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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, May 11, 2026

986 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $454.94/cwt +0.44 vs last sale · ≈ $2,516/hd at 553 lb · 104 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $467.00/cwt +17.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,125/hd at 455 lb · 83 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $404.67/cwt -7.28 vs last sale · ≈ $2,594/hd at 641 lb · 82 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 986 1,287 942
Feeder cattle 986 1,287 942

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 420, Heifers 429, Bulls 137)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 4 510.00 $510.00 $1,887 -20.00
466 466 32 485.00 $485.00 $2,260 -11.00
525 525 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,284 -8.00
553 553 104 454.94 $454.94 $2,516 +0.44
636–641 641 82 396.00–405.00 $404.67 $2,594 -7.28
742 742 20 370.50 $370.50 $2,749 -4.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 24 521.00 $521.00 $1,928 -11.50
446 446 57 502.00 $502.00 $2,239 —
537 537 34 449.00 $449.00 $2,411 —
642 642 6 388.00 $388.00 $2,491 -19.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 10 492.50 $492.50 $1,674 —
459 459 12 475.00 $475.00 $2,180 -11.02
548 548 12 436.00 $436.00 $2,389 +15.00
600 600 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,310 -3.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 2 490.00 $490.00 $1,627 —
423 423 9 470.00 $470.00 $1,988 —
558 558 8 395.00 $395.00 $2,204 +7.50
620 620 1 366.00 $366.00 $2,269 -40.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–365 363 35 485.00–521.00 $518.93 $1,884 +8.93
443 443 6 435.00 $435.00 $1,927 —
455 455 83 467.00 $467.00 $2,125 +17.00
546 546 44 387.00 $387.00 $2,113 +2.00
562 562 2 367.00 $367.00 $2,063 -10.50
644 644 10 336.50 $336.50 $2,167 -5.50
750 750 1 302.50 $302.50 $2,269 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 4 510.00 $510.00 $1,765 —
470 470 59 456.00 $456.00 $2,143 +6.00
535–541 541 77 384.00–395.00 $394.72 $2,135 +4.79
636 636 20 337.00 $337.00 $2,143 -6.77
685 685 1 327.50 $327.50 $2,243 —
740 740 1 302.50 $302.50 $2,238 +1.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 17 484.00 $484.00 $1,718 -10.00
454 454 30 440.00 $440.00 $1,998 —
520–534 533 13 371.00–372.50 $371.11 $1,978 -19.89
620 620 2 327.50 $327.50 $2,030 -6.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 8 438.00 $438.00 $1,520 —
442 442 10 447.00 $447.00 $1,976 +43.00
535 535 5 352.50 $352.50 $1,886 -0.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 11 509.00 $509.00 $1,695 -1.00
380 380 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,862 —
412 412 18 493.00 $493.00 $2,031 +7.00
494 494 17 438.00 $438.00 $2,164 -13.00
553–574 566 8 415.00–419.00 $417.53 $2,363 -3.47
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 4 496.00 $496.00 $1,800 +3.50
424 424 5 475.00 $475.00 $2,014 -14.81
499 499 16 440.00 $440.00 $2,196 -13.00
558 558 23 420.50 $420.50 $2,346 +1.77
630 630 6 390.00 $390.00 $2,457 -5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 8 472.50 $472.50 $1,578 -2.50
411 411 9 465.00 $465.00 $1,911 -1.00
495 495 6 428.00 $428.00 $2,119 +4.00
565 565 4 387.50 $387.50 $2,189 +3.50

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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.