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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, January 5, 2026

703 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $364.00/cwt +33.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,980/hd at 544 lb · 45 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $406.73/cwt +29.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,867/hd at 459 lb · 44 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $327.00/cwt +16.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,093/hd at 640 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 703 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 482.50 $482.50 $1,650 —
469–485 473 9 405.00–452.50 $441.67 $2,089 -4.33
550 550 33 424.00 $424.00 $2,332 +32.00
653–695 654 32 362.50–367.50 $367.33 $2,402 —
753 753 13 349.00 $349.00 $2,628 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 4 480.00 $480.00 $1,757 +15.00
435 435 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,762 —
467 467 20 450.00 $450.00 $2,102 +4.00
542 542 22 423.00 $423.00 $2,293 —
642 642 16 340.00 $340.00 $2,183 —
770 770 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,502 +20.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 4 415.00 $415.00 $1,602 -15.00
451 451 4 403.00 $403.00 $1,818 +7.00
565 565 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,921 —
795 795 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,484 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,216 —
548 548 3 375.00 $375.00 $2,055 +107.50
643 643 4 307.50 $307.50 $1,977 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 12 435.00 $435.00 $1,627 +34.00
456 456 34 409.50 $409.50 $1,867 +36.53
544 544 45 364.00 $364.00 $1,980 +33.00
590 590 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,006 -8.00
640 640 39 327.00 $327.00 $2,093 +16.53
730 730 9 311.00 $311.00 $2,270 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 29 441.00 $441.00 $1,552 +31.00
458–475 459 44 390.00–408.00 $406.73 $1,867 +29.82
546 546 37 364.00 $364.00 $1,987 +14.50
555 555 3 352.50 $352.50 $1,956 +32.50
630–648 647 20 327.00–330.00 $327.15 $2,117 +4.44
750 750 4 306.00 $306.00 $2,295 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 11 396.00 $396.00 $1,441 +20.00
445 445 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,624 +16.00
450 450 19 392.00 $392.00 $1,764 +36.00
540 540 10 350.50 $350.50 $1,893 —
660 660 5 312.00 $312.00 $2,059 —
705 705 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,833 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 2 332.50 $332.50 $1,496 —
562 562 7 329.50 $329.50 $1,852 —
644 644 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,707 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–362 355 8 428.00–489.00 $473.46 $1,681 +3.46
424 424 18 468.00 $468.00 $1,984 +52.15
497 497 23 392.00 $392.00 $1,948 +7.00
525 525 1 372.00 $372.00 $1,953 —
566 566 26 351.00 $351.00 $1,987 -15.00
626 626 18 306.00 $306.00 $1,916 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 16 481.00 $481.00 $1,659 +11.00
356 356 3 452.50 $452.50 $1,611 —
423 423 13 462.50 $462.50 $1,956 +33.50
490–496 496 24 370.00–384.00 $382.85 $1,899 -3.15
567 567 15 349.00 $349.00 $1,979 -5.25
622 622 8 312.00 $312.00 $1,941 +1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 375.00 $375.00 $1,305 —
410 410 7 386.00 $386.00 $1,583 +45.00
487 487 6 340.00 $340.00 $1,656 +24.00
566 566 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,783 +35.00

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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.