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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, July 22, 2024

887 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $251.26/cwt ≈ $1,616/hd at 643 lb · 67 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $280.50/cwt +12.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,546/hd at 551 lb · 65 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $249.00/cwt +1.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,379/hd at 554 lb · 62 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 887 925 1,240
Feeder cattle 887 925 1,240

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 332, Heifers 409, Bulls 146)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 300.00 $300.00 $999 —
420 420 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,176 +9.00
463 463 26 288.00 $288.00 $1,333 +10.00
551 551 65 280.50 $280.50 $1,546 +12.04
627–643 643 67 251.00–260.00 $251.26 $1,616 —
739 739 37 239.00 $239.00 $1,766 +11.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–361 360 11 295.00–318.00 $315.94 $1,137 +16.94
444 444 23 294.50 $294.50 $1,308 —
495 495 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,361 -9.15
546 546 38 274.50 $274.50 $1,499 +14.22
582 582 2 256.00 $256.00 $1,490 —
620–635 634 15 247.00–249.00 $247.13 $1,567 +1.13
775 775 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,666 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 285.00 $285.00 $940 —
449 449 6 284.00 $284.00 $1,275 —
539 539 17 276.00 $276.00 $1,488 +33.00
613 613 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,532 +30.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 3 280.00 $280.00 $983 —
442 442 7 270.00 $270.00 $1,193 +10.00
556 556 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,446 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369–375 370 7 285.00–296.00 $294.41 $1,089 +25.41
400 400 1 279.00 $279.00 $1,116 —
464 464 38 270.50 $270.50 $1,255 +10.63
507 507 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,191 —
554 554 62 249.00 $249.00 $1,379 +1.84
639 639 46 229.50 $229.50 $1,467 -2.88
650 650 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,430 —
732 732 9 216.50 $216.50 $1,585 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 32 299.00 $299.00 $1,061 +5.74
435 435 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,131 —
451 451 49 271.50 $271.50 $1,224 +11.35
540 540 43 248.50 $248.50 $1,342 -4.55
595 595 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,398 —
635–642 642 20 227.50–229.50 $229.40 $1,473 -12.60
757 757 5 219.50 $219.50 $1,662 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 11 279.00 $279.00 $1,043 +20.00
452 452 29 259.50 $259.50 $1,173 +8.50
541 541 23 236.50 $236.50 $1,279 -10.50
627 627 4 223.00 $223.00 $1,398 +5.00
725 725 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,515 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 5 257.50 $257.50 $937 +17.50
450 450 12 247.00 $247.00 $1,112 +8.00
553 553 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,244 —
620 620 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,348 -7.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 318.00 $318.00 $1,034 —
423 423 11 300.00 $300.00 $1,269 -4.00
484 484 23 269.00 $269.00 $1,302 +14.84
552 552 18 254.00 $254.00 $1,402 +5.50
625 625 14 234.00 $234.00 $1,462 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 12 300.00–319.00 $317.42 $1,095 +4.42
409–425 410 14 272.50–306.00 $303.52 $1,244 +31.32
486 486 21 266.00 $266.00 $1,293 +12.50
557 557 10 247.00 $247.00 $1,376 -0.77
631 631 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,514 +8.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426 426 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,108 +22.00
487 487 8 257.50 $257.50 $1,254 +30.00
505–530 518 2 252.50–260.00 $256.16 $1,327 —
575 575 4 244.00 $244.00 $1,403 +20.25

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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.