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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, July 27, 2026

795 head sold ·Official USDA report

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $367.81/cwt -42.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,692/hd at 460 lb · 55 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $355.36/cwt ≈ $1,940/hd at 546 lb · 54 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $330.05/cwt +14.05 vs last sale · ≈ $2,135/hd at 647 lb · 50 head
Rustburg, VA 4-weight heifers sold at $360/cwt, running $4/cwt below the VA average ($364) and $31/cwt under Winchester, VA ($391). VA 4-weight heifers are down $70/cwt from their late June peak of $438. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 795 809 416
Feeder cattle 795 809 416

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Grader Feeder Cattle (Steers 239, Heifers 400, Bulls 156)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 3 455.00 $455.00 $1,674 -20.00
447 447 2 405.00 $405.00 $1,810 —
463 463 24 400.00 $400.00 $1,852 -27.06
537 537 2 412.00 $412.00 $2,212 -10.00
556 556 36 419.00 $419.00 $2,330 -18.00
630–649 648 26 378.00–383.00 $382.81 $2,481 +1.23
756 756 13 342.00 $342.00 $2,586 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 7 491.00 $491.00 $1,660 +15.00
452 452 27 449.00 $449.00 $2,029 -10.58
544 544 37 410.00 $410.00 $2,230 -25.00
620 620 1 363.00 $363.00 $2,251 -37.00
660 660 9 373.50 $373.50 $2,465 —
735 735 6 330.00 $330.00 $2,426 -21.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 5 455.00 $455.00 $1,624 +10.00
446 446 14 436.00 $436.00 $1,945 —
540 540 11 395.00 $395.00 $2,133 —
649 649 5 344.00 $344.00 $2,233 —
742 742 2 312.00 $312.00 $2,315 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 444 6 387.50 $387.50 $1,720 —
558 558 3 381.00 $381.00 $2,126 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381–385 381 9 375.00–387.50 $386.10 $1,471 -33.90
440 440 1 358.00 $358.00 $1,575 —
461 461 22 354.00 $354.00 $1,632 -30.37
505–547 546 54 347.50–355.50 $355.36 $1,940 —
638–648 647 50 315.00–331.00 $330.05 $2,135 +14.05
725 725 10 297.00 $297.00 $2,153 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 382.50 $382.50 $1,300 —
363 363 25 388.00 $388.00 $1,408 -36.75
455–460 460 55 357.50–368.00 $367.81 $1,692 -42.19
543 543 43 351.00 $351.00 $1,906 -7.50
640 640 21 321.00 $321.00 $2,054 +5.50
745 745 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,198 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 18 378.00 $378.00 $1,346 —
454–475 455 41 345.00–358.00 $357.67 $1,627 —
550 550 19 351.00 $351.00 $1,930 —
647 647 8 316.00 $316.00 $2,045 +13.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 2 367.50 $367.50 $1,294 -25.00
455 455 11 336.00 $336.00 $1,529 -24.00
528 528 9 320.00 $320.00 $1,690 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 455.00 $455.00 $1,479 —
363–397 377 5 439.00–460.00 $451.14 $1,701 -28.86
418 418 22 436.00 $436.00 $1,822 -12.00
494 494 30 378.00 $378.00 $1,867 -19.50
569 569 20 382.00 $382.00 $2,174 -7.82
625 625 8 370.00 $370.00 $2,312 -2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 334 17 465.00–520.00 $516.95 $1,727 +26.95
419 419 20 429.00 $429.00 $1,798 +18.21
503–544 518 19 380.00–381.00 $380.61 $1,972 —
615 615 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,183 -20.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,219 —
431 431 4 385.00 $385.00 $1,659 -20.00
480 480 6 365.00 $365.00 $1,752 -1.00
555 555 1 342.50 $342.50 $1,901 -8.50

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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.