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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, June 17, 2024

1,101 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $277.25/cwt +10.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,791/hd at 646 lb · 112 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $295.94/cwt +5.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,657/hd at 560 lb · 103 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $263.00/cwt +0.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,452/hd at 552 lb · 100 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,101 1,186 1,439
Feeder cattle 1,101 1,186 1,439

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 437, Heifers 496, Bulls 168)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–380 375 3 314.00–324.00 $320.62 $1,202 —
455–462 456 24 287.50–314.00 $311.76 $1,422 -16.43
560–570 560 103 290.00–296.25 $295.94 $1,657 +5.07
646 646 112 277.25 $277.25 $1,791 +10.01
653 653 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,796 +2.00
720–740 739 48 247.00–256.00 $247.37 $1,828 -5.59
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 328.00 $328.00 $1,050 —
378 378 6 330.00 $330.00 $1,247 +8.00
427 427 2 290.50 $290.50 $1,240 —
454 454 29 312.00 $312.00 $1,416 -25.00
527–543 542 41 290.00–294.00 $293.81 $1,592 +0.81
615–634 633 17 275.00 $275.00 $1,741 +15.00
738 738 4 244.00 $244.00 $1,801 +11.65
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 5 329.00 $329.00 $1,188 +1.50
425–436 435 18 287.50–308.00 $306.89 $1,335 —
522 522 7 264.00 $264.00 $1,378 +9.00
602 602 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,505 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 2 287.50 $287.50 $1,070 +29.60
452 452 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,243 +2.00
538 538 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,372 —
605 605 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,573 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–375 365 8 291.00–299.00 $297.97 $1,088 -2.03
454 454 37 289.00 $289.00 $1,312 +2.58
545 545 3 258.00 $258.00 $1,406 —
552 552 100 263.00 $263.00 $1,452 +0.93
639–644 644 63 248.50–250.00 $249.88 $1,609 +4.03
737 737 16 219.00 $219.00 $1,614 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359–385 360 39 297.50–310.50 $310.14 $1,117 +2.77
455–486 456 74 280.00–294.75 $294.11 $1,341 +6.24
546 546 55 265.00 $265.00 $1,447 —
625–627 627 20 246.00–257.00 $256.45 $1,608 +7.45
741 741 6 218.00 $218.00 $1,615 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 15 303.00 $303.00 $1,097 -7.00
451–465 452 28 272.50–284.00 $283.15 $1,280 —
535–548 547 12 247.50–260.50 $259.44 $1,419 -4.56
625 625 2 239.00 $239.00 $1,494 +1.23
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,065 ±0.00
435 435 10 255.00–283.50 $280.65 $1,221 +8.15
542 542 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,192 -28.00
630 630 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,323 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 2 337.00 $337.00 $1,102 -7.00
351–390 355 22 315.00–344.00 $341.10 $1,211 —
416 416 23 315.00 $315.00 $1,310 -10.00
484 484 18 295.00 $295.00 $1,428 -12.00
564 564 11 273.00 $273.00 $1,540 -3.00
626 626 5 253.00 $253.00 $1,584 -13.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–343 342 4 320.00–330.00 $327.52 $1,120 -3.48
380 380 1 309.00 $309.00 $1,174 +25.00
427 427 11 295.00 $295.00 $1,260 -2.00
489 489 22 292.00 $292.00 $1,428 +2.00
500 500 1 269.00 $269.00 $1,345 —
550–563 562 26 246.00–265.00 $263.57 $1,481 -11.43
620 620 10 265.00 $265.00 $1,643 +1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,080 —
405 405 3 205.00 $205.00 $830 -87.50
501 501 5 268.00 $268.00 $1,343 +14.03
553 553 3 242.00 $242.00 $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.