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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, June 29, 2026

763 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $390.46/cwt -3.54 vs last sale · ≈ $2,124/hd at 544 lb · 66 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $435.11/cwt -20.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,984/hd at 456 lb · 58 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $443.00/cwt -8.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,450/hd at 553 lb · 52 head
Rustburg, VA 5-weight heifers sold at $390/cwt, right in line with the VA average ($390), though $9/cwt under Blackstone, VA ($399). The class is down $10 from its mid-May peak of $394. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 763 1,013 458
Feeder cattle 763 1,013 458

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 231, Heifers 373, Bulls 159)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 3 476.00 $476.00 $1,814 -14.00
470 470 23 455.00 $455.00 $2,138 -4.41
553 553 52 443.00 $443.00 $2,450 -8.39
654–685 655 31 399.00–404.00 $403.83 $2,645 —
729 729 12 367.00 $367.00 $2,675 -12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 10 481.00 $481.00 $1,693 -14.00
461 461 29 454.00 $454.00 $2,093 -28.48
549 549 24 443.00 $443.00 $2,432 -10.75
560 560 1 423.00 $423.00 $2,369 —
641 641 8 394.00 $394.00 $2,526 —
723 723 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,603 +2.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 470.00 $470.00 $1,716 +17.50
456 456 9 460.00 $460.00 $2,098 -1.00
555 555 5 424.00 $424.00 $2,353 —
627 627 5 372.00 $372.00 $2,332 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 433.00 $433.00 $1,537 —
439 439 8 415.00 $415.00 $1,822 +22.50
560–595 572 3 330.00–366.00 $353.51 $2,022 -29.49
645 645 2 342.00 $342.00 $2,206 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 4 440.00 $440.00 $1,544 -12.00
462–463 463 44 410.00 $410.00 $1,898 -19.75
525–544 544 66 387.50–390.50 $390.46 $2,124 -3.54
635 635 21 347.50 $347.50 $2,207 -1.40
725 725 1 327.00 $327.00 $2,371 +18.00
780 780 1 316.50 $316.50 $2,469 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 439.00 $439.00 $1,515 —
362 362 19 422.00 $422.00 $1,528 -30.04
452–456 456 58 410.00–436.00 $435.11 $1,984 -20.39
536 536 38 393.00 $393.00 $2,106 +2.22
555 555 4 373.00 $373.00 $2,070 —
644 644 11 343.00 $343.00 $2,209 -3.00
763 763 3 316.00 $316.00 $2,411 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 22 438.00 $438.00 $1,581 -5.45
446 446 26 427.00 $427.00 $1,904 —
532 532 14 356.00 $356.00 $1,894 —
642 642 4 340.00 $340.00 $2,183 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 6 421.00 $421.00 $1,528 —
439 439 18 387.00 $387.00 $1,699 —
555 555 7 335.00 $335.00 $1,859 -7.50
626 626 3 325.00 $325.00 $2,034 +5.00
720 720 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,268 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 5 505.00 $505.00 $1,702 +5.00
375 375 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,706 —
400–419 418 18 440.00–458.00 $440.96 $1,843 -26.12
498 498 15 422.00 $422.00 $2,102 -30.00
520 520 1 418.00 $418.00 $2,174 -26.00
550–569 568 24 401.00–405.00 $401.16 $2,279 -15.03
629 629 9 386.00 $386.00 $2,428 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–346 344 9 460.00–519.00 $512.80 $1,764 +41.28
421 421 18 438.00 $438.00 $1,844 -43.00
494 494 20 431.00 $431.00 $2,129 -24.50
549 549 12 418.00 $418.00 $2,295 -5.00
618 618 4 388.00 $388.00 $2,398 -2.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,650 +30.00
420 420 6 409.00 $409.00 $1,718 -13.50
482 482 8 389.00 $389.00 $1,875 —
574 574 8 385.00 $385.00 $2,210 ±0.00

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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.