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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, February 23, 2026

640 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $475.00/cwt ≈ $2,100/hd at 442 lb · 36 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $430.62/cwt +37.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,330/hd at 541 lb · 35 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $406.27/cwt +5.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,299/hd at 566 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 640 629 801
Feeder cattle 640 629 801

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 202, Heifers 274, Bulls 164)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 592.50 $592.50 $2,103 -4.50
420 420 1 447.50 $447.50 $1,880 —
450 450 15 524.00 $524.00 $2,358 +6.18
549 549 29 476.00 $476.00 $2,613 —
555 555 1 407.50 $407.50 $2,262 -56.50
648 648 26 397.50 $397.50 $2,576 —
671 671 5 385.00 $385.00 $2,583 -16.92
749 749 21 351.00 $351.00 $2,629 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 8 610.00 $610.00 $2,141 —
451 451 14 502.50 $502.50 $2,266 -17.50
550 550 17 447.50 $447.50 $2,461 —
654 654 21 360.00 $360.00 $2,354 —
732 732 4 354.00 $354.00 $2,591 +6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 4 505.00 $505.00 $1,702 —
465 465 8 450.00 $450.00 $2,092 -5.00
527 527 9 392.00 $392.00 $2,066 -5.50
633 633 6 385.00 $385.00 $2,437 +25.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,985 -30.00
585 585 3 380.00 $380.00 $2,223 -15.00
644 644 5 340.00 $340.00 $2,190 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 26 501.00 $501.00 $1,738 +48.50
442 442 36 475.00 $475.00 $2,100 —
492 492 2 435.00 $435.00 $2,140 —
535–541 541 35 417.50–431.00 $430.62 $2,330 +37.24
658 658 14 325.00 $325.00 $2,138 +2.50
726 726 3 317.00 $317.00 $2,301 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 14 492.50 $492.50 $1,758 -0.87
448 448 30 465.00 $465.00 $2,083 —
543 543 31 421.00 $421.00 $2,286 +56.00
650 650 19 375.00 $375.00 $2,438 +45.00
726 726 8 317.00 $317.00 $2,301 +30.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 11 460.00 $460.00 $1,619 -8.00
440 440 15 475.00 $475.00 $2,090 +100.00
537 537 14 365.00 $365.00 $1,960 ±0.00
622 622 2 267.50 $267.50 $1,664 —
795 795 1 262.50 $262.50 $2,087 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 5 451.00 $451.00 $1,660 +26.00
443 443 3 410.00 $410.00 $1,816 -12.50
512 512 2 412.50 $412.50 $2,112 +51.01
641 641 3 276.00 $276.00 $1,769 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 16 587.50 $587.50 $2,009 +0.68
411–415 411 21 452.50–502.50 $500.10 $2,055 +5.30
490 490 19 455.00 $455.00 $2,230 +30.00
566–568 566 32 380.00–409.00 $406.27 $2,299 +5.27
620 620 5 367.50 $367.50 $2,278 +1.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 18 587.50 $587.50 $1,956 -15.36
410 410 16 505.00 $505.00 $2,070 +10.00
455–474 472 11 435.00–469.00 $466.02 $2,200 +56.88
556 556 13 410.00 $410.00 $2,280 +12.00
617 617 2 375.00 $375.00 $2,314 +5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 512.50 $512.50 $1,717 —
410 410 6 470.00 $470.00 $1,927 +7.50
488 488 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,854 -16.00

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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.