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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, July 29, 2024

870 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $247.00/cwt -2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,358/hd at 550 lb · 72 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $249.75/cwt -1.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,621/hd at 649 lb · 66 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $278.44/cwt -2.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,545/hd at 555 lb · 53 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 870 887 885
Feeder cattle 870 887 885

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 283, Heifers 412, Bulls 175)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 5 313.00 $313.00 $1,186 —
463 463 23 290.00 $290.00 $1,343 +2.00
552–555 555 53 264.00–279.00 $278.44 $1,545 -2.06
649 649 66 249.75 $249.75 $1,621 -1.51
662 662 2 249.00 $249.00 $1,648 —
700–744 741 14 237.00–240.00 $239.80 $1,777 +0.80
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 6 319.00 $319.00 $1,161 +3.06
465–495 466 25 270.00–290.00 $289.15 $1,347 +14.15
542–549 549 34 265.00–284.50 $283.37 $1,556 +8.87
635–644 643 17 241.00–257.00 $256.07 $1,647 +8.94
710–741 738 9 237.00–239.00 $237.21 $1,751 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,000 +5.00
464 464 9 287.00 $287.00 $1,332 —
557 557 6 275.00 $275.00 $1,532 —
640 640 1 234.00 $234.00 $1,498 -16.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 4 277.00 $277.00 $1,227 +7.00
575 575 4 258.00 $258.00 $1,484 -2.00
650 650 2 236.00 $236.00 $1,534 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 20 290.00 $290.00 $1,064 -4.41
460–470 461 52 250.00–258.00 $257.53 $1,187 -12.97
526 526 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,247 +2.00
550 550 72 247.00 $247.00 $1,358 -2.00
650 650 40 232.00 $232.00 $1,508 +12.00
754 754 9 214.00 $214.00 $1,614 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 277.50 $277.50 $874 —
357 357 22 296.75 $296.75 $1,059 -2.25
452 452 34 258.50 $258.50 $1,168 -13.00
548 548 45 245.50 $245.50 $1,345 -3.00
565 565 1 233.00 $233.00 $1,316 -2.00
647 647 27 235.00 $235.00 $1,520 +5.60
719 719 7 225.00 $225.00 $1,618 —
750 750 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,612 -4.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 12 275.00 $275.00 $982 -4.00
451 451 24 248.00 $248.00 $1,118 -11.50
535–541 541 24 215.00–249.50 $246.65 $1,334 +10.15
638 638 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,404 -3.00
740 740 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,554 +1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 245.00 $245.00 $919 -12.50
463 463 7 245.00 $245.00 $1,134 -2.00
525 525 2 222.50 $222.50 $1,168 —
630 630 4 205.00 $205.00 $1,292 -12.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–355 354 6 270.00–310.00 $303.41 $1,074 —
416 416 18 299.00 $299.00 $1,244 -1.00
482–485 485 33 264.00–280.00 $279.04 $1,353 +10.04
557–570 558 20 240.00–261.00 $258.86 $1,444 +4.86
620 620 12 240.00 $240.00 $1,488 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 16 275.00–319.00 $313.50 $1,066 -3.92
409–432 410 33 284.00–295.00 $294.30 $1,207 -9.22
482 482 14 285.00 $285.00 $1,374 +19.00
549 549 7 276.00 $276.00 $1,515 —
580 580 1 246.00 $246.00 $1,427 -1.00
626 626 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,596 +15.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 282.50 $282.50 $1,059 —
428 428 3 267.00 $267.00 $1,143 +7.00
475 475 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,282 +12.50
563 563 6 259.00 $259.00 $1,458 +15.00

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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.