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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, April 8, 2024

1,339 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $265.06/cwt -5.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,174/hd at 443 lb · 117 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $295.00/cwt -11.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,620/hd at 549 lb · 115 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $244.46/cwt -3.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,335/hd at 546 lb · 104 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,339 540 724
Feeder cattle 1,339 540 724

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 385, Heifers 649, Bulls 305)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 9 305.00 $305.00 $1,101 -22.50
452–457 457 55 255.00–315.00 $312.84 $1,430 -2.16
549 549 115 295.00 $295.00 $1,620 -11.60
595 595 1 274.00 $274.00 $1,630 —
627–636 636 67 262.00–263.00 $262.03 $1,667 -12.18
741 741 17 238.25 $238.25 $1,765 +6.53
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 275.00 $275.00 $839 —
354 354 13 300.00 $300.00 $1,062 -29.00
449 449 27 312.00 $312.00 $1,401 —
485 485 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,358 -44.00
552 552 27 293.00 $293.00 $1,617 —
635 635 13 265.00 $265.00 $1,683 -6.00
672 672 2 261.00 $261.00 $1,754 +16.00
746 746 7 231.00 $231.00 $1,723 +3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,147 —
463 463 11 317.00 $317.00 $1,468 +37.00
553 553 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,382 -10.00
627 627 2 238.00 $238.00 $1,492 -12.00
780 780 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,638 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 3 255.00 $255.00 $959 -35.00
455 455 3 282.50 $282.50 $1,285 —
530 530 3 258.00 $258.00 $1,367 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–362 351 57 257.50–275.50 $274.85 $965 -6.68
418–444 443 117 265.00–267.50 $265.06 $1,174 —
545 545 61 241.00 $241.00 $1,313 ±0.00
644 644 24 235.00 $235.00 $1,513 +7.00
723 723 9 209.00 $209.00 $1,511 +11.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 21 271.00 $271.00 $976 -7.00
455–459 455 73 266.50–267.00 $266.53 $1,213 +1.03
525–547 546 104 243.00–244.50 $244.46 $1,335 -3.79
637 637 45 230.00 $230.00 $1,465 —
735 735 2 199.00 $199.00 $1,463 —
750 750 14 213.00 $213.00 $1,598 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–380 357 24 257.50–273.00 $272.31 $972 -15.69
450 450 45 225.00–265.00 $264.11 $1,188 —
537–545 537 29 235.00–244.00 $243.69 $1,309 -11.31
658 658 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,415 —
700 700 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,382 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 4 235.00 $235.00 $860 -25.00
444 444 8 246.00 $246.00 $1,092 -4.00
530 530 6 234.00 $234.00 $1,240 -1.00
640 640 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,072 -52.50
750 750 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,369 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 27 316.00 $316.00 $1,084 -13.00
362 362 2 293.00 $293.00 $1,061 -14.50
408–413 413 58 300.00–309.50 $309.01 $1,276 -15.99
486–495 486 50 295.00–301.00 $300.88 $1,462 +2.68
563–567 563 24 270.50–273.00 $270.71 $1,524 -1.54
626 626 3 264.00 $264.00 $1,653 +12.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 9 303.00 $303.00 $1,073 —
416 416 32 305.00 $305.00 $1,269 -14.00
465–483 483 40 277.00–294.50 $294.08 $1,420 -1.17
566 566 34 265.00 $265.00 $1,500 -1.50
626 626 8 267.00 $267.00 $1,671 +15.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 225.00 $225.00 $810 —
426 426 9 255.00 $255.00 $1,086 -30.00
498 498 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,245 -8.29
558 558 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,322 -5.50

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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.