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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, April 1, 2024

540 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $306.60/cwt -0.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,662/hd at 542 lb · 37 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $274.21/cwt +14.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,741/hd at 635 lb · 32 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $279.00/cwt -0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,258/hd at 451 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 540 925 1,178
Feeder cattle 540 925 1,178

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 184, Heifers 221, Bulls 135)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 8 327.50 $327.50 $1,195 -35.50
417 417 2 272.50 $272.50 $1,136 —
461 461 26 315.00 $315.00 $1,452 -10.52
541–547 542 37 285.00–309.25 $306.60 $1,662 -0.40
615–636 635 32 265.00–274.50 $274.21 $1,741 +14.21
722–725 725 14 224.00–233.00 $231.72 $1,680 +1.09
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 329.00 $329.00 $1,168 —
451 451 13 324.00 $324.00 $1,461 -2.33
547 547 15 303.00 $303.00 $1,657 +4.50
643 643 8 271.00 $271.00 $1,743 +5.00
695 695 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,703 -3.00
724 724 6 228.00 $228.00 $1,651 +1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,018 —
445 445 1 273.00 $273.00 $1,215 -12.82
610–622 620 5 250.00–251.00 $250.20 $1,551 +0.20
741 741 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,519 -15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 3 322.00 $322.00 $1,404 —
460 460 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,288 -42.14
570 570 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,482 -24.00
615 615 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,538 -3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–368 365 22 266.00–284.00 $281.53 $1,028 -16.13
407 407 2 270.50 $270.50 $1,101 —
451 451 31 279.00 $279.00 $1,258 -0.17
527 527 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,270 -17.75
550 550 23 255.00 $255.00 $1,402 +7.00
632 632 4 228.00 $228.00 $1,441 -7.75
717 717 2 198.00 $198.00 $1,420 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 8 278.00 $278.00 $1,023 -12.64
433 433 4 239.00 $239.00 $1,035 -32.00
456 456 24 265.50 $265.50 $1,211 -16.50
546 546 23 248.25 $248.25 $1,355 -8.75
565 565 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,345 —
650 650 14 229.00 $229.00 $1,488 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 275.00 $275.00 $839 —
356 356 15 288.00 $288.00 $1,025 -4.00
428–447 431 12 268.00–280.00 $277.93 $1,198 +2.43
525 525 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,339 -4.28
632 632 9 233.75 $233.75 $1,477 +9.75
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 6 260.00 $260.00 $1,001 —
425–433 432 8 250.00 $250.00 $1,080 —
538 538 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,264 —
610 610 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,342 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 4 318.00 $318.00 $1,075 —
420 420 15 319.00 $319.00 $1,340 -19.00
491 491 21 295.25 $295.25 $1,450 -4.25
566 566 18 266.50 $266.50 $1,508 -13.59
631 631 5 252.00 $252.00 $1,590 +0.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 9 329.00 $329.00 $1,125 -34.00
375 375 1 307.50 $307.50 $1,153 —
420 420 16 325.00 $325.00 $1,365 -7.00
485–492 492 17 265.00–300.25 $298.20 $1,467 -5.61
574 574 11 272.25 $272.25 $1,563 -3.78
623 623 5 252.00 $252.00 $1,570 ±0.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 9 285.00 $285.00 $1,168 -10.00
482–490 485 3 250.00–262.50 $258.29 $1,253 -11.71
560 560 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,358 —

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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.