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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, July 1, 2024

818 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $266.09/cwt -6.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,719/hd at 646 lb · 77 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $288.81/cwt -3.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,603/hd at 555 lb · 66 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $257.70/cwt ≈ $1,410/hd at 547 lb · 58 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 818 1,034 292
Feeder cattle 818 1,034 292

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 273, Heifers 388, Bulls 157)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 3 279.00 $279.00 $1,063 —
440 440 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,100 —
451 451 14 279.00 $279.00 $1,258 -6.00
554–585 555 66 268.00–289.50 $288.81 $1,603 -3.25
640–646 646 77 256.00–266.50 $266.09 $1,719 -6.41
731 731 12 239.00 $239.00 $1,747 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 6 292.00 $292.00 $1,066 -28.00
441 441 28 287.00 $287.00 $1,266 —
515–547 546 29 281.00–299.00 $298.41 $1,629 —
634 634 10 272.00 $272.00 $1,724 +7.00
766 766 4 229.00 $229.00 $1,754 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 252.50 $252.50 $884 —
445 445 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,157 —
552 552 4 238.00 $238.00 $1,314 —
641 641 3 238.00 $238.00 $1,526 -10.00
730 730 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,570 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 241.00 $241.00 $928 -51.50
457 457 4 242.50 $242.50 $1,108 -17.50
545 545 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,199 —
630 630 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,606 +25.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–377 366 30 262.50–307.50 $304.41 $1,114 +31.70
453–495 454 42 257.50–293.50 $292.57 $1,328 —
530–543 542 49 260.00–273.50 $272.96 $1,479 +15.71
620–643 642 23 230.00–244.50 $243.89 $1,566 -2.11
736 736 7 212.00 $212.00 $1,560 +2.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 270.00 $270.00 $850 —
367 367 6 287.00 $287.00 $1,053 +4.00
435 435 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,131 —
462 462 27 288.00 $288.00 $1,331 +18.90
537–547 547 58 249.00–258.00 $257.70 $1,410 —
636 636 47 237.00 $237.00 $1,507 -6.86
687 687 2 221.00 $221.00 $1,518 —
740 740 7 210.00 $210.00 $1,554 -4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–366 366 14 245.00–271.00 $269.15 $985 -10.85
461 461 13 279.00 $279.00 $1,286 —
530–543 543 26 245.00–257.00 $256.55 $1,393 —
634 634 5 224.00 $224.00 $1,420 -16.00
741 741 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,519 +5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 232.50 $232.50 $744 —
451–485 454 12 240.00–251.00 $250.02 $1,135 —
550 550 11 244.00 $244.00 $1,342 —
645 645 3 223.00 $223.00 $1,438 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 287.50 $287.50 $978 -29.50
355 355 10 309.00 $309.00 $1,097 —
405–412 411 16 282.50–299.00 $296.97 $1,221 +17.36
491 491 27 284.50 $284.50 $1,397 +10.50
520 520 1 264.00 $264.00 $1,373 —
550–553 553 14 248.00–265.00 $263.79 $1,459 +5.95
626 626 10 242.00 $242.00 $1,515 +7.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–375 359 6 275.00–287.50 $285.32 $1,024 —
417–428 422 9 271.00–283.00 $277.59 $1,171 +3.12
488 488 8 268.00 $268.00 $1,308 -7.00
516 516 4 253.00 $253.00 $1,305 —
559 559 14 267.00 $267.00 $1,493 +0.80
623 623 12 240.50 $240.50 $1,498 -5.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–435 413 6 227.50–260.00 $254.29 $1,050 -18.21
493 493 11 249.00 $249.00 $1,228 -3.50
566 566 7 239.00 $239.00 $1,353 +9.00

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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.