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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, May 4, 2026

1,287 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $454.50/cwt -5.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,509/hd at 552 lb · 120 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $389.93/cwt -18.72 vs last sale · ≈ $2,129/hd at 546 lb · 82 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $450.00/cwt ≈ $2,025/hd at 450 lb · 70 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,287 972 1,036
Feeder cattle 1,287 972 1,036

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 429, Heifers 563, Bulls 295)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 6 530.00 $530.00 $2,014 ±0.00
459 459 56 496.00 $496.00 $2,277 +3.00
535 535 2 443.00 $443.00 $2,370 -29.00
552 552 120 454.50 $454.50 $2,509 -5.50
605–643 642 60 409.00–412.00 $411.95 $2,645 -2.05
738 738 18 375.00 $375.00 $2,768 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 16 532.50 $532.50 $1,960 -15.00
450 450 32 502.00 $502.00 $2,259 +6.00
550 550 34 447.00 $447.00 $2,458 -15.50
615–634 633 16 407.00 $407.00 $2,576 -19.50
729 729 6 370.00 $370.00 $2,697 -15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 6 505.00 $505.00 $1,768 —
462–470 463 12 470.00–487.50 $486.02 $2,250 +0.02
534 534 10 421.00 $421.00 $2,248 —
630 630 7 388.00 $388.00 $2,444 -36.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 4 482.50 $482.50 $1,742 +12.50
464 464 7 440.00 $440.00 $2,042 —
553 553 13 387.50 $387.50 $2,143 -10.60
648 648 4 406.00 $406.00 $2,631 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 44 510.00 $510.00 $1,826 -21.80
450 450 70 450.00 $450.00 $2,025 —
543 543 65 385.00 $385.00 $2,091 -22.00
563 563 3 377.50 $377.50 $2,125 -1.50
635 635 10 342.00 $342.00 $2,172 -1.00
710–728 725 6 292.50–295.00 $294.59 $2,136 +14.59
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 11 500.00 $500.00 $1,780 -30.00
458 458 62 450.00 $450.00 $2,061 -19.00
543–546 546 82 388.00–390.00 $389.93 $2,129 -18.72
630–642 641 17 340.00–344.00 $343.77 $2,204 +10.12
722 722 5 301.00 $301.00 $2,173 +7.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 46 494.00 $494.00 $1,739 +4.00
443 443 39 449.00 $449.00 $1,989 -10.66
534 534 17 391.00 $391.00 $2,088 +2.00
641 641 6 334.00 $334.00 $2,141 -15.00
715 715 2 289.00 $289.00 $2,066 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 35 450.00 $450.00 $1,588 —
445 445 28 404.00 $404.00 $1,798 -1.00
527 527 12 353.00 $353.00 $1,860 —
636 636 3 317.50 $317.50 $2,019 +2.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 14 515.00 $515.00 $1,756 —
365 365 3 492.50 $492.50 $1,798 -30.00
410–422 411 19 480.00–491.00 $489.81 $2,013 -45.19
490 490 36 453.00 $453.00 $2,220 -11.00
550–562 562 25 412.00–419.00 $418.73 $2,353 -4.27
625 625 14 395.00 $395.00 $2,469 +9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 27 510.00 $510.00 $1,714 +25.00
411 411 39 486.00 $486.00 $1,997 -61.50
483 483 30 451.00 $451.00 $2,178 -2.88
500 500 2 432.50 $432.50 $2,162 —
567 567 9 421.00 $421.00 $2,387 -2.00
610 610 1 399.00 $399.00 $2,434 +9.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 28 475.00 $475.00 $1,591 —
350 350 1 452.50 $452.50 $1,584 -17.50
413 413 27 466.00 $466.00 $1,925 -11.00
495 495 14 424.00 $424.00 $2,099 —
556 556 6 384.00 $384.00 $2,135 +3.00

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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.