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Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc.

Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-03

Feeder Cattle · Rustburg, Virginia · Mon, Aug 3

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2184

← Jul 27Aug 3Aug 10 →

Receipts

532 head

▼ 263 vs last sale 795▼ 786 vs year ago 1,318 · −59.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 178, Heifers 237, Bulls 117)

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 $383.51/cwt on 82 head, up $32.86 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 35 comparable sales and sits +1.54 against this barn's trailing median of $381.97.

Average price

$383.51

▲ 32.86 vs prior sale

82 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,099

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$39.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.56

vs VA average

+9.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	389.00	2,132	36
Medium and Large 2	549	385.00	2,114	36
Medium and Large 3	539	364.00	1,962	6thin
Small 1	537	350.00	1,880	4thin

One grade step is worth $39.00/cwt here — about $252 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 sale82 hd

383.51

—

VA average6 barns · 244 hd

365.95

+17.56

National average160 barns · 6,700 hd

374.03

+9.48

This barn, trailing median35 sales

381.97

+1.54

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

57 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	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,609	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	337	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,634	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,834	2
Steers	350–400	Small 1	385	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,694	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	449	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,976	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	453	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,043	15
Steers	450–500	Small 1	468	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,895	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,115	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,145	1
Steers	500–550	Small 1	525	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,021	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,235	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,283	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	552	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,318	31
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	553	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,190	10
Steers	600–650	Small 1	615	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,999	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,418	36
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,336	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	678	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,305	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	741	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,482	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,475	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	755	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,341	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,400	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	357	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,571	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	358	425.39/cwt	425.00–427.50	1,523	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,552	6
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	366	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,556	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,806	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	418.35/cwt	410.00–419.00	1,811	14
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	447	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,799	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	1,938	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	431.01/cwt	400.00–432.00	1,987	34
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	537	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,880	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	539	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,962	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	548	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,132	36
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	549	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,114	36
Heifers	600–650	Small 1	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	636	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,124	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,220	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	647	338.50/cwt	338.50–338.50	2,190	17
Heifers	700–750	Small 1	715	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,966	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,170	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,192	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Small 1	305	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,327	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,500	13
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,531	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	411	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,880	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,845	11
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	424	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,734	5
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	483	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,855	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,930	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	498	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,037	20
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,033	1
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	570	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,910	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,239	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,139	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,245	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,268	12

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 Aug 3, 2026

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

Receipts 532Last week 795Year ago 1,318

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 178, Heifers 237, Bulls 117)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	437.50	437.50
12	350–400	357	440.00	440.00
34	450–500	461	400.00–432.00	431.01
36	500–550	549	385.00	385.00
17	600–650	638	348.00	348.00
3	700–750	733	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	366	425.00	425.00
2	400–450	447	402.50	402.50
4	500–550	537	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	630	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	715	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	361	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	425	425.00	425.00
24	450–500	455	426.00	426.00
36	500–550	548	389.00	389.00
17	600–650	647	338.50	338.50
6	700–750	738	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	358	425.00–427.50	425.39
14	400–450	433	410.00–419.00	418.35
6	500–550	539	364.00	364.00
4	600–650	636	334.00	334.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	462.50	462.50
11	400–450	417	442.50	442.50
11	450–500	491	393.00	393.00
1	500–550	535	380.00	380.00
11	550–600	578	370.00	370.00
12	600–650	630	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	435.00	435.00
5	400–450	424	409.00	409.00
7	450–500	483	384.00	384.00
4	550–600	570	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	326	460.00	460.00
10	400–450	411	457.50	457.50
20	450–500	498	409.00	409.00
5	550–600	574	390.00	390.00
2	600–650	615	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	469	451.00	451.00
1	500–550	520	412.50	412.50
31	550–600	552	420.00	420.00
36	600–650	638	379.00	379.00
11	700–750	741	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	440.00	440.00
7	450–500	468	405.00	405.00
2	500–550	525	385.00	385.00
2	600–650	615	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	495.00	495.00
2	350–400	382	480.00	480.00
15	450–500	453	451.00	451.00
1	500–550	545	410.00	410.00
18	550–600	550	415.00	415.00
10	600–650	640	365.00	365.00
1	750–800	750	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	337	485.00	485.00
10	400–450	449	440.00	440.00
10	550–600	553	396.00	396.00
3	650–700	678	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	755	310.00	310.00

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.