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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, October 14, 2024

936 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.25/cwt -2.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,278/hd at 541 lb · 92 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $260.75/cwt +7.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,432/hd at 549 lb · 67 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $241.60/cwt +0.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,360/hd at 563 lb · 55 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 936 864 798
Feeder cattle 936 864 798

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 264, Heifers 427, Bulls 245)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 5 289.00 $289.00 $1,133 -1.00
461 461 46 285.50 $285.50 $1,316 +10.95
549 549 67 260.75 $260.75 $1,432 +7.75
550 550 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,320 +2.00
640–647 640 41 247.00–250.00 $249.85 $1,599 +18.85
735 735 12 245.00 $245.00 $1,801 +7.00
755 755 2 233.00 $233.00 $1,759 +13.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 6 285.00 $285.00 $1,026 -1.63
417–441 439 22 274.00–282.00 $281.31 $1,235 —
551 551 13 254.00 $254.00 $1,400 +44.00
648 648 16 253.00 $253.00 $1,639 +15.50
766 766 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,838 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 227.00 $227.00 $772 —
438 438 5 254.00 $254.00 $1,113 —
548 548 10 236.50 $236.50 $1,296 -2.50
640 640 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,312 -7.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,069 ±0.00
561 561 5 222.50 $222.50 $1,248 -7.50
640 640 2 227.00 $227.00 $1,453 —
665 665 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,330 -18.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–371 368 13 240.00–269.00 $264.73 $974 +19.22
458–461 458 48 233.00–238.50 $238.04 $1,090 -1.46
541 541 92 236.25 $236.25 $1,278 -2.75
555 555 10 219.00 $219.00 $1,215 ±0.00
636–645 636 53 209.00–216.50 $216.36 $1,376 -3.34
745 745 16 210.00 $210.00 $1,564 -3.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–346 345 20 240.00–262.00 $260.93 $900 —
448 448 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,035 -13.50
452 452 33 235.00 $235.00 $1,062 —
548 548 41 227.50 $227.50 $1,247 —
570 570 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,168 -35.25
640–649 649 18 195.00–224.00 $222.41 $1,443 -2.09
735 735 8 209.00 $209.00 $1,536 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 358 6 207.50–229.00 $225.29 $807 -9.71
437 437 2 210.00 $210.00 $918 -25.00
473 473 13 226.00 $226.00 $1,069 —
540–546 546 18 217.50–230.50 $229.79 $1,255 —
625 625 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,000 -58.00
650 650 4 196.00 $196.00 $1,274 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 2 187.50 $187.50 $707 —
443 443 5 205.00 $205.00 $908 —
567 567 10 220.00 $220.00 $1,247 —
647 647 8 179.00 $179.00 $1,158 -31.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 6 280.00 $280.00 $921 +35.00
395 395 1 256.00 $256.00 $1,011 —
412 412 23 283.50 $283.50 $1,168 +25.31
492 492 43 268.00 $268.00 $1,319 +3.61
501 501 4 254.00 $254.00 $1,273 —
563–567 563 55 227.00–242.75 $241.60 $1,360 +0.10
635 635 22 225.00 $225.00 $1,429 -4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 7 275.00 $275.00 $957 -10.00
415 415 21 268.00 $268.00 $1,112 +6.00
450–487 485 26 242.50–266.00 $263.61 $1,279 -3.27
555–561 561 18 231.00–239.50 $239.03 $1,341 -6.47
625 625 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,419 -2.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 3 218.00 $218.00 $940 -6.00
450 450 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,058 —
502 502 7 224.00 $224.00 $1,124 —
595–596 596 7 202.50–214.00 $212.36 $1,266 -16.64

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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.