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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, August 10, 2026

631 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $412.00/cwt ≈ $1,846/hd at 448 lb · 44 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $390.00/cwt ≈ $2,168/hd at 556 lb · 34 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $348.00/cwt +9.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,248/hd at 646 lb · 33 head
Rustburg, VA 4-weight heifers sold at $406/cwt, in line with the state average—$2/cwt above the VA average ($404) and $32/cwt under Radiant, VA ($438). VA 4-weight heifers are down $36/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 631 532 888
Feeder cattle 631 532 888

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 169, Heifers 306, Bulls 156)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 2 477.50 $477.50 $1,705 —
462 462 4 440.00 $440.00 $2,033 -11.00
551 551 24 410.00 $410.00 $2,259 -10.00
650–677 652 25 365.00–369.50 $369.13 $2,407 —
747 747 14 381.00 $381.00 $2,846 +46.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 465.00 $465.00 $1,814 -15.00
464 464 12 441.00 $441.00 $2,046 -10.00
545 545 1 407.50 $407.50 $2,221 -2.50
550 550 21 416.00 $416.00 $2,288 +1.00
645 645 13 389.00 $389.00 $2,509 +24.00
735 735 5 356.00 $356.00 $2,617 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 452.50 $452.50 $1,448 -32.50
356 356 5 460.00 $460.00 $1,638 —
456–475 457 13 410.00–448.00 $444.96 $2,033 —
531 531 4 400.00 $400.00 $2,124 —
647 647 7 354.00 $354.00 $2,290 —
706 706 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,330 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 2 387.50 $387.50 $1,519 -52.50
455 455 6 410.00 $410.00 $1,866 +5.00
502 502 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,958 +5.00
640 640 2 348.00 $348.00 $2,227 +23.00
710 710 1 324.00 $324.00 $2,300 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–370 358 25 402.50–419.00 $418.32 $1,498 -21.68
448 448 44 412.00 $412.00 $1,846 —
485 485 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,843 -51.01
543 543 33 391.00 $391.00 $2,123 +6.00
560 560 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,156 —
639 639 24 349.00 $349.00 $2,230 +1.00
733 733 3 306.00 $306.00 $2,243 +10.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–395 372 6 400.00–415.00 $412.34 $1,534 -17.66
450 450 14 408.00 $408.00 $1,836 -18.00
540 540 3 385.00 $385.00 $2,079 -4.00
556 556 34 390.00 $390.00 $2,168 —
646 646 33 348.00 $348.00 $2,248 +9.50
750 750 8 300.00 $300.00 $2,250 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 3 416.00 $416.00 $1,468 -9.39
433–445 444 33 380.00–408.00 $404.69 $1,797 -13.66
555 555 20 380.00 $380.00 $2,109 —
649 649 10 348.00 $348.00 $2,259 +14.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,580 -20.00
425 425 6 362.50 $362.50 $1,541 -40.00
553 553 3 370.00 $370.00 $2,046 —
730 730 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,044 +5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 12 472.50 $472.50 $1,569 +12.50
355 355 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,562 —
410–416 416 18 410.00–450.00 $447.81 $1,863 -9.69
472–488 486 20 400.00–405.00 $404.51 $1,966 -4.49
562 562 12 381.00 $381.00 $2,141 -9.00
628 628 9 360.00 $360.00 $2,261 -5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 457.50 $457.50 $1,464 -5.00
350 350 5 470.00 $470.00 $1,645 —
405–426 425 16 422.50–437.50 $436.61 $1,856 -5.89
493 493 3 393.00 $393.00 $1,937 ±0.00
501–530 502 21 390.00–396.00 $395.70 $1,986 +15.70
563 563 12 371.00 $371.00 $2,089 +1.00
628 628 8 359.00 $359.00 $2,255 -1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 4 432.50 $432.50 $1,436 -2.50
410 410 3 397.50 $397.50 $1,630 -11.50
505 505 3 372.00 $372.00 $1,879 —
571 571 8 351.00 $351.00 $2,004 +16.00

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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.