Sale reports / Virginia / Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. / 2025-10-27

Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Rustburg, Virginia · Mon, Oct 27
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2184
Receipts
1,033 head
▲ 308 vs last sale 725▼ 48 vs year ago 1,081 · −4.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 247, Heifers 465, Bulls 321)

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $314.83/cwt on 177 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −67.14 against this barn's trailing median of $381.97.
Average price
$314.83
177 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,715
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$382
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$54.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.96
vs VA average
−60.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548319.251,74978
Medium and Large 2546315.091,72069
Medium and Large 3537310.321,66625
Small 1516265.001,3675thin
One grade step is worth $54.25/cwt here — about $382 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale177 hd
314.83
—
VA average10 barns · 723 hd
328.79
−13.96
National average184 barns · 21,753 hd
374.89
−60.06
This barn, trailing median35 sales
381.97
−67.14
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
416378340303median 381.9703/0204/2706/2908/3110/26
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

59 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Small 1335315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0552
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2351392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,3786
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3362367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,3307
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1395382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,5111
Steers400–450Small 1402325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3072
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3444359.00/cwt359.00–359.001,59413
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2456379.57/cwt370.00–381.001,73123
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474377.00/cwt377.00–377.001,78712
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3515312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,6091
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2551362.55/cwt336.00–364.001,99840
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,06744
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3562320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7987
Steers550–600Small 1585292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,7111
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3636295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8764
Steers600–650Small 1636286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,8193
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1639342.01/cwt322.00–343.002,18542
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,14417
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2738303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,2367
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1746303.18/cwt303.00–305.002,26211
Steers750–800Small 1760288.00/cwt288.00–288.002,1891
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3760283.00/cwt283.00–283.002,1511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2356349.00/cwt349.00–349.001,24219
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3357320.83/cwt295.00–327.001,14517
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,25311
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1436324.00/cwt324.00–324.001,4133
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3446324.00/cwt324.00–324.001,44525
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2447321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,4352
Heifers400–450Small 1448288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,29013
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1453340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,54037
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2458337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,54355
Heifers500–550Small 1516265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3675
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3536312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,67224
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2546315.09/cwt306.00–315.501,72069
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1548319.25/cwt305.00–320.001,74978
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3555270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4991
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3632250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5804
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640300.64/cwt287.00–302.501,92433
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1645291.99/cwt287.50–292.501,88347
Heifers650–700Small 1661245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6193
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9311
Heifers700–750Small 1730235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7161
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1742276.00/cwt276.00–276.002,0485
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755266.00/cwt266.00–266.002,00811
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1311
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1327385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2592
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2343411.00/cwt411.00–411.001,41020
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1350393.00/cwt393.00–393.001,3763
Bulls350–400Small 1365307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,1223
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2414371.33/cwt342.50–373.001,53737
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419369.00/cwt369.00–369.001,54616
Bulls400–450Small 1422327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,3827
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1483344.12/cwt335.00–345.001,66237
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2491345.21/cwt337.00–345.501,69558
Bulls500–550Small 1507315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5977
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2562321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,80441
Bulls550–600Small 1564278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,5686
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1566321.01/cwt290.00–323.001,81751
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,8576
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1627304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,90627

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.