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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, February 5, 2024

1,535 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $248.72/cwt +2.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,119/hd at 450 lb · 111 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $231.50/cwt +11.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,264/hd at 546 lb · 96 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.30/cwt ≈ $1,246/hd at 548 lb · 92 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,535 644 898
Feeder cattle 1,535 644 898

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 390, Heifers 712, Bulls 433)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 8 310.00 $310.00 $1,128 +22.00
459–480 460 38 240.00–298.75 $297.14 $1,367 +18.27
557–587 558 82 240.00–270.00 $269.23 $1,502 +2.23
640 640 46 258.25 $258.25 $1,653 —
680 680 2 238.00 $238.00 $1,618 -18.75
742 742 14 236.50 $236.50 $1,755 +5.75
766 766 3 224.00 $224.00 $1,716 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–373 373 11 247.50–308.00 $302.54 $1,128 +17.54
400 400 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,070 —
460 460 40 298.75 $298.75 $1,374 +11.75
549 549 43 266.50 $266.50 $1,463 —
570 570 2 224.00 $224.00 $1,277 -41.00
641–642 642 43 238.00–254.50 $253.35 $1,627 -0.65
745 745 16 231.00 $231.00 $1,721 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 5 287.00 $287.00 $1,068 —
426 426 8 269.00 $269.00 $1,146 —
533 533 11 225.00 $225.00 $1,199 —
650 650 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,268 —
730 730 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,405 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 212.50 $212.50 $722 —
460 460 3 232.50 $232.50 $1,070 +25.00
545 545 7 205.00 $205.00 $1,117 —
655 655 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,244 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–357 357 57 230.00–262.50 $261.37 $933 +16.37
450–453 450 111 221.00–249.50 $248.72 $1,119 +2.72
546 546 96 231.50 $231.50 $1,264 +11.50
551 551 3 218.00 $218.00 $1,201 -18.00
635 635 40 214.75 $214.75 $1,364 +2.25
718 718 5 194.00 $194.00 $1,393 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369–395 370 19 230.00–255.00 $253.60 $938 +13.60
454–462 454 84 233.00–246.00 $245.21 $1,113 —
544–548 548 92 215.00–228.00 $227.30 $1,246 —
639 639 41 213.50 $213.50 $1,364 ±0.00
658 658 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,283 —
753 753 26 184.00 $184.00 $1,386 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–395 367 27 195.00–259.00 $256.45 $941 —
454 454 41 240.00 $240.00 $1,090 +10.00
563–585 564 23 200.00–224.00 $222.92 $1,257 -6.83
645 645 15 199.00 $199.00 $1,284 -7.46
667 667 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,301 —
738 738 3 181.00 $181.00 $1,336 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 3 195.00 $195.00 $636 —
440 440 1 187.50 $187.50 $825 -7.50
463 463 8 199.00 $199.00 $921 —
510–540 537 9 185.00–194.00 $193.05 $1,037 -3.95
647 647 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,165 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–395 364 21 252.50–299.00 $287.26 $1,046 +4.26
419 419 42 300.00 $300.00 $1,257 +19.00
475–489 487 60 249.00–273.75 $270.94 $1,319 +3.94
560–572 561 78 230.00–250.00 $248.95 $1,397 -4.05
625 625 23 233.00 $233.00 $1,456 +4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 33 302.00 $302.00 $1,033 +9.50
368 368 5 260.00 $260.00 $957 —
417–425 417 53 250.00–299.50 $298.55 $1,245 +13.55
491–493 491 50 269.00–273.75 $273.27 $1,342 +3.27
553–557 556 29 240.00–254.50 $252.51 $1,404 -0.49
625 625 14 232.00 $232.00 $1,450 -3.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 2 210.00 $210.00 $708 —
414 414 5 217.00 $217.00 $898 +17.00
465–491 486 10 200.00–239.00 $231.53 $1,125 +41.53
545 545 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,063 —
562 562 7 217.00 $217.00 $1,220 +18.00

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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.