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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, July 15, 2024

925 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $247.16/cwt -12.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,367/hd at 553 lb · 66 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $249.49/cwt ≈ $1,624/hd at 651 lb · 66 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $268.46/cwt -19.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,506/hd at 561 lb · 65 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 925 981 901
Feeder cattle 925 981 901

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 328, Heifers 444, Bulls 153)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,142 -22.00
435 435 1 271.00 $271.00 $1,179 —
463 463 19 278.00 $278.00 $1,287 -25.33
556–561 561 65 252.00–269.25 $268.46 $1,506 -19.63
651–660 651 66 239.00–250.00 $249.49 $1,624 —
741 741 37 228.00 $228.00 $1,689 -20.11
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 11 299.00 $299.00 $1,097 -28.50
465–490 466 31 260.00–285.00 $284.15 $1,324 -13.03
505–547 546 36 252.00–260.50 $260.28 $1,421 -1.72
643 643 19 246.00 $246.00 $1,582 -22.50
738 738 3 221.00 $221.00 $1,631 -29.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 240.00 $240.00 $744 —
442 442 10 260.00 $260.00 $1,149 —
543 543 7 250.00 $250.00 $1,358 -15.00
648 648 5 242.00 $242.00 $1,568 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,155 -25.00
521 521 8 243.00 $243.00 $1,266 -10.84
635 635 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,397 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 7 292.00 $292.00 $1,019 —
395 395 1 269.00 $269.00 $1,063 -37.00
460–462 460 32 245.00–262.00 $259.87 $1,195 -19.92
553–556 553 66 240.00–247.50 $247.16 $1,367 -12.34
600–643 642 59 225.00–232.50 $232.38 $1,492 -19.12
742 742 28 214.50 $214.50 $1,592 -0.79
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–370 366 23 270.00–295.50 $293.26 $1,073 -21.74
458–480 458 55 242.00–260.50 $260.15 $1,191 -19.23
539 539 61 248.00–253.50 $253.05 $1,364 -4.20
636 636 21 242.00 $242.00 $1,539 -9.00
685 685 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,541 +7.50
730 730 8 214.50 $214.50 $1,566 +7.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 10 259.00 $259.00 $925 +9.00
437 437 2 242.50 $242.50 $1,060 -8.50
458 458 21 251.00 $251.00 $1,150 —
539 539 16 247.00 $247.00 $1,331 -12.50
580 580 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,276 —
622 622 4 218.00 $218.00 $1,356 +8.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 2 240.00 $240.00 $929 —
453 453 12 239.00 $239.00 $1,083 —
547 547 10 239.00 $239.00 $1,307 -9.52
617 617 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,388 +27.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 6 313.00 $313.00 $1,064 —
419–422 419 18 250.00–275.00 $272.20 $1,141 -27.80
489 489 15 253.50 $253.50 $1,240 -17.50
560 560 22 243.00–248.00 $247.77 $1,388 -13.73
630 630 7 232.00 $232.00 $1,462 -7.68
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 5 318.00 $318.00 $1,132 —
411 411 12 304.00 $304.00 $1,249 -2.00
470–490 489 20 237.50–255.00 $254.16 $1,243 +14.16
564 564 22 248.50 $248.50 $1,402 -14.50
635 635 6 228.00 $228.00 $1,448 -18.75
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 7 238.00 $238.00 $983 -9.50
489 489 9 227.50 $227.50 $1,112 -30.00
570–571 571 4 220.00–225.00 $223.75 $1,278 -6.25

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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.