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Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc.

Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Rustburg, Virginia · Mon, Apr 28

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2184

← Apr 21Apr 28May 5 →

Receipts

1,073 head

▲ 404 vs last sale 669▲ 2 vs year ago 1,071 · +0.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 329, Heifers 490, Bulls 254)

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $317.20/cwt on 159 head. That ranks 2 of 35 comparable sales and sits −64.78 against this barn's trailing median of $381.97.

Average price

$317.20

159 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$27.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.74

vs VA average

−12.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	320.22	1,756	82
Medium and Large 3	552	314.95	1,740	29
Medium and Large 2	550	314.78	1,731	45
Small 1	531	292.50	1,553	3thin

One grade step is worth $27.72/cwt here — about $203 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale159 hd

317.20

—

VA average8 barns · 544 hd

320.94

−3.74

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−12.14

This barn, trailing median35 sales

381.97

−64.78

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

35 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $401.58, low $316.96, median $381.97 across 35 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

61 lots · USDA AMS · Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Rustburg, VA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	347	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,378	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	356	411.47/cwt	397.00–413.00	1,465	11
Steers	350–400	Small 1	367	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,358	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,532	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,672	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	454	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,807	26
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	395.25/cwt	395.25–395.25	1,810	53
Steers	450–500	Small 1	460	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,668	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	461	385.43/cwt	370.00–389.00	1,777	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,884	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,956	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	536	349.12/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,871	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	373.50/cwt	373.50–373.50	2,054	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	371.75/cwt	371.75–371.75	2,056	89
Steers	550–600	Small 1	562	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,911	2
Steers	600–650	Small 1	630	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,978	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	633	303.83/cwt	290.00–318.00	1,923	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	643	349.32/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,246	52
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	646	345.55/cwt	343.00–346.00	2,232	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,065	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,009	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,190	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	296.50/cwt	296.50–296.50	2,224	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	346	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,308	16
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	362	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,158	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	387.56/cwt	366.00–389.00	1,449	31
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,444	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,420	2
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	441	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,491	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	452	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,614	54
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	455	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,433	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	457	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,600	37
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	354.13/cwt	325.00–354.50	1,647	84
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	531	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,553	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	543	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,624	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	548	320.50/cwt	320.50–320.50	1,756	81
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	314.78/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,731	45
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	554	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,759	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,711	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	641	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,705	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	648	275.19/cwt	275.00–283.00	1,783	42
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	267.02/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,965	18
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	757	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,006	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,453	16
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,377	1
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	370	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,351	2
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	416	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,654	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	413.91/cwt	378.00–417.00	1,726	25
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	409.91/cwt	375.00–414.00	1,722	29
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,853	12
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	490	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,519	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	496	384.87/cwt	325.00–387.50	1,909	47
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	506	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,645	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,729	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	334.25/cwt	334.25–334.25	1,855	17
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	556	287.50/cwt	278.00–290.00	1,599	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	333.50/cwt	333.50–333.50	1,894	50
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,012	23
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,041	8

This sale against other markets

Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Rustburg, VA

Mon Apr 28, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Richmond, VA (LS-RH)

Receipts 1,073Last week 669Year ago 1,071

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 329, Heifers 490, Bulls 254)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	384	399.00	399.00
53	450–500	458	395.25	395.25
1	500–550	505	373.00	373.00
89	550–600	553	371.75	371.75
52	600–650	643	345.00–350.00	349.32
1	700–750	700	295.00	295.00
8	750–800	750	296.50	296.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	356	397.00–413.00	411.47
2	400–450	440	380.00	380.00
26	450–500	454	398.00	398.00
1	500–550	530	369.00	369.00
21	550–600	550	373.50	373.50
13	600–650	646	343.00–346.00	345.55
1	700–750	730	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	367	370.00	370.00
3	450–500	460	362.50	362.50
2	550–600	562	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	630	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	347	397.00	397.00
11	450–500	461	370.00–389.00	385.43
11	500–550	536	340.00–350.00	349.12
2	600–650	633	290.00–318.00	303.83
2	700–750	715	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	375	385.00	385.00
84	450–500	465	325.00–354.50	354.13
81	500–550	548	320.50	320.50
1	550–600	575	297.50	297.50
42	600–650	648	275.00–283.00	275.19
18	700–750	736	250.00–268.00	267.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	362	320.00	320.00
7	400–450	441	338.00	338.00
1	450–500	455	315.00	315.00
3	500–550	531	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	346	378.00	378.00
2	400–450	425	334.00	334.00
37	450–500	457	350.00	350.00
4	500–550	543	299.00	299.00
25	550–600	554	317.50	317.50
6	600–650	641	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	350–400	374	366.00–389.00	387.56
54	450–500	452	357.00	357.00
45	550–600	550	310.00–315.00	314.78
18	600–650	645	290.00	290.00
2	750–800	757	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	365.00	365.00
5	400–450	416	397.50	397.50
2	450–500	490	310.00	310.00
5	500–550	506	325.00	325.00
5	550–600	556	278.00–290.00	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	350	415.00	415.00
29	400–450	420	375.00–414.00	409.91
47	450–500	496	325.00–387.50	384.87
50	550–600	568	333.50	333.50
23	600–650	621	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	335	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	355	388.00	388.00
25	400–450	417	378.00–417.00	413.91
12	450–500	485	382.00	382.00
1	500–550	510	339.00	339.00
17	550–600	555	334.25	334.25
8	600–650	630	324.00	324.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.