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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, July 20, 2026

809 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $355.45/cwt -33.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,983/hd at 558 lb · 91 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $410.00/cwt -20.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,890/hd at 461 lb · 55 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $437.00/cwt -7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,438/hd at 558 lb · 50 head
Rustburg, VA 5-weight heifers sold at $355/cwt, running $6/cwt below the VA average ($361) and $15/cwt under Harrisonburg, VA ($370). The class is down $36 from its early July peak of $395. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 809 794 802
Feeder cattle 809 794 802

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 223, Heifers 394, Bulls 192)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 475.00 $475.00 $1,758 -5.00
457–470 469 22 422.50–427.50 $427.06 $2,003 -26.00
545 545 1 422.00 $422.00 $2,300 —
558 558 50 437.00 $437.00 $2,438 -7.00
622–645 644 47 381.00–395.00 $381.58 $2,457 -18.42
736 736 10 352.00 $352.00 $2,591 -16.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 6 476.00 $476.00 $1,618 —
458–490 459 27 425.00–461.00 $459.58 $2,109 -19.42
549 549 29 435.00 $435.00 $2,388 +1.56
640 640 8 400.00 $400.00 $2,560 -16.00
745 745 2 351.00 $351.00 $2,615 -17.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 2 445.00 $445.00 $1,678 -27.50
459 459 6 451.00 $451.00 $2,070 -21.00
565 565 4 408.00 $408.00 $2,305 —
650 650 1 367.00 $367.00 $2,386 —
760 760 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,432 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,821 -53.00
612 612 2 345.00 $345.00 $2,111 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 7 420.00 $420.00 $1,487 -35.00
466–468 466 36 377.50–385.00 $384.37 $1,791 -46.13
557–562 558 91 351.00–356.00 $355.45 $1,983 -33.55
640 640 38 316.00 $316.00 $2,022 -35.00
732 732 9 294.00 $294.00 $2,152 -19.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–367 367 25 416.00–425.50 $424.75 $1,559 -27.25
461 461 55 410.00 $410.00 $1,890 -20.25
540 540 46 358.50 $358.50 $1,936 -34.00
553 553 3 347.00 $347.00 $1,919 —
648 648 13 315.50 $315.50 $2,044 -40.64
755 755 3 293.00 $293.00 $2,212 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–342 340 12 397.50–432.00 $429.33 $1,460 —
440 440 23 404.00 $404.00 $1,778 -13.50
525–543 542 15 325.00–346.00 $344.64 $1,868 -26.59
645 645 2 302.50 $302.50 $1,951 -43.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 392.50 $392.50 $1,393 -24.63
457 457 9 360.00 $360.00 $1,645 -45.00
527 527 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,713 -25.00
615 615 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,768 -51.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 20 490.00 $490.00 $1,710 -12.50
418–435 419 33 410.00–422.50 $410.79 $1,721 -66.71
494 494 22 405.00 $405.00 $2,001 -31.00
557 557 16 402.00 $402.00 $2,239 +8.00
628 628 10 375.00 $375.00 $2,355 +5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 480.00 $480.00 $1,704 -7.50
422 422 17 448.00 $448.00 $1,891 -25.53
492 492 27 397.50 $397.50 $1,956 -50.50
562–572 563 22 388.00–390.00 $389.82 $2,195 +3.82
622 622 13 372.00 $372.00 $2,314 +2.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,530 +17.50
420 420 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,701 -37.50
479 479 5 366.00 $366.00 $1,753 -64.00
572 572 2 351.00 $351.00 $2,008 -23.00

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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.