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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, April 6, 2026

418 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $385.94/cwt -4.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,080/hd at 539 lb · 31 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $456.00/cwt +26.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,079/hd at 456 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $451.00/cwt -7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,088/hd at 463 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 418 909 695
Feeder cattle 418 909 695

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 107, Heifers 202, Bulls 109)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 542.50 $542.50 $2,062 +10.50
445 445 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,047 —
456 456 20 492.50 $492.50 $2,246 +6.77
535–538 538 15 487.50–495.00 $494.50 $2,660 —
631 631 6 426.00 $426.00 $2,688 +19.50
727 727 2 387.00 $387.00 $2,813 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 6 550.00 $550.00 $2,024 +5.84
454 454 10 497.50 $497.50 $2,259 —
544 544 13 495.00 $495.00 $2,693 +18.00
650–658 656 4 424.00–425.00 $424.25 $2,783 —
755 755 3 381.00 $381.00 $2,877 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 4 515.00 $515.00 $1,751 —
442 442 6 492.50 $492.50 $2,177 -40.00
505 505 1 492.50 $492.50 $2,487 +32.50
651 651 4 400.00 $400.00 $2,604 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,881 —
495 495 1 445.00 $445.00 $2,203 -20.00
561 561 4 410.00 $410.00 $2,300 —
655 655 2 419.00 $419.00 $2,744 —
747 747 2 365.00 $365.00 $2,727 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 6 487.50 $487.50 $1,828 -10.00
463 463 20 451.00 $451.00 $2,088 -7.00
525–540 539 31 385.00–386.00 $385.94 $2,080 -4.06
630 630 1 362.50 $362.50 $2,284 +31.50
650 650 10 338.00 $338.00 $2,197 —
743 743 3 287.50 $287.50 $2,136 -9.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–395 360 15 470.00–519.00 $515.42 $1,856 -2.41
456 456 24 456.00 $456.00 $2,079 +26.00
544 544 17 399.00 $399.00 $2,171 +2.69
585 585 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,282 —
600–638 635 12 365.00 $365.00 $2,318 +54.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 10 495.00 $495.00 $1,742 -31.00
430–442 440 11 420.00–444.00 $439.73 $1,935 -9.57
550 550 12 395.00 $395.00 $2,172 +20.00
654 654 6 335.00 $335.00 $2,191 +50.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 3 442.50 $442.50 $1,748 +5.00
460–477 474 11 410.00–425.00 $422.35 $2,002 +1.35
555 555 5 378.00 $378.00 $2,098 —
643 643 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,122 +37.50
715 715 1 313.00 $313.00 $2,238 +63.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337–340 338 3 525.00–545.00 $538.29 $1,819 -24.21
385 385 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,906 -20.00
414 414 16 492.50 $492.50 $2,039 -6.14
496 496 9 474.00 $474.00 $2,351 +3.50
567 567 9 435.00 $435.00 $2,466 +16.77
628 628 4 420.00 $420.00 $2,638 +24.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 5 535.00 $535.00 $1,910 -7.50
428 428 3 480.00 $480.00 $2,054 +5.45
483–494 491 17 452.50 $452.50 $2,222 -7.50
551 551 9 440.00 $440.00 $2,424 +7.00
622 622 7 420.50 $420.50 $2,616 +18.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 4 495.00 $495.00 $1,787 —
420 420 10 477.00 $477.00 $2,003 -4.00
480 480 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,064 -16.00
500–545 509 5 385.00–455.00 $440.01 $2,240 —
560 560 6 417.50 $417.50 $2,338 +18.50

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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.