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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, May 20, 2024

888 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $299.98/cwt +2.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,656/hd at 552 lb · 105 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $278.75/cwt -0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,778/hd at 638 lb · 87 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $255.51/cwt +2.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,421/hd at 556 lb · 70 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 888 1,010 1,151
Feeder cattle 888 1,010 1,151

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 371, Heifers 393, Bulls 124)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 4 335.00 $335.00 $1,293 +20.00
466 466 40 328.00 $328.00 $1,528 +11.50
550–552 552 105 286.00–300.25 $299.98 $1,656 +2.36
638 638 87 278.75 $278.75 $1,778 -0.19
660 660 1 273.00 $273.00 $1,802 —
730–734 734 22 242.00–246.00 $245.82 $1,804 -6.16
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 6 348.00 $348.00 $1,197 —
440 440 1 279.00 $279.00 $1,228 -5.00
454 454 33 328.00 $328.00 $1,489 +3.00
542 542 27 300.25 $300.25 $1,627 +10.25
590 590 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,652 —
635 635 13 280.25 $280.25 $1,780 +1.75
736 736 3 246.00 $246.00 $1,811 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 3 282.50 $282.50 $1,011 —
451 451 4 277.50 $277.50 $1,252 —
565 565 6 265.00 $265.00 $1,497 +20.00
648 648 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,426 -15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439 439 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,317 —
545 545 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,472 —
613 613 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,441 +5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 9 296.00 $296.00 $1,054 +15.00
463 463 61 269.50 $269.50 $1,248 +5.50
555–590 556 70 240.00–255.75 $255.51 $1,421 +2.76
634 634 48 244.75 $244.75 $1,552 +10.25
705–745 742 14 213.00–224.00 $223.25 $1,657 +9.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–369 369 23 278.00–298.50 $297.62 $1,098 +0.12
455 455 51 274.25 $274.25 $1,248 —
550 550 36 258.00 $258.00 $1,419 +14.00
634 634 16 249.00 $249.00 $1,579 +9.00
705–731 725 4 215.00–226.50 $223.70 $1,622 +7.70
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 4 281.00 $281.00 $1,031 —
440 440 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,078 -19.50
458 458 11 268.00 $268.00 $1,227 —
551 551 14 258.75 $258.75 $1,426 —
631 631 7 239.00 $239.00 $1,508 +8.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–363 361 5 270.00–279.00 $277.23 $1,001 +11.23
433 433 8 257.00 $257.00 $1,113 +19.50
475 475 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,145 -16.00
540 540 8 243.00 $243.00 $1,312 +1.00
600 600 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,305 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 3 348.00 $348.00 $1,204 +23.00
430 430 16 324.00 $324.00 $1,393 +33.00
487 487 20 296.25 $296.25 $1,443 +15.75
515 515 1 268.00 $268.00 $1,380 +12.00
569 569 23 283.50 $283.50 $1,613 +8.19
628 628 8 257.50 $257.50 $1,617 +1.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 8 351.00 $351.00 $1,151 +23.00
380 380 1 311.00 $311.00 $1,182 —
420 420 20 328.00 $328.00 $1,378 +17.50
482 482 12 302.00 $302.00 $1,456 +6.00
550–570 566 5 254.00–277.00 $272.53 $1,543 +1.03
622 622 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,524 ±0.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 416 3 297.50 $297.50 $1,238 +25.00
480 480 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,272 -5.00

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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.