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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, July 13, 2026

794 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $392.50/cwt +0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,135/hd at 544 lb · 54 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $430.25/cwt -9.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,962/hd at 456 lb · 46 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $444.00/cwt +8.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,460/hd at 554 lb · 46 head
Rustburg, VA 5-weight heifers sold at $385/cwt, running $6/cwt below the VA average ($391) and $38/cwt under Abingdon, VA ($423). The class is down $15 from its early July peak of $395. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 794 281 814
Feeder cattle 794 281 814

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 251, Heifers 383, Bulls 160)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 3 480.00 $480.00 $1,814 +5.00
467–490 469 10 415.00–457.50 $453.06 $2,125 +8.06
554 554 46 444.00 $444.00 $2,460 +8.00
642–645 642 30 400.00 $400.00 $2,568 —
743 743 17 368.00 $368.00 $2,734 +7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 6 507.50 $507.50 $1,842 +42.50
459 459 33 479.00 $479.00 $2,199 +30.25
532–542 541 31 433.00–440.00 $433.44 $2,345 +0.36
630 630 12 416.00 $416.00 $2,621 +22.00
724 724 7 368.00 $368.00 $2,664 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 3 472.50 $472.50 $1,800 +20.00
457 457 19 472.00 $472.00 $2,157 +26.00
534 534 18 436.00 $436.00 $2,328 +9.00
640 640 4 383.00 $383.00 $2,451 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 6 443.00 $443.00 $2,060 +20.50
543 543 4 422.50 $422.50 $2,294 +22.50
665 665 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,394 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 12 452.00 $452.00 $1,654 +28.97
435 435 1 432.50 $432.50 $1,881 —
456 456 46 430.25 $430.25 $1,962 -9.75
544 544 54 392.50 $392.50 $2,135 +0.50
630–645 631 24 348.00–356.50 $356.14 $2,247 +15.14
725 725 3 312.00 $312.00 $2,262 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 6 455.00 $455.00 $1,615 —
445 445 3 427.50 $427.50 $1,902 —
459 459 38 430.50 $430.50 $1,976 +5.50
550 550 45 389.00 $389.00 $2,140 —
623 623 3 351.00 $351.00 $2,187 +6.44
650 650 34 351.50 $351.50 $2,285 —
735 735 7 313.00 $313.00 $2,301 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 14 427.50 $427.50 $1,543 +1.50
435 435 1 417.50 $417.50 $1,816 —
454 454 28 423.00 $423.00 $1,920 -4.00
510–544 543 27 350.00–372.00 $371.23 $2,016 +11.23
633 633 10 346.00 $346.00 $2,190 —
727 727 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,181 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–390 375 7 415.00–417.50 $417.13 $1,564 -5.37
457 457 9 405.00 $405.00 $1,851 -10.00
541 541 6 350.00 $350.00 $1,894 -2.50
633 633 3 339.00 $339.00 $2,146 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 4 487.50 $487.50 $1,731 —
404–412 405 11 445.00–480.00 $473.53 $1,918 +37.53
490 490 21 448.00 $448.00 $2,195 +22.00
545 545 2 388.00 $388.00 $2,115 —
566 566 20 386.00 $386.00 $2,185 -11.00
624 624 11 370.00 $370.00 $2,309 -32.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 6 502.50 $502.50 $1,683 +27.50
415 415 20 477.50 $477.50 $1,982 +50.50
488 488 20 436.00 $436.00 $2,128 +26.00
558 558 15 394.00 $394.00 $2,199 +4.00
626 626 5 370.00 $370.00 $2,316 -16.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 407.50 $407.50 $1,487 —
408 408 4 442.50 $442.50 $1,805 +52.50
489 489 7 430.00 $430.00 $2,103 +35.00
567 567 13 374.00 $374.00 $2,121 -1.00

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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.