Rustburg, Virginia · Feeder and slaughter cattle prices from the USDA report for Mon, Oct 12, 2026. 48 USDA reports in the last 12 months, usually on Monday.
Cattle receipts
486 head
Last reported: 549 (Oct 5, 2026) Year ago: 674
500-599 lb steers
$374.96/cwt
23 head, M&L 1 ▼ -$14.18 vs last week ▼ -$24.78 vs Oct 13, 2025
700-799 lb steers
$318.50/cwt
10 head, M&L 1 ▼ -$15.98 vs last week ▼ -$1.50 vs Oct 13, 2025
Reports
48 in 12 mo
Since Oct 20, 2025 Usual day: Monday
Prices, Oct 12, 2026 sale
Dollars per hundredweight (cwt). $/head is our estimate: average weight times average price.
Feeder steers, M&L 1
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
5
450450
398.80394.00-400.00
$1,795
22
546546
376.00376.00
$2,053
1
570570
352.00352.00
$2,006
31
639638-644
353.40340.00-356.00
$2,258
10
734733-740
318.50314.00-319.00
$2,338
Feeder steers, M&L 2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
2
380380
412.50412.50
$1,568
11
457455-475
406.12369.00-410.00
$1,856
11
534534
404.00404.00
$2,157
13
650650
351.00351.00
$2,282
3
731731
332.00332.00
$2,427
Feeder steers, M&L 3
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
375375
407.50407.50
$1,528
2
527527
365.00365.00
$1,924
1
700700
333.00333.00
$2,331
Feeder steers, Small 1
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
4
482482
332.00332.00
$1,600
11
540540
339.00339.00
$1,831
3
618618
320.00320.00
$1,978
1
765765
315.00315.00
$2,410
Feeder heifers, M&L 1
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
6
380380
364.00364.00
$1,383
30
464464-470
339.49325.00-340.00
$1,575
2
507507
325.00325.00
$1,648
37
555555
319.00319.00
$1,770
3
628628
274.00274.00
$1,721
25
654654
287.00287.00
$1,877
7
748748
268.00268.00
$2,005
Feeder heifers, M&L 2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
5
342342
370.00370.00
$1,265
23
458458
344.46330.00-347.50
$1,578
1
500500
322.50322.50
$1,612
25
552552
319.00319.00
$1,761
17
659659
288.00288.00
$1,898
2
742742
265.00265.00
$1,966
Feeder heifers, M&L 3
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
4
332332
383.00383.00
$1,272
17
462462
335.00335.00
$1,548
13
553553
310.00310.00
$1,714
2
645645
281.00281.00
$1,812
1
730730
256.00256.00
$1,869
Feeder heifers, Small 1
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
4
335335
365.00365.00
$1,223
4
440430-443
321.80315.00-324.00
$1,416
4
548548
302.50302.50
$1,658
2
667667
270.00270.00
$1,801
Feeder bulls, M&L 1
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
4
356356
411.00411.00
$1,463
10
414414
362.50362.50
$1,501
15
496496
365.00365.00
$1,810
4
510510
361.00361.00
$1,841
17
562562
366.00366.00
$2,057
9
628628
328.00328.00
$2,060
Feeder bulls, M&L 2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
9
339339
402.50402.50
$1,364
2
350350
399.00399.00
$1,396
9
413410-413
408.41387.50-411.00
$1,687
12
485485
400.83375.00-406.00
$1,944
3
561561
366.00366.00
$2,053
2
627627
335.00335.00
$2,100
Feeder bulls, Small 1
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
360360
396.00396.00
$1,426
9
421418-445
355.29354.00-365.00
$1,496
7
478478
331.00331.00
$1,582
7
567567
330.00330.00
$1,871
52-week trend
Weekly head-weighted average price of Medium and Large 1 steers, all lots at this barn with an average weight in the band. 48 weeks with data.
500-599 lb700-799 lb
Show the weekly numbers
Week of
500-599 lb
700-799 lb
Oct 12, 2026
$374.96
$318.50
Oct 5, 2026
$389.14
$334.48
Sep 28, 2026
$377.04
$321.00
Sep 21, 2026
$388.12
$326.00
Sep 14, 2026
$377.98
$333.29
Sep 7, 2026
$367.67
$330.00
Aug 31, 2026
$369.00
$357.69
Aug 24, 2026
$385.00
$325.06
Aug 17, 2026
$392.77
$329.50
Aug 10, 2026
$410.00
$381.00
Aug 3, 2026
$419.77
$335.00
Jul 27, 2026
$418.63
$342.00
Jul 20, 2026
$436.71
$352.00
Jul 13, 2026
$444.00
$368.00
Jul 6, 2026
$436.00
$361.00
Jun 29, 2026
$443.00
$367.00
Jun 22, 2026
$451.39
$379.00
Jun 15, 2026
$462.13
$359.00
Jun 8, 2026
$454.33
$370.33
Jun 1, 2026
$445.23
$370.00
May 25, 2026
$446.78
$353.58
May 18, 2026
$449.94
$358.00
May 11, 2026
$454.75
$370.50
May 4, 2026
$454.31
$375.00
Apr 27, 2026
$471.84
$376.00
Apr 20, 2026
$458.12
$370.00
Apr 13, 2026
$479.89
$377.00
Apr 6, 2026
$494.50
$387.00
Mar 30, 2026
$476.00
-
Mar 23, 2026
$445.44
$359.29
Mar 16, 2026
$453.60
$347.00
Mar 9, 2026
$442.00
$335.00
Mar 2, 2026
$433.68
$349.31
Feb 23, 2026
$473.72
$351.00
Feb 16, 2026
$462.38
$359.71
Feb 9, 2026
$445.00
$360.00
Jan 19, 2026
$433.14
$355.00
Jan 12, 2026
$423.91
$346.53
Jan 5, 2026
$424.00
$349.00
Dec 15, 2025
$392.00
$324.12
Dec 8, 2025
$371.00
$301.00
Dec 1, 2025
$379.00
$302.00
Nov 24, 2025
$373.00
$286.00
Nov 17, 2025
$389.50
$290.83
Nov 10, 2025
$387.51
$309.00
Nov 3, 2025
$387.00
$296.64
Oct 27, 2025
$372.50
$303.18
Oct 20, 2025
$411.88
$328.93
Price slide, Oct 12, 2026
Average $/cwt by 100 lb weight class for Medium and Large 1 steers and heifers at this sale. The small number is the change from the next lighter class.
SteersHeifers
Weight
Steers
Heifers
300-399 lb
-
$364.00
400-499 lb
$398.80
$339.49-24.51
500-599 lb
$374.96-23.84
$319.31-20.18
600-699 lb
$353.40-21.56
$285.61-33.70
700-799 lb
$318.50-34.90
$268.00-17.61
Nearby barns
Straight-line miles between town centers. Price is 500-599 lb steers at each barn's latest USDA report, in that barn's benchmark grade.