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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, April 29, 2024

1,071 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $294.25/cwt +1.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,630/hd at 554 lb · 90 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $254.25/cwt ≈ $1,378/hd at 542 lb · 71 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $273.50/cwt -2.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,750/hd at 640 lb · 67 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,071 915 741
Feeder cattle 1,071 915 741

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 343, Heifers 445, Bulls 284)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 327.50 $327.50 $1,179 +38.50
461 461 29 319.00 $319.00 $1,471 -5.00
532 532 2 291.00 $291.00 $1,548 —
554 554 90 294.25 $294.25 $1,630 +1.10
640 640 67 273.50 $273.50 $1,750 -2.73
650 650 1 258.00 $258.00 $1,677 —
732 732 20 241.25 $241.25 $1,766 -0.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 24 338.50 $338.50 $1,222 -6.50
435 435 1 297.50 $297.50 $1,294 —
458 458 31 319.50 $319.50 $1,463 -12.49
520–548 547 37 295.00–301.50 $301.33 $1,648 +9.83
628 628 9 277.50 $277.50 $1,743 +1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,119 -24.00
463–480 466 6 297.50–318.00 $314.48 $1,465 -8.52
563 563 6 245.00 $245.00 $1,379 —
605 605 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,428 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 2 287.50 $287.50 $1,242 —
558 558 7 282.50 $282.50 $1,576 —
615 615 3 237.50 $237.50 $1,461 -1.50
740 740 2 218.00 $218.00 $1,613 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 12 275.00 $275.00 $1,001 -6.00
460 460 54 260.50 $260.50 $1,198 +1.19
542 542 71 254.25 $254.25 $1,378 —
640–642 642 26 218.00–244.50 $243.48 $1,563 +6.48
746 746 10 220.00 $220.00 $1,641 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–367 366 39 272.00–284.75 $284.12 $1,040 -3.38
457–490 458 63 247.00–265.50 $265.19 $1,215 +0.69
540 540 43 252.50 $252.50 $1,364 +0.50
643 643 14 241.00 $241.00 $1,550 -0.45
655 655 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,408 —
717 717 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,649 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–353 353 23 250.00–274.50 $272.39 $962 -6.36
452–472 453 36 237.50–260.50 $259.17 $1,174 -3.87
549 549 16 249.50 $249.50 $1,370 ±0.00
555 555 2 232.50 $232.50 $1,290 —
650 650 8 228.00 $228.00 $1,482 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 4 260.00 $260.00 $931 -0.24
480 480 3 247.50 $247.50 $1,188 —
554 554 17 249.50 $249.50 $1,382 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 5 310.00 $310.00 $1,063 -13.00
410–423 423 31 299.00–303.00 $302.87 $1,281 -10.13
491 491 48 289.50 $289.50 $1,421 -12.38
566–587 567 61 245.00–275.25 $274.22 $1,555 -0.28
626 626 18 252.00 $252.00 $1,578 -6.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,047 —
351–390 353 20 298.00–339.00 $336.73 $1,189 +6.73
418 418 26 318.00 $318.00 $1,329 -3.00
488–492 489 22 270.00–302.00 $296.14 $1,448 -1.86
545 545 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,376 —
561 561 21 277.50 $277.50 $1,557 +7.25
629 629 6 265.00 $265.00 $1,667 +10.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,125 —
431 431 5 280.00 $280.00 $1,207 -5.00
493 493 13 260.00 $260.00 $1,282 —
567 567 5 232.50 $232.50 $1,318 —

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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.