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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, June 3, 2024

1,296 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $258.79/cwt -5.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,436/hd at 555 lb · 158 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $304.50/cwt -2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,678/hd at 551 lb · 134 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $274.87/cwt -7.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,765/hd at 642 lb · 110 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,296 616 1,773
Feeder cattle 1,296 616 1,773

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 463, Heifers 657, Bulls 176)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,295 —
469 469 29 336.00 $336.00 $1,576 +6.03
543 543 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,575 —
551 551 134 304.50 $304.50 $1,678 -2.00
615–642 642 110 260.00–275.00 $274.87 $1,765 -7.88
732 732 38 246.00 $246.00 $1,801 -5.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 10 351.00 $351.00 $1,281 +15.00
448 448 44 342.50 $342.50 $1,534 —
475 475 4 315.00 $315.00 $1,496 -16.00
522–540 539 35 300.00 $300.00 $1,617 -4.50
644 644 19 285.00 $285.00 $1,835 -5.00
670 670 1 274.00 $274.00 $1,836 —
720 720 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,735 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–385 374 6 305.00–325.00 $321.57 $1,203 -18.43
446 446 9 331.00 $331.00 $1,476 ±0.00
529 529 6 294.00 $294.00 $1,555 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,126 -20.00
438 438 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,292 —
533 533 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,492 +17.50
632 632 2 271.00 $271.00 $1,713 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 9 307.00 $307.00 $1,170 +13.00
471 471 53 279.00 $279.00 $1,314 +9.00
551–555 555 158 247.75–259.00 $258.79 $1,436 -5.18
636 636 104 243.75 $243.75 $1,550 +3.26
660 660 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,558 —
720–743 741 12 220.00–229.50 $228.73 $1,695 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 306.00 $306.00 $1,065 —
366 366 31 312.00 $312.00 $1,142 +2.00
425 425 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,169 -5.00
455 455 101 282.00 $282.00 $1,283 +4.00
543–545 545 76 266.00–267.25 $267.20 $1,456 -2.80
633 633 15 255.00 $255.00 $1,614 +16.00
650 650 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,560 —
724 724 5 230.50 $230.50 $1,669 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 21 301.50 $301.50 $1,070 +3.50
442–449 449 32 271.00–279.00 $278.51 $1,251 —
547 547 13 267.50 $267.50 $1,463 —
595 595 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,327 —
638 638 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,474 +9.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 3 270.00 $270.00 $934 —
455–460 459 8 240.00–268.00 $264.53 $1,214 —
525 525 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,155 —
550 550 3 238.00 $238.00 $1,309 +3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 4 349.00 $349.00 $1,246 +14.00
410–419 418 13 310.00–334.00 $332.19 $1,389 +2.19
488 488 32 309.75 $309.75 $1,512 +7.25
561 561 33 286.00 $286.00 $1,604 +12.12
633 633 14 255.50 $255.50 $1,617 -2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–365 352 10 320.00–365.00 $360.34 $1,268 —
421–435 422 21 315.00–339.50 $338.30 $1,428 +3.30
481 481 10 317.00 $317.00 $1,525 +13.52
525 525 1 307.00 $307.00 $1,612 —
562–569 568 10 264.00–285.00 $280.84 $1,595 -0.41
631 631 8 270.00 $270.00 $1,704 +12.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 297.50 $297.50 $997 -32.50
414 414 5 296.00 $296.00 $1,225 +1.00
474 474 6 297.50 $297.50 $1,410 +17.50
561 561 8 276.00 $276.00 $1,548 +16.00

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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.