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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, June 24, 2024

1,034 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $272.50/cwt -4.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,749/hd at 642 lb · 93 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $252.16/cwt -10.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,392/hd at 552 lb · 86 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $292.06/cwt -3.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,609/hd at 551 lb · 75 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,034 1,101 1,345
Feeder cattle 1,034 1,101 1,345

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 367, Heifers 477, Bulls 190)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,096 —
462 462 35 285.00 $285.00 $1,317 -26.76
550–582 551 75 277.00–292.50 $292.06 $1,609 -3.88
642 642 93 272.50 $272.50 $1,749 -4.75
695 695 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,717 —
734 734 43 238.00 $238.00 $1,747 -9.37
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 10 320.00 $320.00 $1,139 -10.00
462–490 463 25 265.00–279.00 $278.41 $1,289 -33.59
556–590 557 32 270.00–285.00 $284.50 $1,585 —
637 637 12 265.00 $265.00 $1,688 -10.00
740 740 6 231.00 $231.00 $1,709 -13.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 292.50 $292.50 $1,024 +5.00
459 459 5 260.00 $260.00 $1,193 -15.00
550–551 551 7 238.00–241.00 $240.57 $1,326 —
640 640 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,472 -30.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 297.50 $297.50 $907 —
473 473 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,230 —
544 544 7 244.00 $244.00 $1,327 -20.00
636 636 4 248.00 $248.00 $1,577 -2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 4 283.00 $283.00 $1,053 -14.97
455–464 464 63 261.00–269.50 $269.10 $1,249 -19.90
552–585 552 86 245.00–252.25 $252.16 $1,392 -10.84
630–641 641 70 239.00–244.00 $243.86 $1,563 -6.02
736 736 17 214.00 $214.00 $1,575 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–365 354 38 272.00–285.00 $272.71 $965 -37.43
447 447 72 274.75 $274.75 $1,228 —
490 490 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,311 -26.61
542 542 48 257.25 $257.25 $1,394 -7.75
580 580 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,421 —
641 641 9 246.00 $246.00 $1,577 -10.45
650 650 2 244.00 $244.00 $1,586 —
733 733 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,539 -8.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 16 280.00 $280.00 $986 -23.00
443 443 16 267.00 $267.00 $1,183 —
553 553 13 250.75 $250.75 $1,387 —
623 623 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,495 +1.00
710 710 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,420 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,057 -27.50
448 448 5 258.00 $258.00 $1,156 -22.65
528 528 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,241 +15.00
662 662 2 227.50 $227.50 $1,506 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 10 304.00 $304.00 $1,061 -23.52
400–418 416 18 270.00–275.00 $274.47 $1,142 -20.53
489 489 22 275.00 $275.00 $1,345 -17.00
564–565 564 25 257.00–267.00 $266.20 $1,501 +2.63
623 623 17 246.00 $246.00 $1,533 -19.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 13 317.00 $317.00 $1,097 -20.00
417–427 418 26 275.00–280.00 $279.61 $1,169 -35.39
481 481 16 274.00 $274.00 $1,318 -21.00
564–565 564 19 246.00–258.50 $257.84 $1,454 -15.16
625 625 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,469 -18.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 3 287.50 $287.50 $1,067 -12.50
401 401 5 272.50 $272.50 $1,093 +67.50
497 497 5 252.50 $252.50 $1,255 —
567 567 6 230.00 $230.00 $1,304 -12.00

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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.