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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, September 9, 2024

1,381 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $228.00/cwt +5.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,247/hd at 547 lb · 120 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $249.71/cwt -4.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,616/hd at 647 lb · 99 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $268.75/cwt +4.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,484/hd at 552 lb · 88 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,381 363 1,067
Feeder cattle 1,381 363 1,067

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 426, Heifers 662, Bulls 293)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 3 281.00 $281.00 $972 —
461–466 466 47 260.00–280.00 $278.31 $1,297 -12.69
552 552 88 268.75 $268.75 $1,484 +4.75
626–648 647 99 240.00–250.00 $249.71 $1,616 -4.29
737 737 34 240.50 $240.50 $1,772 +7.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 6 288.00 $288.00 $1,066 —
450–475 451 37 265.00–275.00 $274.43 $1,238 -16.03
546 546 41 260.00 $260.00 $1,420 -30.00
572 572 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,401 —
640 640 12 244.00 $244.00 $1,562 -14.00
732 732 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,684 +5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 12 257.00 $257.00 $1,182 —
553 553 15 242.00 $242.00 $1,338 -20.00
612–630 618 3 200.00–227.00 $217.83 $1,346 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422–449 441 7 237.50–270.00 $261.12 $1,152 —
546 546 11 251.00 $251.00 $1,370 —
651 651 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,491 —
745 745 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,416 -26.00
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,499 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 4 260.00 $260.00 $897 -5.00
367 367 25 268.00 $268.00 $984 —
462–472 462 80 230.50–244.00 $243.66 $1,126 -9.78
547 547 120 228.00 $228.00 $1,247 —
566 566 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,217 -16.00
637 637 74 222.25 $222.25 $1,416 +6.25
680 680 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,380 +2.00
737 737 22 205.50 $205.50 $1,515 +0.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–367 367 36 260.00–269.00 $268.75 $986 -3.75
451 451 74 244.00 $244.00 $1,100 —
548 548 84 229.75 $229.75 $1,259 +1.25
580 580 2 217.50 $217.50 $1,262 —
636–642 637 20 209.00–219.00 $217.99 $1,389 +4.16
733 733 7 213.00 $213.00 $1,561 +10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–380 358 10 227.50–247.00 $244.93 $877 -2.57
450 450 14 230.50 $230.50 $1,037 —
550 550 25 227.50 $227.50 $1,251 +1.50
647 647 11 208.00 $208.00 $1,346 +1.00
708 708 4 202.00 $202.00 $1,430 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–380 374 5 225.00–241.50 $238.15 $891 +8.15
453 453 18 229.50 $229.50 $1,040 -0.50
526 526 13 220.00 $220.00 $1,157 +5.00
633 633 5 196.00 $196.00 $1,241 —
713 713 5 193.00 $193.00 $1,376 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 11 277.00 $277.00 $958 -28.00
423–430 424 44 242.50–271.00 $268.37 $1,138 +1.94
490 490 60 259.50 $259.50 $1,272 -27.00
502–545 524 8 210.00–233.00 $221.03 $1,158 -21.47
562 562 67 241.25 $241.25 $1,356 -21.00
623 623 20 226.00 $226.00 $1,408 -17.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 11 286.00 $286.00 $995 +23.50
355 355 1 252.50 $252.50 $896 -50.00
412–416 416 27 250.00–260.00 $259.27 $1,079 -20.73
476–490 477 22 234.00–261.00 $259.74 $1,239 +24.74
560–561 561 10 220.00–241.00 $238.90 $1,340 -7.10
622 622 8 232.00 $232.00 $1,443 -1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 247.50 $247.50 $916 —
420 420 1 243.00 $243.00 $1,021 -18.00
540 540 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,215 -27.00

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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.