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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, June 15, 2026

794 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $462.13/cwt +7.13 vs last sale · ≈ $2,574/hd at 557 lb · 101 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $409.25/cwt -3.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,619/hd at 640 lb · 65 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $448.31/cwt +3.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,044/hd at 456 lb · 60 head
Rustburg, VA 5-weight steers sold at $462/cwt, $13/cwt below the VA average ($475) and $32/cwt under Radiant, VA ($494). The class is down $14 from its early June peak of $474. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 794 1,058 872
Feeder cattle 794 1,058 872

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 361, Heifers 308, bulls 125)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 25 475.00 $475.00 $2,237 +20.00
555–557 557 101 442.50–464.50 $462.13 $2,574 +7.13
640 640 65 409.25 $409.25 $2,619 -3.42
651 651 5 388.00 $388.00 $2,526 —
733 733 13 359.00 $359.00 $2,631 -11.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 6 480.00 $480.00 $1,666 —
457 457 33 487.00 $487.00 $2,226 +12.00
520–543 543 51 420.00–452.00 $451.40 $2,451 —
635 635 25 392.00 $392.00 $2,489 -18.15
723 723 4 354.00 $354.00 $2,559 -6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 7 435.00 $435.00 $1,579 -14.00
453 453 11 455.00 $455.00 $2,061 —
547 547 2 427.50 $427.50 $2,338 —
648 648 3 367.50 $367.50 $2,381 -12.50
725 725 1 327.50 $327.50 $2,374 -10.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,570 -20.00
456 456 3 387.50 $387.50 $1,767 +2.50
550 550 3 375.00 $375.00 $2,062 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–367 366 25 420.00–455.00 $453.66 $1,660 -0.55
455–485 456 60 410.00–449.00 $448.31 $2,044 +3.31
541 541 36 389.00 $389.00 $2,104 +16.00
630 630 8 344.00 $344.00 $2,167 +7.00
660 660 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,112 -28.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,683 -9.55
420 420 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,785 —
466 466 28 450.00 $450.00 $2,097 +11.00
510 510 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,989 —
550 550 48 390.00 $390.00 $2,145 +12.58
638 638 20 350.00 $350.00 $2,233 +6.09
752 752 2 307.00 $307.00 $2,309 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 23 440.00 $440.00 $1,597 +17.00
460–490 461 26 387.50–428.00 $426.34 $1,965 +6.34
510–538 535 11 350.00–371.00 $369.18 $1,975 +3.18
655 655 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,063 —
760 760 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,242 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 410.00 $410.00 $1,427 —
453 453 6 405.00 $405.00 $1,835 —
505 505 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,717 —
625 625 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,812 —
710 710 1 282.50 $282.50 $2,006 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,568 —
417 417 12 500.00 $500.00 $2,085 +37.50
490 490 13 423.00 $423.00 $2,073 -9.96
566 566 20 395.00 $395.00 $2,236 -27.00
632 632 15 356.00 $356.00 $2,250 -13.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 11 497.50 $497.50 $1,726 +0.50
415–420 420 13 470.00–490.00 $471.52 $1,980 +7.32
473 473 8 434.00 $434.00 $2,053 +8.00
562 562 13 407.00 $407.00 $2,287 -14.00
632 632 2 365.00 $365.00 $2,307 -22.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 7 425.00 $425.00 $1,798 +9.00
487 487 9 413.00 $413.00 $2,011 +25.50
520 520 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,924 +6.00

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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.