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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, April 15, 2024

1,114 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $294.00/cwt +20.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,626/hd at 553 lb · 103 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $243.87/cwt -0.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,310/hd at 537 lb · 81 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $267.25/cwt ≈ $1,216/hd at 455 lb · 78 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,114 1,339 1,376
Feeder cattle 1,114 1,339 1,376

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 320, Heifers 517, Bulls 277)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 12 325.50 $325.50 $1,208 +20.50
459 459 57 316.00 $316.00 $1,450 +3.16
530 530 1 282.00 $282.00 $1,495 -13.00
553 553 103 294.00 $294.00 $1,626 —
630–641 641 34 260.00–263.25 $263.16 $1,687 +1.13
728 728 7 221.00 $221.00 $1,609 -17.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 7 325.50 $325.50 $1,162 +25.50
452–475 453 27 265.00–310.00 $308.25 $1,396 +28.25
546 546 23 288.00 $288.00 $1,572 —
633 633 11 256.50 $256.50 $1,624 -8.50
747 747 4 222.00 $222.00 $1,658 -9.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 318.00 $318.00 $1,208 +8.00
415 415 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,120 —
462 462 10 313.00 $313.00 $1,446 -4.00
528 528 6 248.00 $248.00 $1,309 —
637 637 2 239.00 $239.00 $1,522 +1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 4 272.50 $272.50 $1,234 -10.00
530 530 7 255.00 $255.00 $1,352 -3.00
617 617 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,296 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 17 272.00 $272.00 $957 +1.00
456–460 456 68 241.00–259.00 $258.20 $1,177 -8.33
525–537 537 81 233.00–244.00 $243.87 $1,310 -0.59
634 634 33 242.50 $242.50 $1,537 +12.50
728–747 736 5 181.00–184.00 $182.78 $1,345 -16.22
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 46 277.00 $277.00 $1,003 +2.15
455 455 78 267.25 $267.25 $1,216 —
528–540 539 53 238.00–250.75 $250.04 $1,348 +9.04
649 649 19 242.00 $242.00 $1,571 +7.00
721–732 725 5 174.00–186.00 $181.16 $1,313 -27.84
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–387 360 23 235.00–268.00 $264.91 $954 -7.40
449 449 33 265.00 $265.00 $1,190 —
505–541 539 20 245.00–247.00 $246.91 $1,331 +3.22
622–632 629 7 229.00–231.00 $230.44 $1,449 —
730 730 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,197 -33.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 237.50 $237.50 $938 +2.50
453 453 13 244.00 $244.00 $1,105 —
552 552 9 233.00 $233.00 $1,286 —
643 643 4 216.00 $216.00 $1,389 +48.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 5 321.00 $321.00 $1,117 —
423 423 19 291.00 $291.00 $1,231 -14.00
450–493 491 43 274.00–294.50 $293.69 $1,442 -0.39
565 565 58 375.50 $375.50 $2,122 +110.50
626 626 16 255.50 $255.50 $1,599 -11.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 30 330.00 $330.00 $1,145 +14.00
395 395 1 293.00 $293.00 $1,157 ±0.00
418 418 27 307.00 $307.00 $1,283 -2.01
492 492 26 292.50 $292.50 $1,439 -8.38
535 535 1 264.00 $264.00 $1,412 —
557 557 14 275.50 $275.50 $1,535 +4.79
624 624 6 248.00 $248.00 $1,548 -16.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–343 342 9 220.00–265.00 $260.10 $890 —
408 408 5 277.50 $277.50 $1,132 +22.50
498 498 8 243.00 $243.00 $1,210 -7.00
568 568 9 238.00 $238.00 $1,352 +1.00

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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.