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Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc.

Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-16

Feeder Cattle · Rustburg, Virginia · Mon, Feb 16

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2184

← Feb 9Feb 16Feb 23 →

Receipts

629 head

▲ 402 vs last sale 227▲ 372 vs year ago 257 · +144.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 162, Heifers 287, Bulls 180)

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 $385.67/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 24 of 35 comparable sales and sits +3.70 against this barn's trailing median of $381.97.

Average price

$385.67

84 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,102

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$31.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.12

vs VA average

−43.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	545	393.38	2,144	36
Medium and Large 1	551	392.78	2,163	27
Medium and Large 3	537	365.00	1,960	11thin
Small 1	539	361.49	1,948	10thin

One grade step is worth $31.89/cwt here — about $195 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 sale84 hd

385.67

—

VA average7 barns · 305 hd

389.80

−4.12

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−43.50

This barn, trailing median35 sales

381.97

+3.70

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

58 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Small 1	350	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,663	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	597.00/cwt	597.00–597.00	2,173	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,129	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	456	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,371	13
Steers	450–500	Small 1	456	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,075	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	517.82/cwt	450.00–522.50	2,382	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,139	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,146	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	547	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,174	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	548	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,466	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	464.00/cwt	464.00–464.00	2,612	23
Steers	550–600	Small 1	568	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,244	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,250	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	644	398.12/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,564	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	651	401.92/cwt	380.00–403.00	2,616	22
Steers	650–700	Small 1	661	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,148	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,084	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,671	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	741	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,579	6
Steers	750–800	Small 1	750	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,025	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,685	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,516	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	353	503.00/cwt	503.00–503.00	1,776	30
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	468.00/cwt	468.00–468.00	1,661	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	493.37/cwt	445.00–498.00	1,791	12
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	374	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,590	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,669	1
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	447	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,889	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	452	431.22/cwt	360.00–433.00	1,949	45
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	435.66/cwt	395.00–437.50	1,995	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,977	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,953	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	537	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,960	11
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	539	361.49/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,948	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	393.38/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,144	36
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	552	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,180	25
Heifers	600–650	Small 1	600	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,680	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	654	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,109	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	658	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,777	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,195	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,072	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	735	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,985	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,345	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	602.86/cwt	570.00–604.00	2,050	29
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	586.82/cwt	567.50–602.50	2,013	9
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	363	462.80/cwt	400.00–480.00	1,680	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	411	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,034	26
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	414	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,915	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	494.80/cwt	457.50–500.00	2,068	25
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	475	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,881	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	409.14/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,956	23
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,057	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	1
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	555	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,804	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,225	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,250	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,291	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,350	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 Feb 16, 2026

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

Receipts 629Last week 227Year ago 257

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 162, Heifers 287, Bulls 180)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	374	425.00	425.00
15	400–450	447	422.50	422.50
10	500–550	539	330.00–365.00	361.49
1	600–650	600	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	452.50	452.50
30	350–400	353	503.00	503.00
45	450–500	452	360.00–433.00	431.22
36	500–550	545	375.00–395.00	393.38
10	650–700	654	322.50	322.50
1	750–800	795	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	363	445.00–498.00	493.37
25	450–500	458	395.00–437.50	435.66
2	500–550	535	365.00	365.00
25	550–600	552	395.00	395.00
13	650–700	665	330.00	330.00
7	700–750	722	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	355	468.00	468.00
1	400–450	445	375.00	375.00
18	450–500	463	427.00	427.00
11	500–550	537	365.00	365.00
3	650–700	658	270.00	270.00
2	700–750	735	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	364	597.00	597.00
16	450–500	460	450.00–522.50	517.82
1	500–550	505	425.00	425.00
23	550–600	563	464.00	464.00
22	650–700	651	380.00–403.00	401.92
15	700–750	740	361.00	361.00
2	750–800	767	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	455.00	455.00
4	500–550	547	397.50	397.50
1	600–650	625	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	725	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	387	550.00	550.00
13	450–500	456	520.00	520.00
15	500–550	548	450.00	450.00
16	600–650	644	370.00–400.00	398.12
6	700–750	741	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	475.00	475.00
3	450–500	456	455.00	455.00
7	550–600	568	395.00	395.00
4	650–700	661	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	750	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	363	400.00–480.00	462.80
5	400–450	414	462.50	462.50
7	450–500	475	396.00	396.00
4	550–600	555	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	343	567.50–602.50	586.82
25	400–450	418	457.50–500.00	494.80
18	450–500	484	425.00	425.00
12	550–600	561	401.00	401.00
8	600–650	626	366.00	366.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	300–350	340	570.00–604.00	602.86
26	400–450	411	495.00	495.00
23	450–500	478	400.00–410.00	409.14
1	500–550	540	380.00	380.00
6	550–600	559	398.00	398.00
2	600–650	635	370.00	370.00

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.