Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-06-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 164, Heifers 205, Bulls 89)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $310.89/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −74.13 against this barn's trailing median of $385.02.

Average price

$310.89

60 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$60.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.22

vs VA average

−32.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	523	317.73	1,662	15thin
Medium and Large 1	554	313.00	1,734	40
Medium and Large 3	563	284.17	1,601	3thin
Small 1	577	257.50	1,486	2thin

One grade step is worth $60.23/cwt here — about $176 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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $415.34, low $348.06, median $385.02 across 31 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 sale60 hd

310.89

—

VA average4 barns · 107 hd

314.11

−3.22

National average21 barns · 2,053 hd

342.96

−32.07

This barn, trailing median31 sales

385.02

−74.13

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

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,603	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	317.73/cwt	314.00–318.00	1,662	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,143	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	444	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,447	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	348	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,295	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	777	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,989	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	385.75/cwt	340.00–389.00	1,786	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,962	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,888	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	496	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,796	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,294	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,844	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,130	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	385.92/cwt	342.50–401.00	1,405	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,870	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	327.72/cwt	320.00–328.25	2,114	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,737	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,576	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	298.48/cwt	298.00–298.50	1,895	20
Steers	Small 1	450–500	470	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,673	3
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	466	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,503	3
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	577	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,486	2
Heifers	Small 1	700–750	730	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,716	1
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	325	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,053	1
Steers	Small 1	500–550	510	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,454	1
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	355	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,030	2
Steers	Small 1	650–700	665	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,310	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,496	1
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	580	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,682	1
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	409	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,481	6
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	497	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,566	7
Heifers	Small 1	650–700	650	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,602	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,276	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,609	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,729	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,734	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,080	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	362.09/cwt	340.00–366.00	1,926	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,998	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,369	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,430	6

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 Jun 30, 2025

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

Receipts 458Last week 649Year ago 818

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 164, Heifers 205, Bulls 89)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	360	317.50	317.50
15	400–450	444	326.00	326.00
1	500–550	530	272.50	272.50
2	550–600	580	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	635	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	362	357.50	357.50
26	450–500	458	350.00	350.00
15	500–550	523	314.00–318.00	317.73
4	600–650	636	290.00	290.00
2	750–800	777	256.00	256.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	362	352.50	352.50
1	400–450	440	340.00	340.00
35	450–500	453	348.00	348.00
40	550–600	554	313.00	313.00
20	600–650	635	298.00–298.50	298.48
4	700–750	727	293.00	293.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	290.00	290.00
3	450–500	466	322.50	322.50
2	550–600	577	257.50	257.50
1	650–700	650	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	730	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	348	372.00	372.00
2	450–500	470	376.00	376.00
3	550–600	575	291.00	291.00
1	650–700	665	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	363	394.00	394.00
15	450–500	463	340.00–389.00	385.75
13	500–550	532	340.00–366.00	362.09
7	600–650	642	324.00	324.00
1	700–750	710	308.00	308.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	372.50	372.50
14	450–500	457	380.00	380.00
35	550–600	555	360.00	360.00
46	600–650	645	320.00–328.25	327.72
10	700–750	731	316.00	316.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	356.00	356.00
1	500–550	510	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	665	293.00	293.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	343	399.00	399.00
7	400–450	416	385.00	385.00
5	450–500	496	362.00	362.00
7	550–600	562	336.00	336.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	364	342.50–401.00	385.92
12	400–450	428	376.00	376.00
13	450–500	483	358.00	358.00
18	550–600	570	328.00	328.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	324.00	324.00
6	400–450	409	362.00	362.00
7	450–500	497	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	580	290.00	290.00

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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