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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, August 12, 2024

712 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $283.15/cwt +5.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,566/hd at 553 lb · 54 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $259.05/cwt ≈ $1,427/hd at 551 lb · 52 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $280.47/cwt ≈ $1,259/hd at 449 lb · 51 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 712 641 1,052
Feeder cattle 712 641 1,052

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 240, Heifers 327, Bulls 145)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 5 314.50 $314.50 $1,176 +27.50
453 453 30 300.00 $300.00 $1,359 +24.94
550–553 553 54 274.00–283.50 $283.15 $1,566 +5.65
644 644 43 259.50 $259.50 $1,671 +10.00
660 660 2 256.00 $256.00 $1,690 —
727 727 7 244.00 $244.00 $1,774 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 6 313.00 $313.00 $1,074 —
458–475 459 15 270.00–307.00 $304.45 $1,397 +22.45
552 552 34 300.00 $300.00 $1,656 —
635 635 18 275.00 $275.00 $1,746 +22.00
741 741 3 241.00 $241.00 $1,786 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 5 296.00 $296.00 $1,341 —
545 545 4 292.00 $292.00 $1,591 +21.00
633 633 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,646 +10.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,269 —
555 555 8 265.00 $265.00 $1,471 +22.50
705 705 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,614 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 13 275.00 $275.00 $1,023 +5.00
425 425 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,105 —
452 452 37 273.50 $273.50 $1,236 +24.75
551–560 551 52 248.00–259.50 $259.05 $1,427 —
644 644 50 239.25 $239.25 $1,541 +9.64
736 736 9 229.00 $229.00 $1,685 +1.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 13 285.00 $285.00 $1,012 +19.00
445–449 449 51 255.00–281.50 $280.47 $1,259 —
537 537 34 268.50 $268.50 $1,442 +13.81
605–639 637 19 222.50–241.00 $240.08 $1,529 +6.32
733 733 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,686 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,012 +10.00
461 461 10 261.00 $261.00 $1,203 —
539 539 11 259.00 $259.00 $1,396 +11.00
595 595 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,339 —
637 637 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,465 +12.00
700 700 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,522 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 252.50 $252.50 $985 +9.50
445 445 8 257.50 $257.50 $1,146 —
563 563 5 238.00 $238.00 $1,340 +3.00
622 622 2 226.00 $226.00 $1,406 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 307.00 $307.00 $1,050 —
415–420 415 15 280.00–294.50 $293.52 $1,218 +21.52
476–496 492 17 255.00–282.25 $277.60 $1,366 +3.10
565–585 566 30 235.00–262.00 $261.07 $1,478 +1.07
624 624 12 248.00 $248.00 $1,548 +7.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–395 358 7 280.00–311.00 $306.12 $1,096 +11.12
424 424 11 299.00 $299.00 $1,268 +6.00
490 490 17 284.00 $284.00 $1,392 +10.00
566 566 9 279.00 $279.00 $1,579 —
638 638 4 261.00 $261.00 $1,665 +19.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 2 265.00 $265.00 $946 -9.00
423 423 9 277.50 $277.50 $1,174 +18.50
489 489 7 260.00 $260.00 $1,271 —
548 548 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,343 —

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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.