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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, June 1, 2026

957 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $445.23/cwt -1.55 vs last sale · ≈ $2,467/hd at 554 lb · 101 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $391.00/cwt -5.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,143/hd at 548 lb · 84 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $413.59/cwt -21.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,915/hd at 463 lb · 67 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 957 689 1,291
Feeder cattle 957 689 1,291

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 314, Heifers 434, Bulls 209)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 5 480.00 $480.00 $1,661 —
471–490 472 31 422.50–459.00 $457.78 $2,161 -23.22
554–595 554 101 420.00–446.00 $445.23 $2,467 -1.55
636 636 58 415.00 $415.00 $2,639 +6.00
655 655 3 421.00 $421.00 $2,758 —
726 726 9 370.00 $370.00 $2,686 +16.42
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 12 480.00 $480.00 $1,776 -12.50
447 447 26 479.00 $479.00 $2,141 —
475 475 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,138 -47.50
536 536 23 434.00 $434.00 $2,326 -17.78
625 625 8 418.00 $418.00 $2,612 +22.52
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 11 445.00 $445.00 $1,566 —
434 434 11 451.00 $451.00 $1,957 —
557 557 5 429.00 $429.00 $2,390 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 3 415.00 $415.00 $1,477 —
447 447 2 392.50 $392.50 $1,754 —
580 580 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,175 —
652 652 4 400.00 $400.00 $2,608 +14.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,386 —
357 357 41 440.00 $440.00 $1,571 -35.00
457–463 463 67 400.00–414.00 $413.59 $1,915 -21.41
537 537 53 384.00 $384.00 $2,062 -16.00
550 550 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,035 —
610–619 618 12 312.00–337.50 $316.20 $1,954 -3.80
751 751 3 280.00 $280.00 $2,103 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 427.50 $427.50 $1,475 —
355 355 12 420.00 $420.00 $1,491 —
450–461 461 40 405.00–410.00 $409.88 $1,890 -27.62
548 548 84 391.00 $391.00 $2,143 -5.01
638 638 34 317.50 $317.50 $2,026 -5.00
743 743 3 294.00 $294.00 $2,184 -1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 17 443.00 $443.00 $1,515 -24.50
355 355 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,491 —
441 441 32 420.00 $420.00 $1,852 -3.13
535 535 10 381.00 $381.00 $2,038 +21.00
575 575 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,984 —
670 670 3 307.50 $307.50 $2,060 —
710 710 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,024 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 4 370.00 $370.00 $1,302 -25.00
424 424 7 391.00 $391.00 $1,658 —
510–535 518 3 365.00–368.00 $366.97 $1,901 —
612 612 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,714 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 3 475.00 $475.00 $1,620 —
420–425 425 19 425.00–427.50 $425.13 $1,807 -34.87
489 489 35 438.00 $438.00 $2,142 +16.67
558–573 560 26 399.00–400.00 $399.88 $2,239 +4.34
622 622 11 381.00 $381.00 $2,370 -2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332–348 347 22 457.00–463.00 $462.48 $1,605 -38.52
415–435 416 31 432.50–437.00 $436.85 $1,817 -13.15
480–490 490 20 433.00–445.00 $433.59 $2,125 +12.59
564 564 13 402.00 $402.00 $2,267 -6.00
630 630 3 387.50 $387.50 $2,441 -6.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 355 6 420.00–435.00 $432.32 $1,535 —
414 414 9 410.00 $410.00 $1,697 -30.00
455–474 472 9 380.00–382.50 $380.27 $1,795 -19.73
580 580 2 377.50 $377.50 $2,190 —

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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.