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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, September 16, 2024

958 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $233.95/cwt -15.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,511/hd at 646 lb · 73 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $260.92/cwt -7.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,445/hd at 554 lb · 69 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.50/cwt +20.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,298/hd at 551 lb · 64 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 958 1,381 1,191
Feeder cattle 958 1,381 1,191

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 338, Heifers 423, Bulls 197)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 296.00 $296.00 $1,110 —
467 467 40 287.00 $287.00 $1,340 +8.69
551–554 554 69 248.00–261.50 $260.92 $1,445 -7.83
615–647 646 73 232.00–234.00 $233.95 $1,511 -15.76
740–745 740 35 223.00–233.00 $232.42 $1,720 -8.08
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 294.00 $294.00 $1,088 +6.00
450–462 461 20 270.00–290.50 $289.50 $1,335 +15.07
535 535 1 254.00 $254.00 $1,359 -6.00
554 554 31 259.00 $259.00 $1,435 +14.00
631 631 17 241.00 $241.00 $1,521 -3.00
760–780 767 3 212.00–232.00 $225.22 $1,727 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 252.50 $252.50 $871 —
470 470 6 259.00 $259.00 $1,217 +2.00
538 538 14 242.50 $242.50 $1,305 —
624 624 5 232.00 $232.00 $1,448 +14.17
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 7 271.00 $271.00 $1,274 —
561 561 5 252.00 $252.00 $1,414 —
628 628 3 232.00 $232.00 $1,457 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 9 276.00 $276.00 $1,021 +8.00
455–467 466 46 242.00–251.75 $251.13 $1,170 +7.47
540 540 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,215 -3.00
551 551 64 235.50 $235.50 $1,298 +20.50
632–643 642 56 220.00–225.75 $225.35 $1,447 +3.10
730 730 22 216.50 $216.50 $1,580 +11.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 2 271.00 $271.00 $940 —
360 360 14 279.00 $279.00 $1,004 +10.25
445 445 6 246.00 $246.00 $1,095 —
461 461 41 250.00 $250.00 $1,152 +6.00
527 527 2 228.00 $228.00 $1,202 -1.75
551 551 46 235.50 $235.50 $1,298 +18.00
640 640 33 225.75 $225.75 $1,445 +7.76
655 655 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,434 —
715 715 4 218.00 $218.00 $1,559 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 11 271.00–276.00 $275.09 $996 +30.16
449 449 22 247.00 $247.00 $1,109 —
551 551 12 228.50 $228.50 $1,259 +1.00
636 636 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,367 +7.00
710 710 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,456 +3.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 240.00 $240.00 $900 +1.85
458 458 13 230.00 $230.00 $1,053 +0.50
554 554 10 224.00 $224.00 $1,241 —
653 653 3 202.00 $202.00 $1,319 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 354 11 277.00–305.00 $301.54 $1,067 —
411 411 9 288.00 $288.00 $1,184 +19.63
491 491 24 269.00 $269.00 $1,321 +9.50
500 500 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,225 +23.97
561–585 562 44 235.00–242.00 $241.83 $1,359 +0.58
627 627 25 234.00 $234.00 $1,467 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 9 295.00 $295.00 $979 +9.00
427–435 427 20 255.00–277.00 $275.88 $1,178 +16.61
494 494 19 267.50 $267.50 $1,321 +7.76
525 525 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,312 —
559 559 11 245.00 $245.00 $1,370 +6.10
630 630 7 240.00 $240.00 $1,512 +8.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 3 241.00 $241.00 $1,019 -2.00
503 503 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,182 —
583 583 8 242.00 $242.00 $1,411 —

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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.