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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, August 5, 2024

641 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $256.01/cwt +19.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,405/hd at 549 lb · 65 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $254.50/cwt -4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,158/hd at 455 lb · 43 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.61/cwt ≈ $1,463/hd at 637 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 641 870 981
Feeder cattle 641 870 981

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 178, Heifers 311, Bulls 152)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 4 287.00 $287.00 $1,025 -26.00
467–490 468 20 240.00–277.00 $275.06 $1,287 -14.94
554 554 34 277.50 $277.50 $1,537 -0.94
645 645 26 249.50 $249.50 $1,609 -0.25
733 733 9 234.00 $234.00 $1,715 -5.80
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–375 371 5 265.00–285.00 $277.13 $1,028 -41.87
454 454 21 282.00 $282.00 $1,280 -7.15
528 528 14 278.00 $278.00 $1,468 -5.37
630 630 6 253.00 $253.00 $1,594 -3.07
795 795 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,773 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 5 270.00 $270.00 $926 -20.00
428 428 8 280.00 $280.00 $1,198 —
547 547 7 271.00 $271.00 $1,482 —
621 621 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,552 +16.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 271.00 $271.00 $1,016 —
447 447 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,185 -12.00
565 565 6 242.50 $242.50 $1,370 -15.50
670 670 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,588 +1.00
755 755 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,642 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 5 270.00 $270.00 $1,045 -20.00
455–485 456 34 241.00–249.00 $248.75 $1,134 -8.78
530–549 549 65 240.00–256.25 $256.01 $1,405 +19.01
637–643 637 39 225.00–230.00 $229.61 $1,463 —
744 744 13 227.50 $227.50 $1,693 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 10 266.00 $266.00 $963 -30.75
455 455 43 254.50 $254.50 $1,158 -4.00
530–542 542 35 244.00–255.00 $254.69 $1,380 +9.19
641–645 642 11 226.00–235.50 $233.76 $1,501 -1.24
722 722 7 228.00 $228.00 $1,646 +3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 252.50 $252.50 $871 —
377 377 5 260.00 $260.00 $980 -15.00
438 438 10 253.00 $253.00 $1,108 —
542 542 10 248.00 $248.00 $1,344 +1.35
633 633 4 218.00 $218.00 $1,380 -2.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 6 243.00 $243.00 $902 -2.00
466 466 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,095 -10.00
561 561 8 235.00 $235.00 $1,318 —
680 680 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,326 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 6 280.00 $280.00 $986 -23.41
416 416 19 272.00 $272.00 $1,132 -27.00
490 490 31 274.50 $274.50 $1,345 -4.54
500 500 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,200 —
555 555 18 260.00 $260.00 $1,443 +1.14
630 630 17 240.50 $240.50 $1,515 +0.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 9 295.00 $295.00 $1,041 —
411 411 11 293.00 $293.00 $1,204 -1.30
488 488 19 274.00 $274.00 $1,337 -11.00
549 549 5 264.00 $264.00 $1,449 -12.00
613 613 3 242.00 $242.00 $1,483 -13.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 274.00 $274.00 $959 -8.50
427 427 6 259.00 $259.00 $1,106 -8.00
511 511 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,226 —
571 571 3 246.00 $246.00 $1,405 -13.00

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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.