Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 258, Heifers 362, Bulls 200)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $307.46/cwt on 134 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −77.41 against this barn's trailing median of $384.87.

Average price

$307.46

134 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$24.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.34

vs VA average

−61.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	309.49	1,710	59
Medium and Large 2	549	308.77	1,695	49
Medium and Large 3	536	305.00	1,635	20
Small 1	555	285.00	1,582	6thin

One grade step is worth $24.49/cwt here — about $128 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 sale134 hd

307.46

—

VA average8 barns · 412 hd

320.80

−13.34

National average182 barns · 13,299 hd

368.91

−61.45

This barn, trailing median32 sales

384.87

−77.41

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

61 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 2	350–400	360	374.03/cwt	330.00–379.00	1,347	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	389.14/cwt	367.50–391.00	2,171	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	327.56/cwt	312.50–329.00	2,440	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	412.72/cwt	383.00–416.00	1,407	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	408.50/cwt	408.50–408.50	1,703	19
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	378	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,172	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,018	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,641	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	401.38/cwt	366.00–405.00	1,690	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,913	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	9
Steers	Small 1	450–500	466	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,538	3
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	413	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,450	3
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	482	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,634	7
Steers	Small 1	550–600	556	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,751	6
Steers	Small 1	350–400	385	335.00/cwt	305.00–365.00	1,290	2
Steers	Small 1	600–650	617	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,030	2
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	305	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	930	1
Heifers	Small 1	600–650	617	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,620	2
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	573	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,942	5
Heifers	Small 1	700–750	725	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,631	1
Bulls	Small 1	500–550	515	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,609	1
Heifers	Small 1	550–600	555	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,582	6
Heifers	Small 1	400–450	448	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,353	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,355	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,717	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	497	386.56/cwt	386.00–390.00	1,921	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	332.89/cwt	331.00–333.00	2,147	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	412.80/cwt	390.00–418.00	1,907	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	335.50/cwt	335.50–335.50	2,107	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	747	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	629	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,837	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	549	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,965	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	632	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,016	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	454	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,498	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,462	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	459	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,795	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	742	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,337	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	549	308.77/cwt	297.50–309.00	1,695	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,826	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	536	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,635	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,525	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,378	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	366	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,263	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,924	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,110	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,798	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	328.93/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,506	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,930	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	349.45/cwt	310.00–352.00	1,964	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,351	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,928	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,967	29

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 Sep 29, 2025

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

Receipts 820Last week 1,024Year ago 400

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 258, Heifers 362, Bulls 200)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	360	330.00–379.00	374.03
2	400–450	440	326.00	326.00
40	450–500	454	330.00	330.00
49	500–550	549	297.50–309.00	308.77
22	600–650	640	281.00	281.00
4	700–750	726	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	785	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	310.00	310.00
9	400–450	448	302.00	302.00
6	550–600	555	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	617	262.50	262.50
1	700–750	725	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	327	340.00	340.00
6	350–400	359	377.50	377.50
38	450–500	458	320.00–330.00	328.93
6	500–550	538	305.00	305.00
53	550–600	554	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	625	288.00	288.00
22	650–700	654	292.50	292.50
9	700–750	731	276.00	276.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	366	345.00	345.00
19	400–450	443	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	450	300.00	300.00
20	500–550	536	305.00	305.00
8	600–650	629	292.00	292.00
2	700–750	747	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	462	390.00–418.00	412.80
50	550–600	558	367.50–391.00	389.14
35	600–650	645	331.00–333.00	332.89
11	700–750	745	312.50–329.00	327.56
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	305.00–365.00	335.00
3	450–500	466	330.00	330.00
6	550–600	556	315.00	315.00
2	600–650	617	329.00	329.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	363	420.00	420.00
32	450–500	464	416.00	416.00
42	500–550	548	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	580	340.00	340.00
14	600–650	628	335.50	335.50
3	750–800	750	317.00	317.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	377	402.50	402.50
11	450–500	459	391.00	391.00
14	500–550	549	358.00	358.00
7	600–650	632	319.00	319.00
4	700–750	742	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	341	383.00–416.00	412.72
22	400–450	421	366.00–405.00	401.38
35	450–500	497	386.00–390.00	386.56
29	550–600	558	352.50	352.50
9	600–650	625	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	343	394.00	394.00
1	350–400	350	360.00	360.00
19	400–450	417	408.50	408.50
24	450–500	487	375.00	375.00
17	550–600	562	310.00–352.00	349.45
4	600–650	622	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	305.00	305.00
3	400–450	413	351.00	351.00
7	450–500	482	339.00	339.00
1	500–550	515	312.50	312.50
5	550–600	573	339.00	339.00

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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