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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, May 13, 2024

1,010 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $252.75/cwt +4.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,398/hd at 553 lb · 96 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $275.62/cwt ≈ $1,238/hd at 449 lb · 84 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $278.94/cwt +14.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,794/hd at 643 lb · 81 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,010 1,002 1,072
Feeder cattle 1,010 1,002 1,072

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 354, Heifers 483, Bulls 173)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,197 +5.00
465 465 31 316.50 $316.50 $1,472 -2.50
558–560 558 76 288.00–297.75 $297.62 $1,661 +1.62
640–643 643 81 274.00–279.00 $278.94 $1,794 +14.94
710–736 735 22 246.00–252.25 $251.98 $1,852 +11.96
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 357 17 299.00–331.00 $328.94 $1,174 -3.06
445 445 1 284.00 $284.00 $1,264 —
456 456 37 325.00 $325.00 $1,482 +12.57
540 540 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,566 -3.84
554 554 37 295.50 $295.50 $1,637 —
641 641 11 278.50 $278.50 $1,785 +0.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 8 314.00 $314.00 $1,149 +29.00
460 460 7 311.00 $311.00 $1,431 —
564 564 5 289.00 $289.00 $1,630 —
645 645 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,484 -4.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444–445 444 9 255.00–280.00 $277.22 $1,231 —
500 500 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,312 —
575 575 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,409 —
640 640 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,504 +7.50
715 715 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,609 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 8 281.00 $281.00 $1,054 -5.00
466 466 42 264.00 $264.00 $1,230 +0.05
553 553 96 252.75 $252.75 $1,398 +4.25
641 641 50 234.50 $234.50 $1,503 -1.25
725–734 733 9 214.00 $214.00 $1,569 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 36 297.50 $297.50 $1,089 +6.40
447–449 449 84 260.00–276.00 $275.62 $1,238 —
541 541 56 253.25 $253.25 $1,370 +13.25
570 570 1 244.00 $244.00 $1,391 -4.75
631 631 17 240.00 $240.00 $1,514 +8.00
705 705 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,523 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 11 279.00 $279.00 $974 —
446 446 22 264.50 $264.50 $1,180 +4.75
528–540 529 19 235.00–258.00 $256.76 $1,358 —
626 626 6 231.00 $231.00 $1,446 +9.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 266.00 $266.00 $1,011 +6.00
435 435 2 237.50 $237.50 $1,033 +7.50
460 460 13 257.00 $257.00 $1,182 +6.50
532 532 5 242.00 $242.00 $1,287 +8.00
641 641 4 216.00 $216.00 $1,385 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 7 328.00 $328.00 $1,122 —
423 423 28 310.50 $310.50 $1,313 +18.00
486 486 41 296.00 $296.00 $1,439 +16.50
561 561 16 271.50 $271.50 $1,523 +11.00
630 630 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,544 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,128 —
418 418 13 291.00 $291.00 $1,216 +1.50
496 496 19 280.50 $280.50 $1,391 +0.75
525 525 1 256.00 $256.00 $1,344 +23.50
568–585 569 22 251.00–276.50 $275.31 $1,567 +3.06
630 630 9 256.00 $256.00 $1,613 +7.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 272.50 $272.50 $1,131 +17.50
485 485 7 270.00 $270.00 $1,310 +5.00
563 563 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,351 —

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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.