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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, June 8, 2026

1,058 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $412.67/cwt -2.33 vs last sale · ≈ $2,658/hd at 644 lb · 98 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $455.00/cwt +9.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,539/hd at 558 lb · 88 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $445.00/cwt +31.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,016/hd at 453 lb · 76 head
Rustburg 6-weight steers sold at $413/cwt, running $7/cwt below the VA average ($420) and $43/cwt under Harrisonburg. The class is down $12 from its mid-May peak of $428. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,058 957 897
Feeder cattle 1,058 957 897

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 461, Heifers 445, Bulls 152)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 5 482.50 $482.50 $1,834 —
470 470 26 455.00 $455.00 $2,138 -2.78
542 542 2 425.00 $425.00 $2,304 —
558 558 88 455.00 $455.00 $2,539 +9.77
635–644 644 98 402.00–416.00 $412.67 $2,658 -2.33
730 730 31 370.50 $370.50 $2,705 +0.50
760 760 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,774 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–380 359 20 475.00–495.00 $493.94 $1,773 +13.94
451 451 43 475.00 $475.00 $2,142 +25.00
551 551 59 448.00 $448.00 $2,468 —
630–637 637 27 410.00–414.00 $410.15 $2,613 -7.85
717 717 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,581 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 12 449.00 $449.00 $1,589 +4.00
449 449 7 442.50 $442.50 $1,987 -8.50
551 551 21 431.00 $431.00 $2,375 +2.00
633 633 3 380.00 $380.00 $2,405 —
740 740 2 338.00 $338.00 $2,501 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,665 +35.00
400 400 1 397.50 $397.50 $1,590 —
456 456 4 385.00 $385.00 $1,756 —
540 540 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,944 —
675–680 678 2 360.00–377.50 $368.78 $2,500 -31.22
751 751 3 331.00 $331.00 $2,486 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–383 380 5 422.00–450.00 $444.55 $1,689 +24.55
462 462 41 439.00 $439.00 $2,028 +29.12
553–556 553 65 361.00–378.50 $377.42 $2,087 —
636–638 638 55 338.00–344.50 $343.91 $2,194 +26.41
737 737 9 314.00 $314.00 $2,314 +20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–375 365 26 435.00–455.00 $454.21 $1,658 +14.21
453 453 76 445.00 $445.00 $2,016 +31.41
540 540 2 373.00 $373.00 $2,014 -11.00
550 550 47 381.00 $381.00 $2,096 +11.00
625 625 1 337.00 $337.00 $2,106 +20.80
650 650 13 348.00 $348.00 $2,262 —
748 748 3 312.00 $312.00 $2,334 —
760 760 1 307.00 $307.00 $2,333 +27.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 17 423.00 $423.00 $1,531 +3.00
458 458 27 420.00 $420.00 $1,924 —
548 548 20 366.00 $366.00 $2,006 -15.00
627–635 628 8 332.00–336.00 $335.49 $2,107 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 6 415.00 $415.00 $1,536 +45.00
435 435 15 418.00 $418.00 $1,818 +27.00
544 544 8 358.00 $358.00 $1,948 -8.97

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 472.50 $472.50 $1,725 —
417 417 7 462.50 $462.50 $1,929 +37.37
475–494 493 24 408.00–434.00 $432.96 $2,134 -5.04
545 545 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,316 —
557 557 23 422.00 $422.00 $2,351 +22.12
630 630 11 369.00 $369.00 $2,325 -12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 15 497.00 $497.00 $1,700 +34.52
400–417 416 18 450.00–465.00 $464.20 $1,931 +27.35
491 491 16 426.00 $426.00 $2,092 -7.59
557 557 12 421.00 $421.00 $2,345 +19.00
622 622 4 387.00 $387.00 $2,407 -0.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 432.50 $432.50 $1,492 —
426 426 3 416.00 $416.00 $1,772 +6.00
491 491 6 387.50 $387.50 $1,903 +7.23
540 540 1 364.00 $364.00 $1,966 —
562 562 7 350.00 $350.00 $1,967 -27.50

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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.