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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, August 3, 2026

532 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $389.00/cwt +33.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,132/hd at 548 lb · 36 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $385.00/cwt +34.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,114/hd at 549 lb · 36 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $379.00/cwt -3.81 vs last sale · ≈ $2,418/hd at 638 lb · 36 head
Rustburg, VA 6-weight steers sold at $372/cwt, running $20/cwt below the VA average ($392) and $32/cwt under Virginia Feeder Cattle Tel-O-Auction ($404). The class is down $26 from its early July peak of $423/cwt. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 532 795 1,318
Feeder cattle 532 795 1,318

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 178, Heifers 237, Bulls 117)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 469 10 451.00 $451.00 $2,115 +51.00
520 520 1 412.50 $412.50 $2,145 +0.50
552 552 31 420.00 $420.00 $2,318 +1.00
638 638 36 379.00 $379.00 $2,418 -3.81
741 741 11 335.00 $335.00 $2,482 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,609 +4.00
382 382 2 480.00 $480.00 $1,834 —
453 453 15 451.00 $451.00 $2,043 +2.00
545 545 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,234 ±0.00
550 550 18 415.00 $415.00 $2,282 —
640 640 10 365.00 $365.00 $2,336 +2.00
750 750 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,475 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 5 485.00 $485.00 $1,634 —
449 449 10 440.00 $440.00 $1,976 +4.00
553 553 10 396.00 $396.00 $2,190 —
678 678 3 340.00 $340.00 $2,305 —
755 755 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,340 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,694 —
468 468 7 405.00 $405.00 $1,895 —
525 525 2 385.00 $385.00 $2,021 —
615 615 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,999 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 437.50 $437.50 $1,400 +55.00
357 357 12 440.00 $440.00 $1,571 +52.00
460–485 461 34 400.00–432.00 $431.01 $1,987 +63.20
549 549 36 385.00 $385.00 $2,114 +34.00
638 638 17 348.00 $348.00 $2,220 +27.00
733 733 3 296.00 $296.00 $2,170 +1.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 6 430.00 $430.00 $1,552 +43.90
425 425 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,806 +67.00
455 455 24 426.00 $426.00 $1,938 +72.00
548 548 36 389.00 $389.00 $2,132 +33.64
647 647 17 338.50 $338.50 $2,190 +8.45
738 738 6 297.00 $297.00 $2,192 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–395 358 7 425.00–427.50 $425.39 $1,523 +47.39
432–440 433 14 410.00–419.00 $418.35 $1,811 —
539 539 6 364.00 $364.00 $1,962 —
636 636 4 334.00 $334.00 $2,124 +18.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 5 425.00 $425.00 $1,556 +57.50
447 447 2 402.50 $402.50 $1,799 —
537 537 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,880 +30.00
630 630 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,890 —
715 715 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,966 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 4 462.50 $462.50 $1,531 +7.50
417 417 11 442.50 $442.50 $1,845 +6.50
491 491 11 393.00 $393.00 $1,930 +15.00
535 535 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,033 —
578 578 11 370.00 $370.00 $2,139 -12.00
630 630 12 360.00 $360.00 $2,268 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 13 460.00 $460.00 $1,500 -56.95
411 411 10 457.50 $457.50 $1,880 +28.50
498 498 20 409.00 $409.00 $2,037 —
574 574 5 390.00 $390.00 $2,239 —
615 615 2 365.00 $365.00 $2,245 +10.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,327 +60.00
424 424 5 409.00 $409.00 $1,734 +24.00
483 483 7 384.00 $384.00 $1,855 +19.00
570 570 4 335.00 $335.00 $1,910 -7.50

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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.