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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, August 24, 2026

670 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $354.00/cwt ≈ $1,961/hd at 554 lb · 52 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $358.89/cwt +8.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,952/hd at 544 lb · 45 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $385.00/cwt -8.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,168/hd at 563 lb · 38 head
Rustburg 5-weight heifers brought $353/cwt—mid-pack for the state, $4/cwt below the VA average ($357), and $32/cwt under Abingdon, VA ($385). VA 5-weight heifers are down $27 from their early August peak of $376. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 670 629 1,058
Feeder cattle 670 629 1,058

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 209, Heifers 321, Bulls 140)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 3 452.50 $452.50 $1,724 +15.00
465 465 8 432.50 $432.50 $2,011 +13.16
563 563 38 385.00 $385.00 $2,168 -8.00
637 637 2 352.50 $352.50 $2,245 -2.50
652 652 32 353.00 $353.00 $2,302 —
735–738 738 16 325.00–326.00 $325.06 $2,399 -4.44
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 4 452.50 $452.50 $1,638 +2.50
455 455 33 439.00 $439.00 $1,997 +9.00
543 543 25 385.00 $385.00 $2,091 -19.00
642 642 11 340.00 $340.00 $2,183 -15.00
748 748 3 315.00 $315.00 $2,356 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 445.00 $445.00 $1,549 —
439 439 8 431.00 $431.00 $1,892 +9.00
548 548 5 369.00 $369.00 $2,022 -30.00
663 663 3 331.00 $331.00 $2,195 —
737 737 2 316.00 $316.00 $2,329 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,440 —
437 437 4 380.00 $380.00 $1,661 —
542 542 4 342.50 $342.50 $1,856 —
620 620 4 325.00 $325.00 $2,015 -5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 9 392.50 $392.50 $1,374 +0.30
461–495 462 32 335.00–358.00 $357.23 $1,650 -26.77
520 520 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,820 -9.63
554 554 52 354.00 $354.00 $1,961 —
635–644 644 30 318.00–321.00 $318.10 $2,049 —
756 756 8 295.00 $295.00 $2,230 -18.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 4 390.00 $390.00 $1,369 +15.00
456–460 456 22 332.50–346.00 $344.76 $1,572 -2.74
520–545 544 45 354.00–359.00 $358.89 $1,952 +8.89
643 643 36 319.00 $319.00 $2,051 +1.37
731 731 5 300.00 $300.00 $2,193 -10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 8 365.00 $365.00 $1,285 -18.08
453–485 454 25 340.00–349.00 $348.62 $1,583 —
520–546 545 20 340.00–344.00 $343.81 $1,874 —
631 631 5 305.00 $305.00 $1,925 -2.00
730 730 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,080 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 4 337.50 $337.50 $1,266 ±0.00
429 429 6 322.00 $322.00 $1,381 +4.50
557 557 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,810 —
610 610 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,647 -22.50
795 795 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,988 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 13 462.50 $462.50 $1,563 +20.00
395 395 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,698 —
420 420 17 442.50 $442.50 $1,858 +10.50
488 488 19 375.00 $375.00 $1,830 -14.00
505 505 1 361.00 $361.00 $1,823 —
566 566 10 339.00 $339.00 $1,919 -25.00
621 621 6 332.00 $332.00 $2,062 -8.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 447.50 $447.50 $1,513 —
419 419 8 432.50 $432.50 $1,812 +16.50
489 489 18 376.00 $376.00 $1,839 -9.00
566 566 13 345.00 $345.00 $1,953 -21.00
628 628 6 355.00 $355.00 $2,229 -4.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 5 387.50 $387.50 $1,306 —
416 416 9 373.00 $373.00 $1,552 +3.00
495 495 9 331.00 $331.00 $1,638 -7.00
552 552 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,739 -15.00

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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.