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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, February 9, 2026

227 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $396.00/cwt +34.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,546/hd at 643 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $445.00/cwt +50.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,439/hd at 548 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $350.00/cwt +27.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,936/hd at 553 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 227 988 842
Feeder cattle 227 — 842

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 68, Heifers 103, Bulls 56)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 7 480.00 $480.00 $2,184 -5.00
548 548 16 445.00 $445.00 $2,439 +50.00
643 643 19 396.00 $396.00 $2,546 +34.00
753 753 7 360.00 $360.00 $2,711 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 3 500.00 $500.00 $1,780 -55.00
465 465 3 476.00 $476.00 $2,213 -4.00
558 558 4 417.50 $417.50 $2,330 -15.00
653–695 661 5 370.00–375.00 $373.95 $2,472 —
745 745 1 332.50 $332.50 $2,477 +5.79
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,781 -12.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 452.50 $452.50 $1,629 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 6 535.00 $535.00 $1,776 —
437 437 7 413.00 $413.00 $1,805 —
553 553 13 350.00 $350.00 $1,936 +27.50
658 658 8 333.00 $333.00 $2,191 +15.00
736 736 5 282.50 $282.50 $2,079 +8.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 5 505.00 $505.00 $1,737 —
453–480 455 12 380.00–400.00 $381.76 $1,737 -26.24
530 530 8 337.50 $337.50 $1,789 +6.50
673 673 5 297.50 $297.50 $2,002 —
775 775 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,938 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 4 462.50 $462.50 $1,688 +0.50
460 460 7 405.00 $405.00 $1,863 -15.00
554 554 9 360.00 $360.00 $1,994 —
639 639 8 325.00 $325.00 $2,077 -0.50
720 720 1 287.50 $287.50 $2,070 +17.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 535.00 $535.00 $1,658 —
482 482 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,663 +6.00
545 545 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,635 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 9 585.00 $585.00 $2,065 —
410 410 7 460.00 $460.00 $1,886 -30.40
480–495 482 8 405.00–430.00 $426.79 $2,057 +5.19
551 551 3 385.00 $385.00 $2,121 -31.00
640 640 1 352.50 $352.50 $2,256 +9.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 4 567.50 $567.50 $1,850 +10.00
420 420 6 485.00 $485.00 $2,037 -6.00
485 485 6 435.00 $435.00 $2,110 +13.00
567 567 4 425.00 $425.00 $2,410 +14.00
630 630 1 357.50 $357.50 $2,252 +9.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 580.00 $580.00 $1,943 +187.50
390 390 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,970 —
462 462 2 427.50 $427.50 $1,975 +41.50
567 567 2 365.00 $365.00 $2,070 +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.