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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, September 2, 2024

363 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $236.45/cwt ≈ $1,055/hd at 446 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $292.25/cwt ≈ $1,593/hd at 545 lb · 30 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $231.00/cwt -5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,277/hd at 553 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 363 964 422
Feeder cattle 363 964 422

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 109, Heifers 169, Bulls 84)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 4 291.00 $291.00 $1,083 —
451 451 8 291.00 $291.00 $1,312 +5.00
545 545 30 292.25 $292.25 $1,593 —
552 552 2 264.00 $264.00 $1,457 -21.29
645 645 10 254.00 $254.00 $1,638 —
722 722 9 233.00 $233.00 $1,682 -8.68
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 296.00 $296.00 $1,006 —
460–480 463 8 260.00–295.00 $290.46 $1,345 +4.46
543 543 11 290.00 $290.00 $1,575 +5.76
635 635 7 258.00 $258.00 $1,638 +7.00
740 740 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,665 -9.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,066 —
415 415 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,089 —
550 550 7 262.00 $262.00 $1,441 —
662 662 2 239.00 $239.00 $1,582 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 1 283.00 $283.00 $1,322 +3.00
567 567 2 258.00 $258.00 $1,463 ±0.00
625 625 1 241.00 $241.00 $1,506 -1.00
730 730 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,577 +2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 265.00 $265.00 $888 —
461–480 463 23 217.50–257.00 $253.44 $1,173 +5.44
505 505 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,124 —
553 553 28 231.00 $231.00 $1,277 -5.00
645 645 22 216.00 $216.00 $1,393 -7.50
685 685 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,377 -17.00
740 740 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,517 -14.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 7 272.50 $272.50 $989 +5.50
430–447 446 30 220.00–237.00 $236.45 $1,055 —
544 544 21 228.50 $228.50 $1,243 -5.76
615–643 640 11 212.00–214.00 $213.83 $1,369 -14.87
725 725 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,472 -16.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 3 247.50 $247.50 $881 +5.46
440 440 1 225.00 $225.00 $990 -11.00
584 584 6 226.00 $226.00 $1,320 —
631 631 3 207.00 $207.00 $1,306 -16.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 2 230.00 $230.00 $902 -2.50
487 487 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,120 ±0.00
548 548 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,178 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 2 305.00 $305.00 $997 —
402–440 425 5 254.00–274.00 $266.43 $1,132 -1.99
484 484 15 286.50 $286.50 $1,387 +12.34
510 510 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,237 —
568–585 569 20 230.00–264.00 $262.25 $1,492 +5.79
619 619 8 243.00 $243.00 $1,504 +3.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 262.50 $262.50 $892 -25.00
351 351 5 302.50 $302.50 $1,062 —
404 404 5 280.00 $280.00 $1,131 +5.50
483 483 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,135 -35.00
504 504 8 279.00 $279.00 $1,406 —
582 582 2 246.00 $246.00 $1,432 -8.00
625 625 5 233.00 $233.00 $1,456 +1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 237.00 $237.00 $723 —
430 430 2 261.00 $261.00 $1,122 +12.00
516 516 3 252.00 $252.00 $1,300 +22.00
555 555 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,315 —

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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.