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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, February 12, 2024

829 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $243.75/cwt +12.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,333/hd at 547 lb · 54 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $252.00/cwt +3.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,142/hd at 453 lb · 49 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $276.00/cwt ≈ $1,496/hd at 542 lb · 45 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 829 1,535 431
Feeder cattle 829 1,535 431

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 283, Heifers 386, Bulls 160)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,184 +5.00
456 456 26 298.50 $298.50 $1,361 +1.36
542 542 45 276.00 $276.00 $1,496 —
560 560 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,428 -14.23
612–641 640 43 250.00–261.25 $260.75 $1,669 +2.50
746 746 16 240.25 $240.25 $1,792 +3.75
795 795 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,733 -6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 8 331.50 $331.50 $1,183 +28.96
451–455 451 27 262.50–299.00 $297.64 $1,342 -1.11
546 546 38 273.00 $273.00 $1,491 +6.50
580 580 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,450 +26.00
636–648 647 25 245.00–262.25 $260.21 $1,684 +6.86
740 740 12 220.00–239.25 $237.65 $1,759 +6.65
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 247.50 $247.50 $940 -39.50
459 459 7 260.00 $260.00 $1,193 —
541 541 13 254.00 $254.00 $1,374 +29.00
642 642 2 204.00 $204.00 $1,310 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 3 197.00 $197.00 $751 —
456 456 3 190.00 $190.00 $866 -42.50
557 557 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,030 —
610 610 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,098 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 24 258.00 $258.00 $924 -3.37
400 400 1 217.50 $217.50 $870 —
453 453 49 252.00 $252.00 $1,142 +3.28
542–547 547 54 211.00–245.00 $243.75 $1,333 +12.25
610–642 641 34 188.00–200.50 $200.15 $1,283 -14.60
738 738 8 180.50 $180.50 $1,332 -13.50
755 755 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,321 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 14 257.00 $257.00 $907 +3.40
457 457 37 249.50 $249.50 $1,140 +4.29
542 542 43 240.00 $240.00 $1,301 +12.70
600–642 641 29 186.00–197.50 $197.13 $1,264 -16.37
754 754 11 178.50 $178.50 $1,346 -5.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 7 257.00 $257.00 $869 —
455–472 456 28 210.00–246.50 $243.80 $1,112 +3.80
549 549 19 230.50 $230.50 $1,265 —
652 652 2 187.00 $187.00 $1,219 -8.00
715 715 2 168.00 $168.00 $1,201 -13.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 2 195.00 $195.00 $745 —
452 452 12 202.50 $202.50 $915 +3.50
534 534 6 191.00 $191.00 $1,020 -2.05
632 632 2 177.50 $177.50 $1,122 -2.50
735 735 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,084 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 17 298.00 $298.00 $1,037 —
423 423 20 304.00 $304.00 $1,286 +4.00
483 483 15 274.50 $274.50 $1,326 +3.56
510–530 520 2 229.00–250.00 $239.30 $1,244 —
555 555 18 258.50 $258.50 $1,435 +9.55
635 635 9 232.00 $232.00 $1,473 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 11 330.50 $330.50 $1,134 +28.50
417–423 418 20 265.00–307.00 $298.50 $1,248 -0.05
478–485 484 21 264.00–276.00 $274.31 $1,328 +1.04
551 551 13 260.25 $260.25 $1,434 +7.74
637 637 2 226.00 $226.00 $1,440 -6.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 4 200.00 $200.00 $686 -10.00
415 415 4 200.00 $200.00 $830 -17.00
470 470 4 207.50 $207.50 $975 -24.03

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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.