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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, November 4, 2024

1,036 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $217.00/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,200/hd at 553 lb · 81 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $259.75/cwt -2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,434/hd at 552 lb · 74 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $221.00/cwt -3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,200/hd at 543 lb · 64 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,036 1,081 984
Feeder cattle 1,036 1,081 984

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 291, Heifers 486, Bulls 259)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 3 278.00 $278.00 $995 —
445 445 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,068 —
467 467 33 277.00 $277.00 $1,294 -14.00
510 510 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,224 -8.00
552 552 74 259.75 $259.75 $1,434 -2.50
647 647 55 254.75 $254.75 $1,648 —
695 695 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,529 —
705–742 740 22 225.00–240.00 $239.35 $1,771 -4.20
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 6 285.00 $285.00 $1,069 +3.00
458–480 459 32 234.00–280.25 $278.74 $1,279 -12.32
551 551 26 254.00 $254.00 $1,400 -8.75
650–685 653 13 226.00–247.50 $245.76 $1,605 —
750 750 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,762 +6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 373 2 260.00–268.00 $264.13 $985 +6.13
449 449 10 256.00 $256.00 $1,149 +15.00
558 558 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,228 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 249.00 $249.00 $921 +9.00
460 460 3 233.00 $233.00 $1,072 +4.00
595 595 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,208 —
620 620 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,339 —
732 732 2 212.00 $212.00 $1,552 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–374 368 12 240.00–241.00 $240.24 $884 -10.76
463–464 463 54 226.50–227.50 $227.41 $1,053 -7.59
531 531 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,142 -11.75
553 553 81 217.00 $217.00 $1,200 -1.00
638 638 63 209.50 $209.50 $1,337 -9.29
675 675 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,350 —
742 742 24 208.50 $208.50 $1,547 -10.22
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–363 360 34 235.00–248.00 $246.84 $889 -4.55
446 446 6 227.00 $227.00 $1,012 —
455 455 56 235.50 $235.50 $1,072 -1.20
543 543 64 221.00 $221.00 $1,200 -3.00
620–643 641 12 191.00–214.50 $212.61 $1,363 -13.58
730 730 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,496 -14.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 5 232.00 $232.00 $831 -3.00
448 448 17 229.00 $229.00 $1,026 —
545–549 549 11 207.50–215.00 $214.32 $1,177 -2.18
656 656 7 195.00 $195.00 $1,279 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 235.00 $235.00 $740 —
375 375 6 234.00 $234.00 $878 +4.00
457–485 459 18 220.00–229.50 $228.94 $1,051 —
559 559 7 216.00 $216.00 $1,207 —
620 620 2 208.00 $208.00 $1,290 —
735 735 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,102 -50.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 2 254.00 $254.00 $856 -12.08
351 351 4 269.00 $269.00 $944 —
417–420 420 33 246.00–274.00 $272.31 $1,144 +2.31
470–486 485 30 227.00–254.25 $252.49 $1,225 +32.49
565 565 48 240.00 $240.00 $1,356 -1.64
626 626 19 221.00 $221.00 $1,383 -5.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 13 276.00 $276.00 $949 +4.67
350 350 1 250.00 $250.00 $875 —
405–413 413 23 246.00–275.00 $273.76 $1,131 +8.34
487–490 487 25 233.00–252.75 $251.16 $1,223 +0.16
560–565 560 21 210.00–241.00 $238.02 $1,333 +1.02
621 621 7 227.00 $227.00 $1,410 +1.75
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 6 249.00 $249.00 $872 +9.00
426 426 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,022 +4.00
495 495 12 238.00 $238.00 $1,178 +12.50
556–580 559 9 205.00–211.00 $210.31 $1,176 -13.19

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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.