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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, October 7, 2024

864 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $253.00/cwt ≈ $1,379/hd at 545 lb · 57 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $239.00/cwt ≈ $1,305/hd at 546 lb · 56 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $239.50/cwt ≈ $1,097/hd at 458 lb · 48 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 864 400 1,105
Feeder cattle 864 400 1,105

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 290, Heifers 340, Bulls 234)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,073 +21.00
460–490 461 37 242.50–275.50 $274.55 $1,266 +8.55
545 545 57 253.00 $253.00 $1,379 —
551 551 3 238.00 $238.00 $1,311 -18.98
649 649 48 231.00 $231.00 $1,499 —
744 744 24 238.00 $238.00 $1,771 +22.00
752 752 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,654 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–383 380 7 262.50–296.00 $286.63 $1,089 +18.63
454–495 455 28 237.50–280.50 $278.83 $1,269 +3.58
547 547 33 252.50 $252.50 $1,381 -8.00
575 575 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,208 —
636 636 12 237.50 $237.50 $1,510 +6.50
734 734 5 223.00 $223.00 $1,637 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 3 270.00 $270.00 $953 —
463 463 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,134 —
540 540 5 239.00 $239.00 $1,291 —
595 595 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,250 -20.00
630 630 3 212.00 $212.00 $1,336 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 230.00 $230.00 $886 +7.50
455 455 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,024 —
551 551 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,267 —
675 675 2 218.00 $218.00 $1,472 —
745 745 2 186.00 $186.00 $1,386 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–375 371 11 230.00–249.00 $245.51 $911 +13.73
457–490 458 48 217.50–240.00 $239.50 $1,097 —
546 546 56 239.00 $239.00 $1,305 —
552 552 5 219.00 $219.00 $1,209 -9.79
617–645 643 32 215.00–220.00 $219.70 $1,413 —
725 725 11 213.50 $213.50 $1,548 +14.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 12 257.00 $257.00 $935 +17.00
448 448 45 244.50 $244.50 $1,095 +5.50
495 495 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,089 —
551 551 39 240.25 $240.25 $1,324 +45.25
645 645 13 224.50 $224.50 $1,448 +16.00
710 710 2 214.00 $214.00 $1,519 +15.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 4 205.00 $205.00 $703 —
456 456 10 229.00 $229.00 $1,044 +30.97
537 537 13 215.00 $215.00 $1,155 —
627 627 7 210.00 $210.00 $1,317 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 4 235.00 $235.00 $872 +7.00
447 447 11 235.00 $235.00 $1,050 —
550–560 551 10 217.50–227.50 $226.48 $1,248 —
631 631 6 218.00 $218.00 $1,376 +26.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 245.00 $245.00 $833 -29.67
350 350 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,015 —
407–427 426 29 232.50–260.00 $258.19 $1,100 -1.81
478–496 494 32 260.00–265.00 $264.39 $1,306 +11.89
545 545 2 237.00 $237.00 $1,292 +12.00
568 568 42 241.50 $241.50 $1,372 -4.61
625 625 18 229.00 $229.00 $1,431 -4.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 11 285.00 $285.00 $960 +10.00
411 411 37 262.00 $262.00 $1,077 -5.50
460–488 487 24 264.00–267.00 $266.88 $1,300 +19.88
561 561 14 245.50 $245.50 $1,377 ±0.00
626 626 5 229.00 $229.00 $1,434 ±0.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 212.50 $212.50 $786 —
426 426 6 224.00 $224.00 $954 +6.00
492 492 5 236.00 $236.00 $1,161 +3.50
571 571 4 229.00 $229.00 $1,308 -1.00

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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.