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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, January 12, 2026

988 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $328.53/cwt +1.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,119/hd at 645 lb · 51 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $431.00/cwt +24.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,983/hd at 460 lb · 51 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $423.91/cwt -0.09 vs last sale · ≈ $2,357/hd at 556 lb · 51 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 988 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 5 500.00 $500.00 $1,820 —
453 453 23 475.00 $475.00 $2,152 +33.33
550–556 556 51 397.00–425.00 $423.91 $2,357 -0.09
620–646 644 47 350.00–373.50 $371.57 $2,393 —
748 748 17 350.00 $350.00 $2,618 —
775 775 2 317.00 $317.00 $2,457 -32.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 7 485.00 $485.00 $1,853 +5.00
450 450 31 477.00 $477.00 $2,146 +27.00
544 544 29 422.00 $422.00 $2,296 -1.00
639 639 26 366.00 $366.00 $2,339 +26.00
724 724 5 332.00 $332.00 $2,404 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 2 442.50 $442.50 $1,624 +27.50
420 420 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,680 —
466 466 12 444.00 $444.00 $2,069 +41.00
538 538 10 380.00 $380.00 $2,044 —
565 565 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,978 +10.00
620 620 1 341.00 $341.00 $2,114 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,582 —
508 508 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,803 —
655 655 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,194 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 12 430.00 $430.00 $1,591 -5.00
432 432 4 412.00 $412.00 $1,780 —
459 459 39 421.00 $421.00 $1,932 +11.50
558–561 558 47 342.00–354.00 $353.23 $1,971 +13.23
642–645 645 51 325.00–329.00 $328.53 $2,119 +1.53
737–742 741 15 282.50–304.00 $301.15 $2,232 -9.85
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 22 470.00 $470.00 $1,706 +29.00
460 460 51 431.00 $431.00 $1,983 +24.27
532–544 543 46 342.50–350.50 $350.16 $1,901 -13.84
647 647 22 320.00 $320.00 $2,070 -7.15
731 731 9 302.00 $302.00 $2,208 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 22 452.00 $452.00 $1,591 +56.00
450 450 39 401.00 $401.00 $1,804 +9.00
545 545 24 337.00 $337.00 $1,837 -13.50
629 629 6 320.00 $320.00 $2,013 —
725 725 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,939 +7.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 3 341.00 $341.00 $1,180 —
423 423 8 325.00 $325.00 $1,375 —
551 551 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,818 +0.50
650 650 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,788 —
740 740 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,776 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 18 533.00 $533.00 $1,876 +59.54
417 417 35 496.00 $496.00 $2,068 +28.00
490 490 40 394.00 $394.00 $1,931 +2.00
560 560 28 361.00 $361.00 $2,022 +10.00
626 626 19 321.00 $321.00 $2,009 +15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 23 532.00 $532.00 $1,851 +51.00
413 413 34 491.00 $491.00 $2,028 +28.50
488 488 35 410.00 $410.00 $2,001 +27.15
559 559 25 379.00 $379.00 $2,119 +30.00
619 619 6 332.00 $332.00 $2,055 +20.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 6 388.00 $388.00 $1,397 —
410 410 7 378.00 $378.00 $1,550 -8.00
485 485 6 378.00 $378.00 $1,833 +38.00
565 565 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,893 +20.00

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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.