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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, July 8, 2024

981 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $273.87/cwt +7.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,761/hd at 643 lb · 78 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $259.50/cwt ≈ $1,430/hd at 551 lb · 73 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $279.38/cwt -13.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,263/hd at 452 lb · 71 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 981 818 1,106
Feeder cattle 981 818 1,106

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 354, Heifers 462, Bulls 165)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 3 317.00 $317.00 $1,246 +38.00
460–469 469 28 257.50–305.00 $303.33 $1,423 +24.33
551–560 551 63 263.00–288.50 $288.09 $1,587 -0.72
640–643 643 78 269.00–274.00 $273.87 $1,761 +7.78
700–737 736 25 248.00–251.00 $248.11 $1,826 +9.11
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 6 327.50 $327.50 $1,238 +35.50
453–475 454 42 262.50–299.00 $297.18 $1,349 —
535 535 2 262.00 $262.00 $1,402 -36.41
552 552 43 285.50 $285.50 $1,576 —
630 630 15 268.50 $268.50 $1,692 -3.50
705 705 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,762 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 262.50 $262.50 $1,024 —
462 462 13 280.00 $280.00 $1,294 —
545–547 547 12 230.00–256.00 $253.84 $1,389 —
665 665 3 234.00 $234.00 $1,556 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–464 462 8 255.00–262.50 $260.65 $1,204 +18.15
531 531 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,407 +45.00
652 652 4 244.00 $244.00 $1,591 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 22 315.00 $315.00 $1,112 +10.59
451–495 452 71 240.00–280.00 $279.38 $1,263 -13.19
541 541 70 257.25 $257.25 $1,392 -15.71
643 643 29 251.00 $251.00 $1,614 +7.11
690 690 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,501 —
731 731 4 207.00 $207.00 $1,513 -5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 2 306.00 $306.00 $1,123 +19.00
461–462 461 29 250.00–282.00 $279.79 $1,290 -8.21
545 545 6 246.00 $246.00 $1,341 -11.70
551 551 73 259.50 $259.50 $1,430 —
645 645 53 251.50 $251.50 $1,622 +14.50
742–743 743 19 205.00–216.50 $215.29 $1,600 +5.29
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 9 250.00 $250.00 $888 -19.15
447 447 20 251.00 $251.00 $1,122 —
548 548 30 259.50 $259.50 $1,422 +2.95
637 637 6 210.00 $210.00 $1,338 -14.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 7 245.00 $245.00 $1,095 —
500–534 530 8 230.00–251.00 $248.52 $1,317 —
637 637 2 197.50 $197.50 $1,258 -25.50
750 750 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,406 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 8 336.00 $336.00 $1,196 +27.00
422 422 26 300.00 $300.00 $1,266 +3.03
488 488 25 271.00 $271.00 $1,322 -13.50
566 566 19 261.50 $261.50 $1,480 -2.29
600–630 625 6 238.00–240.00 $239.68 $1,498 -2.32
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 5 339.00 $339.00 $1,180 —
433 433 8 306.00 $306.00 $1,325 +28.41
497 497 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,193 -28.00
500–535 502 17 240.00–273.00 $270.93 $1,360 +17.93
566 566 23 263.00 $263.00 $1,489 -4.00
629 629 15 246.75 $246.75 $1,552 +6.25
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 4 247.50 $247.50 $997 -6.79
486 486 4 257.50 $257.50 $1,251 +8.50
500 500 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,288 —
572 572 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,316 -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.