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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, October 28, 2024

1,081 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $226.75/cwt +6.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,243/hd at 548 lb · 79 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $227.75/cwt ≈ $1,255/hd at 551 lb · 78 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $218.79/cwt +1.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,420/hd at 649 lb · 62 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,081 1,222 933
Feeder cattle 1,081 1,222 933

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 237, Heifers 535, Bulls 309)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 276.00 $276.00 $911 —
476 476 15 291.00 $291.00 $1,385 +25.05
545 545 3 248.00 $248.00 $1,352 —
564 564 46 262.25 $262.25 $1,479 +2.89
652–654 652 54 243.00–264.25 $261.49 $1,705 +26.49
702–744 739 17 240.00–244.00 $243.55 $1,800 +10.77
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 9 282.00 $282.00 $1,012 +8.00
468–485 469 16 234.00–295.00 $291.06 $1,365 —
552 552 30 262.75 $262.75 $1,450 —
643 643 16 258.00 $258.00 $1,659 +14.00
753 753 4 229.00 $229.00 $1,724 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 258.00 $258.00 $993 +20.50
447 447 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,077 +3.50
543 543 8 226.00 $226.00 $1,227 —
695 695 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,390 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 4 240.00 $240.00 $907 +5.00
458 458 6 229.00 $229.00 $1,049 +3.00
510 510 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,148 +4.73

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 28 251.00 $251.00 $906 +6.77
456 456 53 235.00 $235.00 $1,072 +3.00
548 548 79 226.75 $226.75 $1,243 +6.75
551 551 3 218.00 $218.00 $1,201 -8.50
648–649 649 62 205.00–220.00 $218.79 $1,420 +1.29
726–738 736 17 215.00–219.50 $218.72 $1,610 +13.72
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–388 362 21 242.50–253.00 $251.39 $910 +1.39
455–458 458 49 222.00–238.00 $236.70 $1,084 +10.70
546 546 3 224.00 $224.00 $1,223 -1.29
551 551 78 227.75 $227.75 $1,255 —
605–648 647 33 207.00–226.75 $226.19 $1,463 +3.69
733 733 10 219.00 $219.00 $1,605 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 14 230.00 $230.00 $830 -0.84
445–447 447 22 221.00–229.50 $229.12 $1,024 +1.12
536 536 17 225.00 $225.00 $1,206 +11.00
657 657 5 208.00 $208.00 $1,367 —
721 721 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,442 +29.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 235.00 $235.00 $881 +16.00
456 456 14 223.00 $223.00 $1,017 +3.00
542 542 13 216.50 $216.50 $1,173 +0.50
620–644 640 6 177.50–195.00 $192.17 $1,230 +26.17
721 721 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,406 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–334 329 10 249.00–270.00 $266.08 $875 —
420 420 21 270.00 $270.00 $1,134 +21.46
496 496 45 220.00 $220.00 $1,091 -24.35
510 510 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,122 —
560–569 568 50 220.00–243.00 $241.64 $1,373 +2.18
633 633 20 226.25 $226.25 $1,432 +1.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345–347 347 13 251.00–275.00 $271.33 $942 +7.33
413–445 414 28 251.00–266.00 $265.42 $1,099 +13.24
490 490 33 251.00 $251.00 $1,230 +8.00
515–545 535 3 219.00–238.00 $225.10 $1,204 —
562 562 26 237.00 $237.00 $1,332 +1.00
629 629 20 225.25 $225.25 $1,417 +5.25
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 240.00 $240.00 $840 —
445 445 6 236.00 $236.00 $1,050 +3.00
495 495 16 225.50 $225.50 $1,116 —
564 564 16 223.50 $223.50 $1,261 -1.50

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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.