376.00 $376.00 $1,339 +21.00
425 425 1 349.00 $349.00 $1,483 —
450 450 17 356.00 $356.00 $1,602 +31.00
551 551 16 320.00 $320.00 $1,763 +45.00
647 647 6 272.50 $272.50 $1,763 +17.50
745 745 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,840 -8.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–370 355 6 305.00–324.00 $308.30 $1,094 +15.80
433 433 9 311.00 $311.00 $1,347 +13.00
527 527 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,634 —
678 678 3 237.50 $237.50 $1,610 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 12 470.00 $470.00 $1,607 +172.50
426 426 14 429.00 $429.00 $1,828 +71.50
487 487 29 386.00 $386.00 $1,880 +21.00
562–580 565 14 315.00–361.00 $354.25 $2,002 +28.62
628 628 6 311.00 $311.00 $1,953 +18.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 6 470.00 $470.00 $1,659 —
414–430 418 9 385.00–425.00 $415.85 $1,738 +54.85
490 490 17 385.00 $385.00 $1,886 —
563 563 17 366.00 $366.00 $2,061 +25.00
623 623 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,869 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,241 —
426 426 5 341.00 $341.00 $1,453 +11.00
490 490 2 316.00 $316.00 $1,548 +16.00
565 565 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,582 -2.50

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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.