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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, January 19, 2026

984 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $421.53/cwt -9.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,905/hd at 452 lb · 75 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $359.90/cwt ≈ $1,972/hd at 548 lb · 74 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $434.50/cwt +10.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,442/hd at 562 lb · 56 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 984 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 5 562.50 $562.50 $2,053 +62.50
464 464 29 485.00 $485.00 $2,250 +10.00
520 520 2 395.00 $395.00 $2,054 —
562 562 56 434.50 $434.50 $2,442 +10.59
640 640 44 362.00 $362.00 $2,317 -9.57
653 653 7 362.00 $362.00 $2,364 —
739 739 12 355.00 $355.00 $2,623 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 7 555.00 $555.00 $2,037 +70.00
469 469 15 480.00 $480.00 $2,251 +3.00
550 550 22 432.50 $432.50 $2,379 —
623–645 625 9 350.00–370.00 $367.71 $2,298 +1.71
710–723 719 6 320.00–330.00 $326.71 $2,349 -5.29
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 10 499.00 $499.00 $1,672 —
437 437 16 448.00 $448.00 $1,958 +48.00
533 533 6 382.50 $382.50 $2,039 +2.50
648 648 5 341.00 $341.00 $2,210 ±0.00
740 740 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,368 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 4 387.50 $387.50 $1,810 +37.50
562 562 2 370.00 $370.00 $2,079 —
665 665 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,161 -10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 17 462.00 $462.00 $1,696 +32.00
454 454 41 420.00 $420.00 $1,907 -1.00
520–548 548 74 352.50–360.00 $359.90 $1,972 —
642 642 38 325.50 $325.50 $2,090 -3.03
744 744 17 270.00 $270.00 $2,009 -31.15
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 23 460.00 $460.00 $1,624 -10.00
452–470 452 75 370.00–423.00 $421.53 $1,905 -9.47
540 540 47 349.00 $349.00 $1,885 -1.16
575 575 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,854 —
650 650 23 318.00 $318.00 $2,067 —
743 743 3 274.00 $274.00 $2,036 -28.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 18 427.50 $427.50 $1,530 -24.50
422 422 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,477 —
455 455 25 408.00 $408.00 $1,856 +7.00
538 538 12 331.00 $331.00 $1,781 -6.00
643 643 8 275.00 $275.00 $1,768 -45.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,219 —
468 468 6 339.00 $339.00 $1,587 —
552 552 5 337.50 $337.50 $1,863 +7.50
638 638 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,818 —
740 740 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,887 +15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 15 557.50 $557.50 $1,940 —
426 426 29 491.00 $491.00 $2,092 -5.00
487 487 42 422.00 $422.00 $2,055 +28.00
563 563 42 411.00 $411.00 $2,314 +50.00
626 626 11 348.00 $348.00 $2,178 +27.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–341 340 26 450.00–545.00 $534.35 $1,817 +2.35
422–425 422 33 435.00–494.00 $490.40 $2,069 -0.60
483–495 483 35 375.00–423.00 $421.60 $2,036 +11.60
557 557 23 416.00 $416.00 $2,317 +37.00
625 625 6 343.00 $343.00 $2,144 +11.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 5 392.50 $392.50 $1,287 —
426 426 7 394.00 $394.00 $1,678 +16.00
483 483 3 386.00 $386.00 $1,864 +8.00
577 577 5 345.00 $345.00 $1,991 +10.00

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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.