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Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc.

Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-21

Feeder Cattle · Rustburg, Virginia · Mon, Sep 21

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2184

← Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28 →

Receipts

534 head

▼ 284 vs last sale 818▼ 490 vs year ago 1,024 · −47.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 131, Heifers 227, Bulls 176)

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 $324.56/cwt on 77 head, down $4.24 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 35 comparable sales and sits −57.41 against this barn's trailing median of $381.97.

Average price

$324.56

▼ 4.24 vs prior sale

77 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,778

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$25.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.72

vs VA average

−31.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	331.05	1,851	31
Medium and Large 2	540	324.56	1,753	33
Medium and Large 3	541	310.00	1,677	10thin
Small 1	538	306.00	1,646	3thin

One grade step is worth $25.05/cwt here — about $204 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale77 hd

324.56

—

VA average7 barns · 353 hd

337.28

−12.72

National average179 barns · 11,869 hd

356.10

−31.54

This barn, trailing median35 sales

381.97

−57.41

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

52 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Small 1	305	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,266	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	392	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,803	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,948	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,794	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,000	6
Steers	450–500	Small 1	482	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,735	2
Steers	500–550	Small 1	530	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,789	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	532	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,990	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,958	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	549	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,141	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,140	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,041	1
Steers	600–650	Small 1	623	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,068	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,191	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	340.46/cwt	335.00–341.00	2,254	23
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,214	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,368	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,429	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,321	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	361	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,401	13
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	365	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,287	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,443	2
Heifers	400–450	Small 1	438	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,358	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	444	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,652	29
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	453	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,522	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,698	15
Heifers	500–550	Small 1	538	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,646	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	324.56/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,753	33
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	541	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,677	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	331.05/cwt	322.50–332.00	1,851	31
Heifers	600–650	Small 1	615	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,833	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,952	28
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	643	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,968	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,981	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	661	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,983	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	290.38/cwt	290.00–290.50	2,108	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,131	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	746	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,193	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	468.30/cwt	460.00–469.00	1,569	12
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,597	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,588	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	409	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,722	28
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,726	7
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	427	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,533	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	392.47/cwt	363.00–395.00	1,892	13
Bulls	450–500	Small 1	489	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,650	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	388.66/cwt	381.00–389.00	1,904	23
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,143	26
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	561	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,739	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,098	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,953	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,925	17

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 Sep 21, 2026

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

Receipts 534Last week 818Year ago 1,024

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 131, Heifers 227, Bulls 176)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	472.50	472.50
1	350–400	385	412.50	412.50
7	400–450	424	407.00	407.00
23	450–500	490	381.00–389.00	388.66
26	550–600	558	384.00	384.00
17	600–650	631	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	427	359.00	359.00
15	450–500	489	337.50	337.50
4	550–600	561	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	335	460.00–469.00	468.30
28	400–450	409	421.00	421.00
13	450–500	482	363.00–395.00	392.47
12	550–600	567	370.00	370.00
5	600–650	630	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	415.00	415.00
2	450–500	482	360.00	360.00
5	500–550	530	337.50	337.50
3	600–650	623	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	479	417.50	417.50
24	500–550	549	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	595	343.00	343.00
23	650–700	662	335.00–341.00	340.46
12	700–750	745	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	392	460.00	460.00
7	450–500	461	422.50	422.50
1	500–550	540	362.50	362.50
19	550–600	553	387.00	387.00
15	600–650	637	344.00	344.00
3	700–750	740	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	477	376.00	376.00
4	500–550	532	374.00	374.00
1	650–700	675	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	352.50	352.50
8	400–450	438	310.00	310.00
3	500–550	538	306.00	306.00
1	600–650	615	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	343	385.00	385.00
15	450–500	459	370.00	370.00
31	550–600	559	322.50–332.00	331.05
28	600–650	640	305.00	305.00
3	650–700	658	301.00	301.00
4	700–750	726	290.00–290.50	290.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	361	388.00	388.00
29	400–450	444	372.00	372.00
33	500–550	540	317.50–325.00	324.56
19	600–650	643	306.00	306.00
3	700–750	746	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	370.00	370.00
13	450–500	453	336.00	336.00
10	500–550	541	310.00	310.00
3	650–700	661	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	745	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.