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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, September 7, 2026

356 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $334.09/cwt -15.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,851/hd at 554 lb · 29 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $342.50/cwt -16.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,572/hd at 459 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $332.00/cwt ≈ $1,816/hd at 547 lb · 21 head
Rustburg, VA 5-weight heifers sold at $334/cwt. Virginia heifers in this weight are down $51 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 356 688 1,030
Feeder cattle 356 688 1,030

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 102, Heifers 170, Bulls 84)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 15 416.00 $416.00 $1,868 —
560–562 562 18 356.00–370.00 $367.67 $2,066 —
627 627 2 321.00 $321.00 $2,013 -29.00
650 650 10 335.00 $335.00 $2,178 -22.00
758 758 3 330.00 $330.00 $2,501 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,574 +12.50
441 441 10 408.00 $408.00 $1,799 -10.00
561 561 11 366.00 $366.00 $2,053 -13.00
645 645 6 329.50 $329.50 $2,125 —
718 718 4 325.00 $325.00 $2,334 -36.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,320 -42.50
474–492 479 7 350.00–379.00 $370.49 $1,775 -44.51
540 540 6 346.00 $346.00 $1,868 —
605 605 1 308.00 $308.00 $1,863 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 377.50 $377.50 $1,265 —
515 515 4 336.00 $336.00 $1,730 —
620 620 1 319.00 $319.00 $1,978 -3.50
750 750 1 302.50 $302.50 $2,269 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–387 375 13 357.50–362.50 $361.71 $1,356 -23.19
459 459 29 342.50 $342.50 $1,572 -16.38
547 547 21 332.00 $332.00 $1,816 —
562 562 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,798 -24.09
640 640 8 292.50 $292.50 $1,872 -14.50
745 745 1 271.00 $271.00 $2,019 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 12 330.00 $330.00 $1,475 -5.00
475 475 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,568 -25.00
553–562 554 29 322.00–335.00 $334.09 $1,851 -15.91
644 644 10 292.50 $292.50 $1,884 -2.50
740 740 6 273.00 $273.00 $2,020 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 5 355.00 $355.00 $1,285 -15.00
462 462 10 332.50 $332.50 $1,536 +30.00
560 560 8 307.00 $307.00 $1,719 —
627 627 5 285.00 $285.00 $1,787 -6.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,344 +12.50
453 453 4 315.00 $315.00 $1,427 —
523 523 4 305.00 $305.00 $1,595 —
630 630 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,701 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 2 470.00 $470.00 $1,654 +22.50
427 427 9 385.00 $385.00 $1,644 -25.00
450–479 477 14 355.00–379.00 $377.38 $1,800 -2.62
567–580 569 18 336.00–365.00 $360.07 $2,049 +20.66
635 635 4 319.00 $319.00 $2,026 -14.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 10 470.00 $470.00 $1,659 —
417 417 6 380.00 $380.00 $1,585 -45.00
465 465 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,651 -22.00
503 503 8 372.00 $372.00 $1,871 +22.00
550 550 2 341.00 $341.00 $1,876 -16.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 6 318.00 $318.00 $1,304 -13.38
500–540 520 2 292.50–302.50 $297.69 $1,548 —
580 580 2 292.50 $292.50 $1,696 -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.