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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, October 21, 2024

1,222 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $226.50/cwt +7.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,248/hd at 551 lb · 95 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $259.36/cwt +19.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,439/hd at 555 lb · 77 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $233.00/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,046/hd at 449 lb · 74 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,222 936 1,182
Feeder cattle 1,222 936 1,182

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 338, Heifers 567, Bulls 317)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 4 277.50 $277.50 $1,032 -11.50
450–457 457 31 234.00–267.00 $265.95 $1,215 -19.55
555–556 555 77 243.00–261.00 $259.36 $1,439 +19.36
646 646 61 247.50 $247.50 $1,599 -2.35
654 654 14 235.00 $235.00 $1,537 —
732–744 743 27 230.00–233.00 $232.78 $1,730 -12.22
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 12 274.00 $274.00 $981 -11.00
405–447 445 21 246.00–268.00 $267.05 $1,188 -14.26
541 541 28 255.00 $255.00 $1,380 —
642 642 15 244.00 $244.00 $1,566 -9.00
742 742 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,707 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 237.50 $237.50 $938 —
444 444 8 237.50 $237.50 $1,054 -16.50
551 551 8 229.00 $229.00 $1,262 —
631 631 8 210.00 $210.00 $1,325 +5.00
750 750 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,538 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 235.00 $235.00 $916 —
460 460 2 226.00 $226.00 $1,040 +1.00
515–545 541 7 220.00–222.00 $220.27 $1,192 —
630 630 3 197.00 $197.00 $1,241 -30.00
711 711 3 219.00 $219.00 $1,557 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359–373 361 19 230.00–247.00 $244.23 $882 -20.50
447 447 7 223.00 $223.00 $997 —
462 462 68 232.00 $232.00 $1,072 -6.04
520 520 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,144 -16.25
551 551 95 226.50 $226.50 $1,248 +7.50
638 638 60 217.50 $217.50 $1,388 +1.14
650 650 8 205.00 $205.00 $1,332 —
727 727 15 205.00 $205.00 $1,490 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 3 237.00 $237.00 $773 -23.93
362 362 21 250.00 $250.00 $905 —
449 449 74 233.00 $233.00 $1,046 +2.00
454 454 5 226.00 $226.00 $1,026 -9.00
520–543 542 64 222.00–225.50 $225.29 $1,221 -2.21
637 637 24 222.50 $222.50 $1,417 +0.09
772 772 2 191.00 $191.00 $1,475 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–372 367 21 220.00–232.00 $230.84 $847 +5.55
436 436 17 228.00 $228.00 $994 +18.00
465 465 2 222.00 $222.00 $1,032 -4.00
505 505 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,081 —
551 551 24 225.00 $225.00 $1,240 —
627 627 5 202.00 $202.00 $1,267 +42.00
737 737 2 171.00 $171.00 $1,260 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 219.00 $219.00 $799 +31.50
461 461 7 220.00 $220.00 $1,014 —
536 536 11 216.00 $216.00 $1,158 —
645 645 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,071 -13.00
651 651 4 174.00 $174.00 $1,133 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–356 355 12 244.00–262.00 $256.03 $909 —
403–422 419 29 239.00–250.00 $248.54 $1,041 -34.96
496–497 496 62 227.50–246.50 $244.35 $1,212 -23.65
565–572 566 55 220.00–241.00 $239.46 $1,355 -2.14
626 626 32 225.00 $225.00 $1,408 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 19 264.00 $264.00 $903 -11.00
352 352 2 245.00 $245.00 $862 —
415–430 417 29 237.00–254.00 $252.18 $1,052 -15.82
498 498 21 243.00 $243.00 $1,210 -20.61
563 563 26 236.00 $236.00 $1,329 -3.03
621 621 9 220.00 $220.00 $1,366 -7.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 3 262.00 $262.00 $799 —
419 419 6 233.00 $233.00 $976 +15.00
504–525 508 6 219.00–224.00 $223.14 $1,134 -0.86
553 553 6 225.00 $225.00 $1,244 —

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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.