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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, August 26, 2024

964 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $234.26/cwt ≈ $1,274/hd at 544 lb · 73 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.00/cwt -9.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,305/hd at 553 lb · 70 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $246.50/cwt -25.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,119/hd at 454 lb · 65 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 964 1,043 909
Feeder cattle 964 1,043 909

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 245, Heifers 468, Bulls 251)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–337 333 3 255.00–285.00 $275.24 $917 —
466 466 18 286.00 $286.00 $1,333 -19.17
554–584 557 58 263.00–288.00 $285.29 $1,589 -4.70
653–662 654 34 240.00–256.00 $255.05 $1,668 —
740–745 740 22 231.00–242.75 $241.68 $1,788 -2.86
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,064 -37.50
466 466 24 286.00 $286.00 $1,333 -18.00
515–545 544 31 260.00–285.00 $284.24 $1,546 -4.01
638 638 16 251.00 $251.00 $1,601 -13.50
745 745 2 234.00 $234.00 $1,743 -11.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,054 ±0.00
457 457 9 280.00 $280.00 $1,280 +2.50
551 551 6 258.00 $258.00 $1,422 —
645 645 4 242.00 $242.00 $1,561 +12.00
720 720 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,541 +14.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,165 -23.00
540 540 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,350 -23.00
638 638 3 237.50 $237.50 $1,515 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 11 275.00 $275.00 $1,034 -8.39
443 443 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,019 -31.00
452 452 43 248.00 $248.00 $1,121 -20.00
544 544 5 229.00 $229.00 $1,246 -25.53
553 553 70 236.00 $236.00 $1,305 -9.00
641 641 52 223.50 $223.50 $1,433 -4.80
695 695 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,515 —
740 740 20 219.00 $219.00 $1,621 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 27 267.00 $267.00 $967 -22.00
454 454 65 246.50 $246.50 $1,119 -25.59
544–548 544 73 231.00–234.50 $234.26 $1,274 —
631–645 632 26 227.50–228.75 $228.70 $1,445 -0.80
717 717 2 219.00 $219.00 $1,570 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–375 371 11 237.50–242.50 $242.04 $898 -22.19
446 446 27 236.00 $236.00 $1,053 —
528 528 10 231.50 $231.50 $1,222 —
631 631 5 223.00 $223.00 $1,407 -13.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 232.50 $232.50 $918 -20.50
481 481 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,106 -21.00
550 550 9 221.00 $221.00 $1,216 —
610 610 3 224.00 $224.00 $1,366 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 8 287.50 $287.50 $1,009 —
417–420 417 33 250.00–269.00 $268.42 $1,119 -34.24
492 492 53 240.00–275.50 $274.16 $1,349 -13.09
557–566 566 39 237.00–257.50 $256.46 $1,452 -8.27
629 629 16 239.50 $239.50 $1,506 -10.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 15 287.50 $287.50 $992 -30.97
414 414 23 274.50 $274.50 $1,136 -22.79
491 491 27 270.00 $270.00 $1,326 -12.92
565 565 11 254.00 $254.00 $1,435 -5.50
628 628 5 232.00 $232.00 $1,457 -9.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 3 245.00 $245.00 $848 —
420 420 6 249.00 $249.00 $1,046 -8.00
485 485 6 247.50 $247.50 $1,200 —
546 546 6 230.00 $230.00 $1,256 —

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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.