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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

Rustburg, Virginia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special Graded)

Sale of Monday, January 29, 2024

644 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $246.00/cwt +17.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,127/hd at 458 lb · 52 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $236.00/cwt ≈ $1,305/hd at 553 lb · 48 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $265.00/cwt ≈ $1,458/hd at 550 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 644 667 956
Feeder cattle 644 667 956

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 183, Heifers 296, Bulls 165)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 7 288.00 $288.00 $1,034 +24.00
455–458 458 15 270.00–279.50 $278.87 $1,277 +8.37
550 550 23 267.00 $267.00 $1,468 +5.47
652 652 23 256.75 $256.75 $1,674 —
748 748 14 230.75 $230.75 $1,726 +22.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 5 285.00 $285.00 $1,035 +21.00
445 445 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,202 —
459 459 24 287.00 $287.00 $1,317 +15.06
505 505 1 234.00 $234.00 $1,182 —
550 550 31 265.00 $265.00 $1,458 —
633 633 15 254.00 $254.00 $1,608 +16.00
751 751 5 224.00 $224.00 $1,682 +17.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 207.50 $207.50 $965 +6.32
550 550 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,182 —
642 642 6 198.00 $198.00 $1,271 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,029 -24.00
563 563 4 213.00 $213.00 $1,199 —
645 645 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,213 -2.00
765 765 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,584 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 11 245.00 $245.00 $875 +11.40
458 458 52 246.00 $246.00 $1,127 +17.72
540 540 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,188 +3.41
553 553 48 236.00 $236.00 $1,305 —
640 640 25 212.50 $212.50 $1,360 +14.90
751 751 5 197.00 $197.00 $1,479 +42.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 6 240.00 $240.00 $866 +8.00
449 449 30 240.00 $240.00 $1,078 +39.00
550–552 550 29 210.00–238.00 $236.06 $1,298 +19.56
647 647 26 213.50 $213.50 $1,381 +22.56
740 740 8 205.50 $205.50 $1,521 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 4 210.00 $210.00 $729 —
458 458 11 230.00 $230.00 $1,053 +12.00
550 550 12 229.75 $229.75 $1,264 —
605–639 635 8 202.50–207.00 $206.46 $1,311 +27.22
785 785 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,295 +24.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 3 165.00 $165.00 $587 -15.00
440 440 1 195.00 $195.00 $858 -2.00
533 533 7 197.00 $197.00 $1,050 -2.00
658 658 4 201.00 $201.00 $1,323 —
712 712 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,139 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 16 292.50 $292.50 $1,021 —
409 409 18 285.00 $285.00 $1,166 +9.00
489 489 25 270.00 $270.00 $1,320 +13.53
560 560 10 253.00 $253.00 $1,417 +13.00
618 618 8 235.50 $235.50 $1,455 +18.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 4 283.00 $283.00 $1,027 —
421 421 18 281.00 $281.00 $1,183 +10.00
495 495 18 267.00 $267.00 $1,322 +13.00
556 556 19 253.00 $253.00 $1,407 +11.10
628 628 13 229.00 $229.00 $1,438 +20.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 2 200.00 $200.00 $860 -6.00
488 488 10 190.00 $190.00 $927 -18.00
560 560 3 199.00 $199.00 $1,114 -11.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.