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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, April 13, 2026

1,296 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $479.89/cwt -14.61 vs last sale · ≈ $2,630/hd at 548 lb · 120 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $445.79/cwt -5.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,037/hd at 457 lb · 92 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $489.00/cwt -3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,269/hd at 464 lb · 81 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,296 418 973
Feeder cattle 1,296 418 973

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 493, Heifers 522, Bulls 281)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 11 550.00 $550.00 $2,008 +7.50
442 442 2 470.00 $470.00 $2,077 +10.00
464 464 81 489.00 $489.00 $2,269 -3.50
537–548 548 120 473.00–480.00 $479.89 $2,630 -14.61
646 646 48 416.00 $416.00 $2,687 -10.00
755 755 17 377.00 $377.00 $2,846 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369–395 370 27 500.00–577.50 $574.44 $2,125 +24.44
448 448 58 490.00 $490.00 $2,195 —
480 480 1 462.50 $462.50 $2,220 -35.00
546 546 34 481.00 $481.00 $2,626 -14.00
661–695 664 11 410.00–428.00 $426.29 $2,831 +2.04
753 753 12 388.00 $388.00 $2,922 +7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 12 555.00 $555.00 $1,948 —
452 452 17 482.00 $482.00 $2,179 —
529 529 6 472.50 $472.50 $2,500 -20.00
654 654 5 415.00 $415.00 $2,714 +15.00
755 755 3 364.00 $364.00 $2,748 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 3 485.00 $485.00 $1,678 —
451 451 8 475.00 $475.00 $2,142 —
531 531 6 447.50 $447.50 $2,376 —
665 665 6 410.00 $410.00 $2,726 -9.00
742 742 5 366.00 $366.00 $2,716 +1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 25 492.00 $492.00 $1,835 +4.50
456–472 457 92 420.00–447.00 $445.79 $2,037 -5.21
538–545 545 73 389.00–394.50 $394.13 $2,148 +8.19
640 640 25 341.00 $341.00 $2,182 -21.50
728–735 729 10 275.00–288.50 $287.14 $2,093 -0.36
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 2 485.00 $485.00 $1,634 —
366 366 56 509.00 $509.00 $1,863 -6.42
445 445 74 455.00 $455.00 $2,025 —
455 455 5 430.00 $430.00 $1,956 -26.00
545–546 546 41 387.00–399.00 $398.71 $2,177 -0.29
615–637 635 10 320.00–335.00 $333.55 $2,118 -31.45
750 750 1 284.00 $284.00 $2,130 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–375 357 31 465.00–491.00 $490.12 $1,750 -4.88
442 442 25 447.00 $447.00 $1,976 +7.27
481 481 3 423.00 $423.00 $2,035 —
538 538 19 407.00 $407.00 $2,190 —
626 626 6 322.50 $322.50 $2,019 —
737 737 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,064 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 4 445.00 $445.00 $1,646 +2.50
415 415 1 421.00 $421.00 $1,747 —
454 454 6 423.00 $423.00 $1,920 +0.65
545 545 7 360.00 $360.00 $1,962 —
655 655 4 312.50 $312.50 $2,047 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 22 555.00 $555.00 $1,876 —
370 370 2 525.00 $525.00 $1,942 -10.00
418 418 32 494.00 $494.00 $2,065 +14.00
492 492 34 450.00 $450.00 $2,214 -2.50
565–567 567 36 408.00–436.00 $435.22 $2,468 -4.78
626 626 13 400.00 $400.00 $2,504 -20.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 32 560.00 $560.00 $1,966 +65.00
412–445 413 39 470.00–495.00 $494.31 $2,042 +1.81
489 489 24 466.00 $466.00 $2,279 -8.00
569 569 13 430.00 $430.00 $2,447 -5.00
630 630 5 395.00 $395.00 $2,488 -25.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 3 475.00 $475.00 $1,572 —
416 416 9 460.00 $460.00 $1,914 -17.00
494 494 12 445.00 $445.00 $2,198 +15.00
540 540 1 402.50 $402.50 $2,174 -37.51
563 563 4 412.00 $412.00 $2,320 -5.50

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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.