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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, May 27, 2024

616 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $263.97/cwt +8.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,462/hd at 554 lb · 66 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $306.50/cwt +6.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,701/hd at 555 lb · 53 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $282.75/cwt +4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,812/hd at 641 lb · 51 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 616 888 540
Feeder cattle 616 888 540

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 226, Heifers 292, Bulls 98)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462–475 463 20 292.50–332.00 $329.97 $1,528 +1.97
555–575 555 53 294.00–306.75 $306.50 $1,701 +6.52
641 641 51 282.75 $282.75 $1,812 +4.00
685 685 1 272.00 $272.00 $1,863 -1.00
735 735 6 251.25 $251.25 $1,847 +5.43
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 5 336.00 $336.00 $1,230 —
456 456 19 331.00 $331.00 $1,509 +3.00
540 540 21 304.50 $304.50 $1,644 +4.25
633 633 14 290.00 $290.00 $1,836 +9.75
765 765 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,874 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,343 —
444 444 11 331.00 $331.00 $1,470 +31.00
553 553 3 297.00 $297.00 $1,642 —
612 612 2 288.00 $288.00 $1,763 +53.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 4 312.50 $312.50 $1,203 +30.00
450 450 12 296.00 $296.00 $1,332 +18.50
545 545 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,431 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 3 299.00 $299.00 $990 —
375 375 1 294.00 $294.00 $1,102 -2.00
466 466 18 270.00 $270.00 $1,258 +0.50
554–565 554 66 230.00–264.50 $263.97 $1,462 +8.46
617–638 637 49 228.00–241.00 $240.49 $1,532 -4.26
752 752 7 208.00 $208.00 $1,564 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 11 310.00 $310.00 $1,132 +12.38
410 410 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,148 —
450 450 41 278.00 $278.00 $1,251 +3.75
534 534 29 270.00 $270.00 $1,442 —
580 580 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,293 -35.00
623 623 9 239.00 $239.00 $1,489 -10.00
767 767 2 204.00 $204.00 $1,565 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 6 298.00 $298.00 $1,073 +17.00
451 451 18 262.00 $262.00 $1,182 -6.00
555 555 9 250.00 $250.00 $1,388 -8.75
647 647 2 222.00 $222.00 $1,436 -17.00
735 735 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,345 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 2 286.00 $286.00 $1,093 +8.77
447 447 7 268.00 $268.00 $1,198 +11.00
557 557 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,309 —
635 635 4 216.00 $216.00 $1,372 -1.50
720 720 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,242 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 5 340.00 $340.00 $1,187 -8.00
365 365 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,223 —
431 431 6 330.00 $330.00 $1,422 +6.00
485 485 18 302.50 $302.50 $1,467 +6.25
560–568 567 15 258.00–275.00 $273.88 $1,553 -9.62
620 620 6 258.00 $258.00 $1,600 +0.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 351.00 $351.00 $1,158 ±0.00
406 406 11 335.00 $335.00 $1,360 +7.00
490–495 495 13 279.00–305.50 $303.48 $1,502 +1.48
551 551 8 281.25 $281.25 $1,550 +8.72
635 635 2 258.00 $258.00 $1,638 +13.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,023 —
410 410 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,210 -2.50
495 495 6 280.00 $280.00 $1,386 +15.00
585 585 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,521 —

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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.