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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, May 6, 2024

1,002 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $296.00/cwt +1.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,640/hd at 554 lb · 121 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $248.50/cwt ≈ $1,369/hd at 551 lb · 89 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $275.75/cwt +17.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,809/hd at 656 lb · 81 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,002 1,071 1,244
Feeder cattle 1,002 1,071 1,244

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 405, Heifers 418, Bulls 179)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,187 -17.50
453 453 44 319.00 $319.00 $1,445 ±0.00
554 554 121 296.00 $296.00 $1,640 +1.75
632 632 2 264.00 $264.00 $1,668 -9.50
656 656 81 275.75 $275.75 $1,809 +17.75
705–733 732 30 233.00–240.25 $240.02 $1,757 -1.23
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 16 332.00 $332.00 $1,212 -6.50
450–480 451 26 299.00–313.00 $312.43 $1,409 -7.07
526–547 545 36 292.00–294.00 $293.84 $1,601 -7.49
636 636 13 278.00 $278.00 $1,768 +0.50
745 745 1 241.00 $241.00 $1,795 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,112 -15.00
442 442 7 313.00 $313.00 $1,383 —
540 540 9 289.00 $289.00 $1,561 —
610 610 2 234.00 $234.00 $1,427 -2.00
725 725 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,559 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 260.00 $260.00 $845 —
450 450 5 276.00 $276.00 $1,242 —
611 611 3 227.50 $227.50 $1,390 -10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 10 286.00 $286.00 $1,061 +11.00
458–480 459 49 246.00–264.75 $263.95 $1,212 +3.45
535 535 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,263 -18.25
551 551 89 248.50 $248.50 $1,369 —
640 640 52 235.75 $235.75 $1,509 -7.73
752 752 7 198.00 $198.00 $1,489 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–395 365 35 255.00–292.25 $291.10 $1,063 +6.98
457 457 47 264.25 $264.25 $1,208 -0.94
532 532 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,277 -12.50
555 555 40 248.75 $248.75 $1,381 —
638 638 7 232.00 $232.00 $1,480 -9.00
785 785 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,460 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 11 272.00 $272.00 $968 -0.39
449 449 23 259.75 $259.75 $1,166 —
554 554 15 247.50 $247.50 $1,371 +15.00
636 636 4 222.00 $222.00 $1,412 —
767 767 2 182.00 $182.00 $1,396 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 2 260.00 $260.00 $967 ±0.00
430 430 2 230.00 $230.00 $989 —
464 464 10 250.50 $250.50 $1,162 +3.00
539 539 6 234.00 $234.00 $1,261 —
655 655 2 202.00 $202.00 $1,323 —
715 715 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,180 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 5 308.00 $308.00 $1,090 —
425 425 21 289.50 $289.50 $1,230 -13.37
490 490 35 279.75 $279.75 $1,371 -9.75
535 535 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,244 —
566 566 34 272.25 $272.25 $1,541 -1.97
629 629 23 249.00 $249.00 $1,566 -3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 7 320.00 $320.00 $1,120 -16.73
426 426 12 292.50 $292.50 $1,246 -25.50
495 495 16 279.50 $279.50 $1,384 -16.64
500 500 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,275 —
570 570 14 260.50 $260.50 $1,485 -17.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 272.50 $272.50 $967 -27.50
430 430 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,096 -25.00
483 483 6 265.00 $265.00 $1,280 +5.00
535 535 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,338 —

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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.