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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, May 18, 2026

980 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $449.94/cwt -5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,475/hd at 550 lb · 107 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $396.50/cwt +1.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,165/hd at 546 lb · 84 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $419.25/cwt +14.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,713/hd at 647 lb · 75 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 980 986 1,289
Feeder cattle 980 986 1,289

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 398, Heifers 395, Bulls 187)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 5 515.00 $515.00 $1,936 +5.00
464 464 45 490.00 $490.00 $2,274 +5.00
550 550 107 449.94 $449.94 $2,475 -5.00
647 647 75 419.25 $419.25 $2,713 +14.58
745 745 13 358.00 $358.00 $2,667 -12.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–395 368 16 500.00–540.00 $537.32 $1,977 +16.32
454–495 455 43 420.00–505.00 $502.85 $2,288 —
538–540 538 43 422.50–451.00 $449.67 $2,419 +0.67
635 635 6 390.00 $390.00 $2,476 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 9 502.50 $502.50 $1,804 —
454 454 13 470.00 $470.00 $2,134 -5.00
536 536 11 425.00 $425.00 $2,278 -11.00
638 638 3 380.00 $380.00 $2,424 —
790 790 1 332.50 $332.50 $2,627 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,575 —
440 440 1 437.50 $437.50 $1,925 -32.50
563 563 4 370.00 $370.00 $2,083 -25.00
667 667 2 354.00 $354.00 $2,361 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 4 480.00 $480.00 $1,800 —
466 466 33 469.00 $469.00 $2,186 +13.00
546 546 84 396.50 $396.50 $2,165 +1.78
632 632 31 342.50 $342.50 $2,165 +5.50
750 750 3 296.00 $296.00 $2,220 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 36 501.00 $501.00 $1,829 -17.93
459–462 459 61 427.50–475.50 $471.54 $2,164 +4.54
520–540 539 34 386.00–400.50 $399.68 $2,154 +12.68
644 644 10 345.50 $345.50 $2,225 +9.00
700–737 732 8 270.00–290.00 $287.61 $2,105 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 25 488.00 $488.00 $1,718 +4.00
450 450 28 400.00–446.00 $444.36 $2,000 +4.36
570 570 12 376.00 $376.00 $2,143 —
652 652 6 320.00 $320.00 $2,086 —
760 760 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,900 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 4 425.00 $425.00 $1,585 —
448 448 6 420.00 $420.00 $1,882 -27.00
536 536 8 362.50 $362.50 $1,943 +10.00
560 560 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,988 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–367 360 7 500.00–520.00 $514.17 $1,851 +18.17
420–422 420 17 430.00–437.50 $436.61 $1,834 -38.39
502–515 503 18 422.50–436.00 $435.23 $2,189 —
568–573 572 32 375.00–410.00 $403.48 $2,308 -17.02
628 628 12 388.00 $388.00 $2,437 -2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 24 535.00 $535.00 $1,856 +26.00
415–421 421 35 440.00–485.00 $482.46 $2,031 -10.54
490 490 14 451.00 $451.00 $2,210 +13.00
520 520 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,158 —
553 553 8 410.00 $410.00 $2,267 -7.53
623 623 4 390.00 $390.00 $2,430 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 3 457.50 $457.50 $1,601 —
414–445 418 8 400.00–430.00 $426.01 $1,781 -38.99
498 498 4 392.50 $392.50 $1,955 -35.50

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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.