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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, April 27, 2026

972 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $472.00/cwt +13.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,577/hd at 546 lb · 76 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $468.88/cwt +8.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,087/hd at 445 lb · 73 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $469.00/cwt +22.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,134/hd at 455 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 972 1,132 1,073
Feeder cattle 972 1,132 1,073

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 307, Heifers 422, Bulls 243)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 4 530.00 $530.00 $2,014 +7.50
461 461 55 493.00 $493.00 $2,273 -10.00
546 546 76 472.00 $472.00 $2,577 +13.88
555 555 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,553 —
641 641 26 414.00 $414.00 $2,654 +6.00
695 695 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,780 —
743 743 14 376.00 $376.00 $2,794 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 9 547.50 $547.50 $2,004 -3.50
454 454 43 496.00 $496.00 $2,252 +1.00
549 549 39 461.00 $461.00 $2,531 -3.00
566 566 3 462.50 $462.50 $2,618 —
645 645 9 426.50 $426.50 $2,751 +2.50
655 655 3 426.00 $426.00 $2,790 —
722 722 2 385.00 $385.00 $2,780 -10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 6 486.00 $486.00 $2,221 -8.00
562 562 4 450.00 $450.00 $2,529 —
631 631 4 424.00 $424.00 $2,675 +1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 470.00 $470.00 $1,716 -10.00
413 413 3 425.00 $425.00 $1,755 —
565–570 568 2 375.00–421.00 $398.10 $2,261 —
650 650 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,698 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–364 364 32 430.00–535.00 $531.80 $1,936 +13.80
445 445 73 460.00–469.00 $468.88 $2,087 +8.88
541 541 50 407.00 $407.00 $2,202 +6.17
580 580 6 379.00 $379.00 $2,198 —
644 644 19 343.00 $343.00 $2,209 -4.00
748 748 5 280.00 $280.00 $2,094 -8.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 11 530.00 $530.00 $1,913 +10.65
455 455 60 469.00 $469.00 $2,134 +22.00
515–545 544 51 390.00–409.00 $408.65 $2,223 +10.18
625–640 639 18 333.00–345.00 $333.65 $2,132 -2.35
720–724 724 8 290.00–294.00 $293.50 $2,125 -6.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 427.50 $427.50 $1,445 —
357 357 17 490.00 $490.00 $1,749 -4.93
430–442 442 29 450.00–460.00 $459.66 $2,032 —
547 547 15 389.00 $389.00 $2,128 —
637 637 5 349.00 $349.00 $2,223 +1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 4 440.00 $440.00 $1,496 —
440 440 9 405.00 $405.00 $1,782 —
563 563 5 340.00 $340.00 $1,914 —
640 640 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,016 -20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 485.00 $485.00 $1,673 -53.42
350 350 19 567.50 $567.50 $1,986 —
418 418 53 547.50 $547.50 $2,289 +55.52
485–488 488 34 450.00–454.00 $453.88 $2,215 +4.10
545 545 2 418.00 $418.00 $2,278 —
555 555 17 423.00 $423.00 $2,348 -1.00
626 626 7 390.00 $390.00 $2,441 +10.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 3 522.50 $522.50 $1,897 +22.50
413 413 13 535.00 $535.00 $2,210 +52.50
488 488 28 464.00 $464.00 $2,264 +10.00
566 566 29 423.00 $423.00 $2,394 +9.00
633 633 14 386.00 $386.00 $2,443 +5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 3 470.00 $470.00 $1,645 -24.00
412 412 9 477.00 $477.00 $1,965 -11.00
500 500 6 450.00 $450.00 $2,250 +50.63
562 562 5 381.00 $381.00 $2,141 —

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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.