Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2026-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 342, Heifers 560, Bulls 405)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $371.23/cwt on 182 head, down $0.59 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 32 comparable sales and sits −13.64 against this barn's trailing median of $384.87.

Average price

$371.23

▼ 0.59 vs prior sale

182 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,022

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$36.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.83

vs VA average

−42.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	540	385.84	2,084	64
Medium and Large 1	551	365.73	2,015	72
Medium and Large 3	541	364.26	1,971	31
Small 1	540	349.66	1,888	15thin

One grade step is worth $36.18/cwt here — about $196 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 sale182 hd

371.23

—

VA average9 barns · 702 hd

384.06

−12.83

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−42.55

This barn, trailing median32 sales

384.87

−13.64

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

64 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	Small 1	750–800	780	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,677	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	323.50/cwt	323.50–323.50	2,381	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	547	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,418	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	365.35/cwt	335.00–366.00	2,386	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,155	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,546	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	447	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	1,851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	365.73/cwt	347.50–366.00	2,015	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	451	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,018	41
Bulls	Small 1	300–350	342	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,479	10
Steers	Small 1	550–600	569	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,233	10
Heifers	Small 1	500–550	540	349.66/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,888	15
Bulls	Small 1	350–400	365	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,524	1
Steers	Small 1	500–550	542	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,046	2
Steers	Small 1	650–700	662	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,191	16
Bulls	Small 1	550–600	559	364.18/cwt	335.00–366.00	2,036	18
Heifers	Small 1	350–400	367	388.39/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,425	9
Heifers	Small 1	650–700	657	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,905	5
Steers	Small 1	700–750	730	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,117	1
Steers	Small 1	350–400	395	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,797	1
Steers	Small 1	450–500	470	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,021	3
Bulls	Small 1	450–500	494	402.02/cwt	402.00–402.50	1,986	23
Bulls	Small 1	400–450	416	459.02/cwt	440.00–461.00	1,910	21
Heifers	Small 1	450–500	473	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,821	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	644	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,151	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	451.92/cwt	447.50–452.00	2,183	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	472.42/cwt	432.50–474.00	1,979	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	421.66/cwt	385.00–424.00	2,374	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,881	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,271	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	354	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,788	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	758	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,274	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	649	304.01/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,973	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	728	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,257	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	461	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,922	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	541	364.26/cwt	347.50–366.00	1,971	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	446	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	2,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	460.46/cwt	410.00–462.50	1,648	28
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	539	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,250	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	656	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,427	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	456	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,152	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,198	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	554	398.44/cwt	382.50–400.00	2,207	23
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	649	335.64/cwt	310.00–336.50	2,178	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	743	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,370	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	458.59/cwt	410.00–460.00	2,091	72
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	2,327	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,359	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	741	336.73/cwt	335.00–337.00	2,495	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,086	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	478.00/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,706	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,020	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,258	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	522.33/cwt	465.00–525.00	1,792	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	1,987	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	459.87/cwt	457.50–460.00	2,230	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	564.00/cwt	564.00–564.00	2,059	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	567.50/cwt	567.50–567.50	2,105	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,167	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,398	23

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

Tue Mar 10, 2026

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

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State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 342, Heifers 560, Bulls 405)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	367	375.00–390.00	388.39
19	450–500	473	385.00	385.00
15	500–550	540	345.00–350.00	349.66
5	650–700	657	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	780	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	353	475.00	475.00
2	400–450	447	414.00	414.00
41	450–500	451	447.50	447.50
72	550–600	551	347.50–366.00	365.73
31	600–650	644	334.00	334.00
14	700–750	736	323.50	323.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
28	350–400	358	410.00–462.50	460.46
38	450–500	461	417.00	417.00
31	500–550	541	347.50–366.00	364.26
20	600–650	649	285.00–305.00	304.01
3	700–750	728	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	350–400	357	440.00–480.00	478.00
72	450–500	456	410.00–460.00	458.59
62	500–550	539	387.00	387.00
2	550–600	577	350.00	350.00
30	600–650	649	310.00–336.50	335.64
9	700–750	743	319.00	319.00
1	750–800	785	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	300–350	343	465.00–525.00	522.33
2	350–400	392	460.00	460.00
41	400–450	408	487.00	487.00
38	450–500	485	457.50–460.00	459.87
23	550–600	554	382.50–400.00	398.44
15	600–650	622	363.00	363.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	342	432.50	432.50
1	350–400	365	417.50	417.50
21	400–450	416	440.00–461.00	459.02
23	450–500	494	402.00–402.50	402.02
18	550–600	559	335.00–366.00	364.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	342	550.00	550.00
51	400–450	419	432.50–474.00	472.42
59	450–500	483	447.50–452.00	451.92
35	550–600	563	385.00–424.00	421.66
6	600–650	629	361.00	361.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	365	564.00	564.00
45	450–500	456	472.50	472.50
62	500–550	547	442.00	442.00
50	650–700	653	335.00–366.00	365.35
9	750–800	760	335.00	335.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	455.00	455.00
3	450–500	470	430.00	430.00
2	500–550	542	377.50	377.50
10	550–600	569	392.50	392.50
16	650–700	662	331.00	331.00
1	700–750	730	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	354	505.00	505.00
1	400–450	435	430.00	430.00
12	450–500	456	472.00	472.00
9	500–550	539	417.50	417.50
9	650–700	656	370.00	370.00
3	750–800	758	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	371	567.50	567.50
3	400–450	446	449.00	449.00
27	450–500	461	470.00	470.00
23	500–550	548	437.50	437.50
3	550–600	550	423.00	423.00
1	600–650	625	372.00	372.00
19	650–700	657	359.00	359.00
7	700–750	741	335.00–337.00	336.73

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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