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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, February 19, 2024

1,482 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $240.50/cwt -3.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,306/hd at 543 lb · 96 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $262.25/cwt +10.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,185/hd at 452 lb · 91 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $239.05/cwt -0.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,312/hd at 549 lb · 78 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,482 829 1,171
Feeder cattle 1,482 829 1,171

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 505, Heifers 656, Bulls 321)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 9 338.00 $338.00 $1,251 +23.00
460–495 461 44 250.00–305.50 $304.15 $1,402 +5.65
552–555 552 76 268.00–286.00 $285.29 $1,575 +30.29
645–649 649 66 240.00–253.00 $252.80 $1,641 -7.95
715–741 740 33 226.00–239.00 $238.62 $1,766 -1.63
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 17 358.00 $358.00 $1,278 +26.50
445 445 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,146 —
456 456 47 305.50 $305.50 $1,393 +7.86
550–552 552 71 266.00–289.50 $288.51 $1,593 +38.51
637 637 39 261.50 $261.50 $1,666 +1.29
747 747 13 240.00 $240.00 $1,793 +2.35
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 5 256.00 $256.00 $932 +8.50
445 445 19 290.00 $290.00 $1,290 —
536 536 16 265.00 $265.00 $1,420 +11.00
635 635 17 240.00 $240.00 $1,524 +36.00
670 670 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,440 —
730 730 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,606 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 4 207.50 $207.50 $764 +10.50
412 412 2 210.00 $210.00 $865 —
536 536 12 212.50 $212.50 $1,139 —
640 640 6 210.00 $210.00 $1,344 +30.00
747 747 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,494 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369–372 369 34 261.00–270.75 $270.17 $997 +12.17
437 437 2 254.00 $254.00 $1,110 —
452 452 91 262.25 $262.25 $1,185 +10.25
543 543 96 240.50 $240.50 $1,306 -3.25
556 556 5 237.00 $237.00 $1,318 —
643 643 43 205.50 $205.50 $1,321 +5.35
670 670 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,380 —
727 727 20 214.50 $214.50 $1,559 +34.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 261.00 $261.00 $874 —
370 370 21 266.75 $266.75 $987 +9.75
456–465 456 50 250.00–260.75 $260.31 $1,187 +10.81
548–549 549 78 234.50–239.50 $239.05 $1,312 -0.95
635–643 643 52 207.50–213.00 $212.79 $1,368 +15.66
700–740 737 13 202.50–206.00 $202.76 $1,494 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 22 260.00 $260.00 $952 —
455–465 455 42 220.00–262.00 $260.98 $1,187 +17.18
543 543 36 232.00 $232.00 $1,260 +1.50
649 649 6 209.00 $209.00 $1,356 —
715 715 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,430 +32.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 5 207.50 $207.50 $741 +12.50
450 450 16 224.00 $224.00 $1,008 +21.50
539 539 14 220.00 $220.00 $1,186 +29.00
625 625 6 210.00 $210.00 $1,312 +32.50
755 755 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,416 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 10 349.00 $349.00 $1,225 —
417–421 417 49 283.00–323.00 $320.53 $1,337 +22.03
490–493 493 46 264.00–279.50 $278.49 $1,373 +4.18
555–563 562 38 259.00–266.00 $265.45 $1,492 +5.20
624 624 14 250.00 $250.00 $1,560 +24.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–357 355 5 319.00–338.00 $330.35 $1,173 —
421 421 26 324.00 $324.00 $1,364 +20.00
475–491 491 35 260.00–276.50 $276.04 $1,355 +1.54
560 560 46 268.00 $268.00 $1,501 +9.50
624 624 22 238.00 $238.00 $1,485 +6.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 5 212.00 $212.00 $727 +12.00
409 409 7 277.50 $277.50 $1,135 +77.50
493–495 493 14 192.50–222.00 $219.88 $1,084 +12.38
555 555 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,193 —

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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.