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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, April 22, 2024

915 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $293.15/cwt -0.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,627/hd at 555 lb · 98 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $247.54/cwt ≈ $1,364/hd at 551 lb · 63 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $264.50/cwt -2.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,196/hd at 452 lb · 54 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 915 1,114 1,065
Feeder cattle 915 1,114 1,065

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 356, Heifers 403, Bulls 156)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 336.00 $336.00 $1,159 —
395 395 1 289.00 $289.00 $1,142 -36.50
465 465 29 324.00 $324.00 $1,507 +8.00
555–561 555 98 285.00–293.50 $293.15 $1,627 -0.85
635–645 635 50 264.00–276.75 $276.23 $1,754 +13.07
734 734 15 242.00 $242.00 $1,776 +21.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 14 345.00 $345.00 $1,273 +19.50
451–475 452 44 292.00–334.00 $331.99 $1,501 +23.74
542 542 39 291.50 $291.50 $1,580 +3.50
621 621 14 276.50 $276.50 $1,717 +20.00
755 755 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,797 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 9 324.00 $324.00 $1,157 +6.00
459 459 13 323.00 $323.00 $1,483 +10.00
541 541 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,407 +12.00
655 655 1 249.00 $249.00 $1,631 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,083 —
466 466 8 270.00 $270.00 $1,258 -2.50
537 537 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,342 -5.00
638 638 5 239.00 $239.00 $1,525 +29.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 25 287.50 $287.50 $1,067 +10.50
452 452 54 264.50 $264.50 $1,196 -2.75
547 547 50 252.00 $252.00 $1,378 +1.96
610–632 631 23 217.50–242.50 $241.45 $1,524 -0.55
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 262.50 $262.50 $801 —
378 378 3 281.00 $281.00 $1,062 +9.00
467–471 471 43 245.00–260.00 $259.31 $1,221 +1.11
551–570 551 63 235.00–247.75 $247.54 $1,364 —
636 636 21 237.00 $237.00 $1,507 -5.50
733 733 6 219.00 $219.00 $1,605 +36.22
775 775 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,410 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–377 374 15 245.00–284.00 $278.75 $1,043 +13.84
454–490 455 34 249.00–263.50 $263.04 $1,197 —
533 533 15 249.50 $249.50 $1,330 +2.59
643 643 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,415 -10.44
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–368 368 7 237.50–264.00 $260.24 $958 +22.74
444 444 16 251.50 $251.50 $1,117 —
536 536 15 246.00 $246.00 $1,319 —
637 637 5 221.00 $221.00 $1,408 +5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 5 330.00 $330.00 $1,178 —
420 420 25 321.00 $321.00 $1,348 +14.00
490–492 490 19 279.00–300.25 $298.00 $1,460 +5.50
564 564 18 270.25 $270.25 $1,524 -5.25
625 625 7 255.00 $255.00 $1,594 +7.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 4 323.00 $323.00 $1,124 +2.00
433 433 8 313.00 $313.00 $1,355 +22.00
490–495 490 22 289.00–302.50 $301.88 $1,479 +8.19
571 571 24 274.50 $274.50 $1,567 -101.00
630 630 15 258.75 $258.75 $1,630 +3.25
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,177 +7.50
517–548 538 6 233.00–255.00 $240.05 $1,291 —

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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.