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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, June 22, 2026

1,013 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $455.50/cwt +7.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,091/hd at 459 lb · 105 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $451.39/cwt -10.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,492/hd at 552 lb · 93 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $394.00/cwt +4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,151/hd at 546 lb · 69 head
Rustburg 4-weight heifers cleared at $455/cwt, running $3/cwt above the VA average ($452) but $14/cwt under Front Royal. The class is down $20 from its mid-May peak of $457/cwt. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,013 794 649
Feeder cattle 1,013 794 649

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 428, Heifers 465, Bulls 120)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 7 490.00 $490.00 $1,749 —
467–475 467 39 437.50–460.00 $459.41 $2,145 -15.59
552–580 552 93 420.00–451.75 $451.39 $2,492 -10.74
605–648 647 62 390.00–416.50 $416.10 $2,692 +6.85
739 739 21 379.00 $379.00 $2,801 +20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 20 495.00 $495.00 $1,802 —
451–465 451 57 454.00–483.00 $482.48 $2,176 -4.52
540 540 63 453.75 $453.75 $2,450 +2.35
654 654 16 396.00 $396.00 $2,590 —
738 738 5 357.50 $357.50 $2,638 +3.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 8 452.50 $452.50 $1,643 +17.50
460 460 10 461.00 $461.00 $2,121 +6.00
544 544 13 435.00 $435.00 $2,366 +7.50
651 651 4 360.00 $360.00 $2,344 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 6 392.50 $392.50 $1,762 —
565 565 3 383.00 $383.00 $2,164 +8.00
600 600 1 357.50 $357.50 $2,145 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–373 369 28 425.00–458.00 $452.04 $1,668 -1.62
430 430 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,784 —
459 459 105 455.50 $455.50 $2,091 +7.19
535–537 537 50 380.00–391.00 $390.78 $2,098 +1.78
644 644 16 346.00 $346.00 $2,228 +2.00
650 650 1 342.50 $342.50 $2,226 +22.50
740 740 3 303.00 $303.00 $2,242 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 7 452.00 $452.00 $1,650 +17.00
458–471 470 47 426.00–430.00 $429.75 $2,020 -20.25
546 546 69 394.00 $394.00 $2,151 —
566 566 4 390.00 $390.00 $2,207 ±0.00
620–646 645 39 345.00–349.00 $348.90 $2,250 -1.10
726 726 11 309.00 $309.00 $2,243 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–390 355 14 390.00–448.00 $443.45 $1,574 +3.45
466 466 24 424.00 $424.00 $1,976 -2.34
557 557 19 374.00 $374.00 $2,083 —
650 650 6 342.50 $342.50 $2,226 +27.50
765 765 1 288.00 $288.00 $2,203 -7.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 4 390.00 $390.00 $1,299 -20.00
465 465 9 387.50 $387.50 $1,802 -17.50
550 550 4 342.50 $342.50 $1,884 —
647 647 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,070 +30.00
780 780 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,145 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–347 345 14 457.50–472.50 $471.52 $1,627 -25.98
380 380 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,615 —
410 410 20 481.00 $481.00 $1,972 +9.48
487 487 20 455.50 $455.50 $2,218 +21.50
535 535 1 423.00 $423.00 $2,263 —
565 565 7 429.00 $429.00 $2,424 +22.00
635 635 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,476 +25.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,585 +10.00
409–440 417 8 445.00–475.00 $467.08 $1,948 -32.92
494 494 11 452.00 $452.00 $2,233 +29.00
515 515 1 444.00 $444.00 $2,287 —
554–565 555 16 416.00–419.00 $416.19 $2,310 +21.19
622 622 10 384.00 $384.00 $2,388 +28.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 3 410.00 $410.00 $1,460 —
422 422 2 422.50 $422.50 $1,783 -2.50
510 510 1 418.00 $418.00 $2,132 +48.00
592 592 2 385.00 $385.00 $2,279 —

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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.