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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, September 23, 2024

674 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $254.00/cwt -6.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,405/hd at 553 lb · 58 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $232.65/cwt -1.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,508/hd at 648 lb · 47 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $228.50/cwt +3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,252/hd at 548 lb · 46 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 674 958 848
Feeder cattle 674 958 848

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 246, Heifers 292, Bulls 136)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 4 283.00 $283.00 $1,092 -13.00
462–467 467 33 245.00–279.00 $276.96 $1,293 -10.04
532 532 2 232.50 $232.50 $1,237 —
553 553 58 254.00 $254.00 $1,405 -6.92
641–648 648 47 220.00–233.50 $232.65 $1,508 -1.30
758 758 18 233.00 $233.00 $1,766 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 5 281.00 $281.00 $1,068 -13.00
465–485 466 18 245.00–278.00 $276.09 $1,287 -13.41
552–560 553 12 233.00–254.00 $252.23 $1,395 -6.77
657 657 11 230.00 $230.00 $1,511 —
715 715 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,644 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 7 250.00 $250.00 $1,080 —
551–590 555 10 215.00–235.00 $232.87 $1,292 —
655 655 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,500 —
730 730 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,584 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 271.00 $271.00 $948 —
445 445 6 272.00 $272.00 $1,210 —
565 565 6 259.00 $259.00 $1,463 +7.00
670 670 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,548 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 4 251.00 $251.00 $941 -25.00
462–463 463 42 222.00–236.00 $235.33 $1,090 -15.80
548 548 46 228.50 $228.50 $1,252 +3.50
552 552 2 207.50 $207.50 $1,145 -28.00
639 639 34 218.50 $218.50 $1,396 -6.85
726 726 9 218.00 $218.00 $1,583 +1.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 18 259.00 $259.00 $961 -20.00
455 455 26 238.00 $238.00 $1,083 -12.00
564 564 26 228.50 $228.50 $1,289 -7.00
615–638 637 16 212.00–224.50 $223.75 $1,425 -2.00
744 744 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,637 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 3 235.00 $235.00 $905 -40.09
465 465 8 232.50 $232.50 $1,081 —
552 552 12 228.00 $228.00 $1,259 -0.50
630 630 9 222.00 $222.00 $1,399 +7.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 9 222.50 $222.50 $781 -17.50
463 463 13 231.00 $231.00 $1,070 +1.00
568 568 8 219.00 $219.00 $1,244 -5.00
635 635 2 214.00 $214.00 $1,359 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 272.50 $272.50 $899 —
358 358 4 288.00 $288.00 $1,031 -13.54
410–425 424 14 262.50–285.00 $283.45 $1,202 -4.55
490–492 490 27 230.00–259.00 $256.84 $1,259 -12.16
562 562 18 249.00 $249.00 $1,399 +7.17
638 638 10 231.00 $231.00 $1,474 -3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 8 280.00 $280.00 $952 -15.00
412 412 14 292.50 $292.50 $1,205 +16.62
488 488 12 264.00 $264.00 $1,288 -3.50
568 568 8 249.00 $249.00 $1,414 +4.00
633 633 3 232.00 $232.00 $1,469 -8.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 243.00 $243.00 $911 —
416 416 6 225.00 $225.00 $936 -16.00
475 475 4 207.50 $207.50 $986 —
573 573 6 227.50 $227.50 $1,304 -14.50

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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.