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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, July 6, 2026

281 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $392.00/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,105/hd at 537 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $440.00/cwt +4.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,989/hd at 452 lb · 20 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $426.00/cwt -12.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,504/hd at 353 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 281 763 463
Feeder cattle 281 763 463

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 76, Heifers 129, Bulls 76)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 2 465.00 $465.00 $1,660 -16.00
452–460 459 11 443.00–450.00 $448.75 $2,060 -5.25
510–539 537 12 433.00–434.00 $433.08 $2,326 -9.92
647 647 4 394.00 $394.00 $2,549 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,686 -1.00
458 458 5 445.00 $445.00 $2,038 -10.00
560 560 8 436.00 $436.00 $2,442 -7.00
654 654 11 404.00 $404.00 $2,642 +0.17
725 725 1 361.00 $361.00 $2,617 -6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 452.50 $452.50 $1,720 -17.50
451 451 9 446.00 $446.00 $2,011 -14.00
538 538 3 427.00 $427.00 $2,297 —
780 780 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,574 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 3 432.50 $432.50 $1,592 -0.50
475 475 1 422.50 $422.50 $2,007 —
525 525 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,100 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–375 372 8 402.50–426.00 $423.03 $1,574 +1.03
452 452 20 440.00 $440.00 $1,989 +4.89
537 537 22 392.00 $392.00 $2,105 -1.00
645 645 5 341.00 $341.00 $2,199 -2.00
765 765 1 306.00 $306.00 $2,341 -10.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 3 426.00 $426.00 $1,376 —
459 459 10 425.00 $425.00 $1,951 +15.00
542 542 10 385.00 $385.00 $2,087 -5.46
630–634 634 9 344.50–345.00 $344.56 $2,185 -2.94
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 13 426.00 $426.00 $1,504 -12.00
463 463 10 427.00 $427.00 $1,977 —
538 538 4 360.00 $360.00 $1,937 +4.00
670 670 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,244 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 5 422.50 $422.50 $1,563 +1.50
465 465 5 415.00 $415.00 $1,930 —
517 517 2 352.50 $352.50 $1,822 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 2 485.00 $485.00 $1,586 -20.00
410 410 9 436.00 $436.00 $1,788 -4.96
496 496 10 426.00 $426.00 $2,113 +4.00
571 571 11 397.00 $397.00 $2,267 -4.16
631 631 9 402.00 $402.00 $2,537 +16.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 5 475.00 $475.00 $1,629 -37.80
412 412 8 427.00 $427.00 $1,759 -11.00
486 486 4 410.00 $410.00 $1,993 -21.00
565 565 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,204 —
612 612 2 386.00 $386.00 $2,362 -2.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 9 390.00 $390.00 $1,591 -19.00
480 480 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,896 +6.00
558 558 4 375.00 $375.00 $2,092 -10.00

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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.