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Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc.

Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Rustburg, Virginia · Mon, May 5

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2184

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Receipts

1,036 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 1,073▲ 34 vs year ago 1,002 · +3.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 377, Heifers 404, Bulls 255)

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 $318.46/cwt on 145 head. That ranks 2 of 35 comparable sales and sits −63.51 against this barn's trailing median of $381.97.

Average price

$318.46

145 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$33.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.70

vs VA average

−14.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	549	320.78	1,761	45
Medium and Large 1	550	319.39	1,757	84
Medium and Large 3	555	316.00	1,754	11thin
Small 1	551	287.50	1,584	5thin

One grade step is worth $33.28/cwt here — about $177 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 sale145 hd

318.46

—

VA average8 barns · 459 hd

323.17

−4.70

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−14.36

This barn, trailing median35 sales

381.97

−63.51

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

53 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,511	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	1,558	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	387	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,544	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	404.33/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,819	30
Steers	450–500	Small 1	451	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,691	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	396.58/cwt	375.00–397.00	1,832	54
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,871	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,749	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	370.38/cwt	370.00–379.00	1,993	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	374.80/cwt	374.00–375.25	2,061	132
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,885	2
Steers	550–600	Small 1	590	311.25/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,836	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,241	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	354.58/cwt	354.50–356.00	2,266	79
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	309.25/cwt	309.25–309.25	2,304	24
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,333	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	346	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,346	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,299	8
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	354	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,257	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	398.27/cwt	372.00–399.50	1,450	24
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	392	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,454	2
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	445	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,522	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	447	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,605	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	449	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,630	58
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,530	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	361.22/cwt	341.00–362.50	1,662	50
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,625	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	549	320.78/cwt	316.00–321.00	1,761	45
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	319.39/cwt	316.50–319.50	1,757	84
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	551	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,584	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,754	11
Heifers	600–650	Small 1	616	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,709	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,802	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	298.50/cwt	298.50–298.50	1,895	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,841	38
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,755	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,802	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,046	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,138	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Small 1	325	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,333	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	342	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,440	16
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	354	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,490	6
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	409	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,611	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	401.70/cwt	370.00–402.50	1,671	39
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	395.21/cwt	367.50–396.00	1,668	34
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,874	23
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	375.92/cwt	360.00–377.00	1,834	31
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	494	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,724	8
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	533	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,684	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	328.42/cwt	316.00–329.00	1,846	44
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	327.79/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,862	18
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,056	20
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,083	2

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 May 5, 2025

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

Receipts 1,036Last week 1,073Year ago 1,002

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 377, Heifers 404, Bulls 255)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	354	421.00	421.00
34	400–450	422	367.50–396.00	395.21
31	450–500	488	360.00–377.00	375.92
44	550–600	562	316.00–329.00	328.42
20	600–650	625	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	410.00	410.00
5	400–450	409	394.00	394.00
8	450–500	494	349.00	349.00
3	500–550	533	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	342	421.00	421.00
39	400–450	416	370.00–402.50	401.70
23	450–500	483	388.00	388.00
18	550–600	568	310.00–330.00	327.79
2	600–650	635	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	379	411.00	411.00
54	450–500	462	375.00–397.00	396.58
132	550–600	550	374.00–375.25	374.80
79	600–650	639	354.50–356.00	354.58
24	700–750	745	309.25	309.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	451	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	590	300.00–322.50	311.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	387	399.00	399.00
5	450–500	470	398.00	398.00
3	500–550	530	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	580	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	358	422.00	422.00
30	450–500	450	385.00–405.00	404.33
23	500–550	538	370.00–379.00	370.38
4	600–650	633	354.00	354.00
1	750–800	765	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	346	389.00	389.00
2	350–400	392	371.00	371.00
50	450–500	460	341.00–362.50	361.22
84	550–600	550	316.50–319.50	319.39
38	600–650	637	289.00	289.00
1	650–700	665	271.00	271.00
12	700–750	745	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	354	355.00	355.00
7	400–450	445	342.00	342.00
5	550–600	551	287.50	287.50
4	600–650	616	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	350–400	364	372.00–399.50	398.27
58	400–450	449	363.00	363.00
4	450–500	450	340.00	340.00
45	500–550	549	316.00–321.00	320.78
20	600–650	635	298.50	298.50
1	650–700	650	270.00	270.00
3	700–750	723	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	350	371.00	371.00
15	400–450	447	359.00	359.00
1	450–500	485	335.00	335.00
11	550–600	555	316.00	316.00
3	600–650	630	286.00	286.00

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.