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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, May 25, 2026

689 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $446.78/cwt -3.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,498/hd at 559 lb · 97 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $409.00/cwt -10.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,605/hd at 637 lb · 61 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $396.01/cwt -0.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,154/hd at 544 lb · 55 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 689 980 748
Feeder cattle 689 980 748

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 343, Heifers 253, Bulls 91)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 492.50 $492.50 $1,773 -22.50
466 466 25 481.00 $481.00 $2,241 -9.00
559 559 97 446.78 $446.78 $2,498 -3.16
637 637 61 409.00 $409.00 $2,605 -10.25
735 735 12 353.00–360.00 $353.58 $2,599 -4.42
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 21 492.50 $492.50 $1,803 -44.82
456 456 47 497.50 $497.50 $2,269 -5.35
544 544 39 451.78 $451.78 $2,458 +2.11
615–642 639 10 395.00–400.00 $395.48 $2,527 +5.48
732 732 2 373.00 $373.00 $2,730 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 5 517.50 $517.50 $1,677 —
450 450 11 475.00 $475.00 $2,138 +5.00
524 524 6 427.00 $427.00 $2,237 +2.00
635 635 4 386.00 $386.00 $2,451 +6.00
745 745 1 358.00 $358.00 $2,667 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,457 —
515 515 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,802 —
675 675 1 386.00 $386.00 $2,606 +32.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,698 -50.00
462 462 27 437.50 $437.50 $2,021 -31.50
523–545 544 55 360.00–398.00 $396.01 $2,154 -0.49
633 633 19 322.50 $322.50 $2,041 -20.00
743 743 5 295.00 $295.00 $2,192 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 15 475.00 $475.00 $1,729 -26.00
451 451 35 435.00 $435.00 $1,962 -36.54
535 535 33 400.00 $400.00 $2,140 +0.32
629 629 6 320.00 $320.00 $2,013 -25.50
739 739 5 285.00 $285.00 $2,106 -2.61
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 11 467.50 $467.50 $1,566 —
410–446 444 21 382.50–425.00 $423.13 $1,879 —
538 538 10 360.00 $360.00 $1,937 —
634 634 6 302.50 $302.50 $1,918 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,521 -30.00
470 470 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,810 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 477.50–492.50 $485.00 $1,819 -29.17
435 435 3 460.00 $460.00 $2,001 +23.39
489–490 489 18 410.00–422.00 $421.33 $2,060 —
560–569 568 17 388.00–396.00 $395.54 $2,247 -7.94
631 631 4 383.00 $383.00 $2,417 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 8 501.00 $501.00 $1,743 -34.00
419 419 15 450.00 $450.00 $1,886 -32.46
495 495 10 421.00 $421.00 $2,084 -30.00
559 559 8 408.00 $408.00 $2,281 -2.00
617 617 2 394.00 $394.00 $2,431 +4.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 472.50 $472.50 $1,606 —
415 415 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,826 +13.99
455 455 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,820 —

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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.