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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, April 20, 2026

1,132 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $458.12/cwt -21.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,478/hd at 541 lb · 111 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $447.00/cwt +1.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,047/hd at 458 lb · 85 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $503.00/cwt +14.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,324/hd at 462 lb · 68 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,132 1,296 669
Feeder cattle 1,132 1,296 669

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 385, Heifers 497, Bulls 250)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,500 —
373 373 8 522.50 $522.50 $1,949 -27.50
420 420 1 482.50 $482.50 $2,026 +12.50
462 462 68 503.00 $503.00 $2,324 +14.00
515–541 541 111 458.00–472.50 $458.12 $2,478 -21.77
641 641 44 408.00 $408.00 $2,615 -8.00
655 655 2 417.00 $417.00 $2,731 —
741 741 13 370.00 $370.00 $2,742 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 16 551.00 $551.00 $1,978 -23.44
456 456 29 495.00 $495.00 $2,257 +32.50
548 548 33 464.00 $464.00 $2,543 -17.00
642 642 17 424.00 $424.00 $2,722 —
715 715 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,824 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 5 505.00 $505.00 $1,682 —
461 461 13 494.00 $494.00 $2,277 +12.00
523 523 3 456.00 $456.00 $2,385 -16.50
640 640 3 423.00 $423.00 $2,707 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,896 —
451 451 5 460.00 $460.00 $2,075 -15.00
545 545 7 420.00 $420.00 $2,289 -27.50
630 630 4 410.00 $410.00 $2,583 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–371 370 20 487.00–521.00 $519.35 $1,922 +27.35
440 440 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,892 —
458 458 85 447.00 $447.00 $2,047 +1.21
510–539 538 67 397.50–398.50 $398.47 $2,144 +4.34
645 645 21 336.00 $336.00 $2,167 -5.00
740 740 4 300.00 $300.00 $2,220 +12.86
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 63 518.00 $518.00 $1,865 +9.00
444 444 62 460.00 $460.00 $2,042 +5.00
465 465 3 425.00 $425.00 $1,976 -5.00
537–540 537 49 392.50–401.00 $400.83 $2,152 +2.12
637 637 8 347.00 $347.00 $2,210 +13.45
746 746 3 288.00 $288.00 $2,148 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–360 360 26 467.50–496.00 $494.93 $1,782 +4.81
452–485 453 33 420.00–459.00 $457.73 $2,074 +34.73
555 555 15 387.50 $387.50 $2,151 —
630 630 10 348.00 $348.00 $2,192 +25.50
705 705 1 302.50 $302.50 $2,133 +22.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 7 461.00 $461.00 $1,692 +16.00
455 455 11 402.50 $402.50 $1,831 -20.50
543 543 3 365.00 $365.00 $1,982 +5.00
641 641 3 335.00 $335.00 $2,147 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 22 529.00 $529.00 $1,820 -26.00
382 382 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,910 -25.00
421 421 26 482.50 $482.50 $2,031 -11.50
489 489 46 454.00 $454.00 $2,220 +4.00
500 500 1 447.50 $447.50 $2,238 —
563 563 29 414.00 $414.00 $2,331 -21.22
625 625 10 381.00 $381.00 $2,381 -19.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 340 23 502.50–540.00 $538.42 $1,831 —
419–445 420 29 465.00–493.00 $491.98 $2,066 -2.33
485–493 493 22 445.00–450.00 $449.78 $2,217 -16.22
551 551 18 424.00 $424.00 $2,336 -6.00
627 627 4 380.00 $380.00 $2,383 -15.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 494.00 $494.00 $1,754 —
419 419 5 488.00 $488.00 $2,045 +28.00
487 487 7 455.00 $455.00 $2,216 +10.00
500–540 527 3 387.50–425.00 $399.37 $2,105 -3.13

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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.