Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 375, Heifers 381, Bulls 186)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $326.40/cwt on 135 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −58.47 against this barn's trailing median of $384.87.

Average price

$326.40

135 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,789

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$243

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Small 1

$44.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.74

vs VA average

−13.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	553	344.00	1,902	8thin
Medium and Large 2	537	331.72	1,781	27
Medium and Large 1	551	324.28	1,786	97
Small 1	553	300.00	1,659	3thin

One grade step is worth $44.00/cwt here — about $243 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.34, low $341.76, median $384.87 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale135 hd

326.40

—

VA average9 barns · 539 hd

327.14

−0.74

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−13.48

This barn, trailing median32 sales

384.87

−58.47

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

54 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	319.29/cwt	315.00–319.50	2,321	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,416	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	544	379.42/cwt	368.00–380.00	2,064	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	324.50/cwt	324.50–324.50	1,788	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,689	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,894	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	389.05/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,906	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,341	6
Steers	Small 1	350–400	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	490	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,877	5
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	424	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,751	5
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	583	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,866	3
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	361	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,686	2
Steers	Small 1	550–600	575	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,926	3
Steers	Small 1	450–500	475	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,663	2
Steers	Small 1	650–700	670	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,291	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	352	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,267	4
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	553	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,659	3
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	485	328.31/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,992	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	400.50/cwt	400.50–400.50	1,742	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,060	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,470	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	380.75/cwt	380.75–380.75	2,117	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	405.50/cwt	405.50–405.50	1,882	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	453	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,631	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	553	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,902	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,963	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,930	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	362	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,549	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	331.72/cwt	328.00–332.00	1,781	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,486	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	307.47/cwt	290.00–309.00	1,909	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	766	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,191	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,881	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,421	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	347	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	1,513	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,002	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	444	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,643	52
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,343	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	347	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,444	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,793	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,930	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,562	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	359.25/cwt	359.25–359.25	2,303	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,108	5

How this sale compares

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 May 12, 2025

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

Receipts 942Last week 1,036Year ago 1,010

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 375, Heifers 381, Bulls 186)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	381	410.00	410.00
37	450–500	464	405.50	405.50
87	550–600	556	380.75	380.75
112	600–650	641	359.25	359.25
6	650–700	652	359.00	359.00
21	700–750	727	315.00–319.50	319.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	347	416.00	416.00
1	350–400	380	397.50	397.50
23	450–500	450	418.00	418.00
19	500–550	544	368.00–380.00	379.42
17	600–650	642	365.00	365.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	475	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	575	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	670	342.00	342.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	362	428.00	428.00
10	450–500	465	415.00	415.00
14	500–550	529	371.00	371.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	355	399.00	399.00
59	450–500	464	364.00	364.00
2	500–550	537	314.00	314.00
95	550–600	551	324.50	324.50
44	600–650	642	295.00	295.00
5	700–750	727	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	795	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	352	360.00	360.00
3	450–500	485	325.00–330.00	328.31
3	550–600	553	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	350	406.00	406.00
15	450–500	453	360.00	360.00
8	550–600	553	344.00	344.00
1	600–650	625	296.00	296.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	350–400	365	407.00	407.00
52	400–450	444	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	495	342.50	342.50
27	500–550	537	328.00–332.00	331.72
12	600–650	621	290.00–309.00	307.47
1	700–750	735	282.50	282.50
3	750–800	766	286.00	286.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	356	413.00	413.00
15	400–450	435	400.50	400.50
42	450–500	490	350.00–390.00	389.05
33	550–600	558	357.00	357.00
8	600–650	626	329.00	329.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	361	412.50	412.50
5	400–450	424	413.00	413.00
5	450–500	490	383.00	383.00
3	550–600	583	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	347	436.00	436.00
1	350–400	395	395.00	395.00
25	400–450	416	431.00	431.00
17	450–500	485	398.00	398.00
7	550–600	572	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	640	327.00	327.00

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.

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