Sale reports / Virginia / Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. / 2026-09-07

Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Rustburg, Virginia · Mon, Sep 7
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2184
Receipts
356 head
▼ 332 vs last sale 688▼ 674 vs year ago 1,030 · −65.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 102, Heifers 170, Bulls 84)

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $327.76/cwt on 64 head, down $14.98 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 35 comparable sales and sits −54.21 against this barn's trailing median of $381.97.
Average price
$327.76
▼ 14.98 vs prior sale
64 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,805
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$256
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1
$29.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.52
vs VA average
−10.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554334.091,85129
Medium and Large 2548330.961,81523
Medium and Large 3560307.001,7198thin
Small 1523305.001,5954thin
One grade step is worth $29.09/cwt here — about $256 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale64 hd
327.76
—
VA average7 barns · 242 hd
324.24
+3.52
National average138 barns · 5,113 hd
337.79
−10.03
This barn, trailing median35 sales
381.97
−54.21
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

50 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3330400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3201
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5751
Steers300–350Small 1335377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,2651
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2441408.00/cwt408.00–408.001,79910
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1449416.00/cwt416.00–416.001,86815
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3479370.49/cwt350.00–379.001,7757
Steers500–550Small 1515336.00/cwt336.00–336.001,7304
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3540346.00/cwt346.00–346.001,8686
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2561366.00/cwt366.00–366.002,05311
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1562367.67/cwt356.00–370.002,06618
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3605308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,8631
Steers600–650Small 1620319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,9781
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1627321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,0132
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645329.50/cwt329.50–329.502,1256
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1650335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,17810
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2718325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3344
Steers750–800Small 1750302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,2691
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1758330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5013
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3362355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2855
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375361.71/cwt357.50–362.501,35613
Heifers400–450Small 1430312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,3441
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1447330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,47512
Heifers450–500Small 1453315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4274
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2459342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,57229
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3462332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,53610
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5681
Heifers500–550Small 1523305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5954
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2547332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,81621
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1554334.09/cwt322.00–335.001,85129
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3560307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,7198
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2562320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7982
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3627285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7875
Heifers600–650Small 1630270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7011
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,8728
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1644292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,88410
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1740273.00/cwt273.00–273.002,0206
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2745271.00/cwt271.00–271.002,0191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1352470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,6542
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2353470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,65910
Bulls400–450Small 1410318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,3046
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2417380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5856
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6449
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,6511
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477377.38/cwt355.00–379.001,80014
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2503372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,8718
Bulls500–550Small 1520297.69/cwt292.50–302.501,5482
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2550341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,8762
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1569360.07/cwt336.00–365.002,04918
Bulls550–600Small 1580292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,6972
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1635319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,0264

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.