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.
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.