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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, August 17, 2026

629 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $384.00/cwt +4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,736/hd at 452 lb · 46 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $359.63/cwt -31.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,953/hd at 543 lb · 45 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $354.00/cwt -36.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,954/hd at 552 lb · 42 head
Rustburg, VA 4-weight heifers sold at $367/cwt, running $11/cwt below the VA average ($378) and $53/cwt under Wytheville, VA ($420). Virginia 4-weight heifers are down $53/cwt from the mid-July peak of $420. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 629 631 689
Feeder cattle 629 631 689

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded feeder Cattle (Steers 205, Heifers 331, Bulls 93)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 4 437.50 $437.50 $1,641 -40.00
452–466 465 22 412.50–420.00 $419.34 $1,950 -20.66
545 545 1 384.00 $384.00 $2,093 —
555 555 38 393.00 $393.00 $2,181 -17.00
637 637 23 355.00 $355.00 $2,261 —
744 744 13 329.50 $329.50 $2,451 -51.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 7 450.00 $450.00 $1,584 —
440 440 1 419.00 $419.00 $1,844 —
454 454 29 430.00 $430.00 $1,952 -11.00
534 534 28 404.00 $404.00 $2,157 -3.50
626 626 11 355.00 $355.00 $2,222 -34.00
732 732 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,342 -36.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 357 5 430.00 $430.00 $1,535 -30.00
439 439 7 422.00 $422.00 $1,853 —
532 532 7 399.00 $399.00 $2,123 -1.00
627 627 2 344.00 $344.00 $2,157 -10.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 3 377.50 $377.50 $1,793 -32.50
607 607 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,003 -18.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–372 358 26 360.00–395.00 $392.20 $1,404 -26.12
452 452 46 384.00 $384.00 $1,736 +4.00
520–544 543 45 340.00–360.50 $359.63 $1,953 -31.37
605 605 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,936 -29.00
654 654 13 317.50 $317.50 $2,076 —
755 755 4 313.00 $313.00 $2,363 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,414 -37.34
460 460 30 347.50 $347.50 $1,598 -60.50
548 548 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,918 -35.00
552 552 42 354.00 $354.00 $1,954 -36.00
625–632 631 33 317.50–319.00 $317.63 $2,004 -30.37
737 737 11 310.00 $310.00 $2,285 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–363 355 20 372.50–385.00 $383.08 $1,360 -32.92
440–448 448 36 368.00–370.00 $368.05 $1,649 -36.64
585 585 1 318.00 $318.00 $1,860 -62.00
612 612 2 307.00 $307.00 $1,879 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 4 337.50 $337.50 $1,269 -67.50
426 426 5 317.50 $317.50 $1,353 -45.00
535 535 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,739 —
612 612 2 292.50 $292.50 $1,790 —
715 715 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,948 -7.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 12 442.50 $442.50 $1,518 -30.00
419 419 13 432.00 $432.00 $1,810 -15.81
495 495 8 389.00 $389.00 $1,926 -15.51
565 565 11 364.00 $364.00 $2,057 -17.00
630 630 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,142 -20.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,505 -40.00
433 433 4 416.00 $416.00 $1,801 -20.61
493 493 6 385.00 $385.00 $1,898 -8.00
535 535 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,872 -45.70
567 567 13 366.00 $366.00 $2,075 -5.00
630 630 11 359.00 $359.00 $2,262 ±0.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,610 -27.50
491 491 3 338.00 $338.00 $1,660 —
571 571 5 330.00 $330.00 $1,884 -21.00

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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.