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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, August 31, 2026

688 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $350.00/cwt ≈ $1,936/hd at 553 lb · 52 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $358.88/cwt +1.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,647/hd at 459 lb · 52 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $344.09/cwt -9.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,903/hd at 553 lb · 42 head
Rustburg, VA 5-weight heifers sold at $350/cwt. Virginia 5-weight heifers are down $35 from their early August peak of $376/cwt. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 688 670 401
Feeder cattle 688 670 401

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 159, Heifers 337, Bulls 192)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 447.50 $447.50 $1,544 —
452–477 456 13 417.50–423.00 $422.11 $1,925 -10.39
547 547 32 369.00 $369.00 $2,018 —
646 646 22 350.00 $350.00 $2,261 -2.50
665 665 1 357.00 $357.00 $2,374 +4.00
730–748 746 11 334.00–360.00 $357.69 $2,668 +32.63
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 2 457.50 $457.50 $1,588 —
369 369 8 460.00 $460.00 $1,697 +7.50
442 442 2 418.00 $418.00 $1,848 —
472 472 16 423.00 $423.00 $1,997 -16.00
551 551 16 379.00 $379.00 $2,088 —
661 661 8 358.00 $358.00 $2,366 —
746 746 4 361.00 $361.00 $2,693 +46.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,384 -45.00
466 466 3 365.00 $365.00 $1,701 —
558 558 7 327.50 $327.50 $1,827 —
635 635 2 322.50 $322.50 $2,048 -2.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 442.50 $442.50 $1,394 -2.50
450 450 2 415.00 $415.00 $1,868 —
551 551 5 369.00 $369.00 $2,033 —
657 657 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,102 -11.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–365 364 20 370.00–387.50 $384.90 $1,401 -7.60
458–468 459 52 325.00–361.00 $358.88 $1,647 +1.65
552–553 553 42 322.50–347.00 $344.09 $1,903 -9.91
649 649 20 307.00 $307.00 $1,992 -11.10
775 775 2 270.00 $270.00 $2,092 -25.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 7 355.00 $355.00 $1,338 -35.00
443 443 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,484 —
459 459 24 355.00 $355.00 $1,629 +10.24
537 537 2 337.50 $337.50 $1,812 -21.39
553 553 52 350.00 $350.00 $1,936 —
640 640 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,888 -24.00
652 652 29 304.00 $304.00 $1,982 —
750 750 4 280.00 $280.00 $2,100 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 11 370.00 $370.00 $1,325 +5.00
446 446 27 332.00 $332.00 $1,481 —
475 475 3 302.50 $302.50 $1,437 -46.12
547 547 8 320.00 $320.00 $1,750 -23.81
637 637 10 291.00 $291.00 $1,854 -14.00
705 705 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,956 -7.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,040 —
365 365 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,204 -7.50
443 443 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,329 -22.00
550 550 6 302.50 $302.50 $1,664 -22.50
650 650 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,755 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 23 485.00 $485.00 $1,654 +22.50
416 416 28 425.00 $425.00 $1,768 -17.50
493 493 30 377.00 $377.00 $1,859 +2.00
520 520 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,820 -11.00
570 570 16 357.00 $357.00 $2,035 +18.00
628 628 3 338.00 $338.00 $2,123 +6.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 4 447.50 $447.50 $1,589 —
427 427 14 410.00 $410.00 $1,751 -22.50
494 494 16 380.00 $380.00 $1,877 +4.00
567–568 567 22 339.00–342.00 $339.41 $1,924 -5.59
635 635 7 333.00 $333.00 $2,115 -22.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 6 347.50 $347.50 $1,178 -40.00
400–405 401 9 322.50–332.50 $331.38 $1,329 -41.62
485 485 11 301.00 $301.00 $1,460 -30.00
580 580 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,740 -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.