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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, November 11, 2024

972 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $228.00/cwt +13.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,245/hd at 546 lb · 80 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $269.50/cwt +9.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,498/hd at 556 lb · 70 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.19/cwt +1.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,052/hd at 459 lb · 55 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 972 1,036 902
Feeder cattle 972 1,036 902

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 229, Heifers 475, Bulls 268)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 4 290.00 $290.00 $1,044 +12.00
405 405 1 230.00 $230.00 $932 —
462 462 18 278.00 $278.00 $1,284 +1.00
540 540 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,296 ±0.00
556 556 70 269.50 $269.50 $1,498 +9.75
625–638 637 42 232.00–252.50 $251.54 $1,602 -3.21
745 745 16 239.50 $239.50 $1,784 +0.15
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 7 301.00 $301.00 $1,099 +16.00
458 458 12 279.00 $279.00 $1,278 +0.26
547 547 16 260.00 $260.00 $1,422 —
645 645 8 240.00 $240.00 $1,548 —
738 738 7 236.50 $236.50 $1,745 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–380 378 2 225.00–252.00 $238.59 $902 -10.41
445 445 4 220.00 $220.00 $979 —
535 535 7 231.00 $231.00 $1,236 —
630 630 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,361 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 4 264.00 $264.00 $1,167 +8.00
562 562 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,377 +25.00
645 645 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,406 —
732 732 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,537 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342–349 348 14 244.00–245.00 $244.14 $850 —
454–460 459 55 227.00–229.50 $229.19 $1,052 +1.78
546 546 80 228.00 $228.00 $1,245 +13.00
555 555 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,193 -2.00
638 638 40 222.50 $222.50 $1,420 +13.00
656 656 6 216.00 $216.00 $1,417 +16.00
746 746 14 214.75 $214.75 $1,602 +6.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359–365 359 21 247.00–249.00 $248.90 $894 +2.06
421 421 3 230.00 $230.00 $968 +3.00
454 454 38 235.25 $235.25 $1,068 -0.25
552–590 553 50 205.00–225.00 $224.57 $1,242 —
643 643 20 224.00 $224.00 $1,440 +11.39
658 658 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,415 —
752–795 756 12 205.00–218.50 $217.32 $1,643 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–365 363 13 238.00–281.00 $247.73 $899 +13.73
463–470 464 11 214.00–227.50 $226.26 $1,050 -2.68
530 530 4 217.00 $217.00 $1,150 —
555 555 18 220.00 $220.00 $1,221 +4.00
610–643 640 10 200.00–205.00 $204.52 $1,309 -3.48
715–730 723 4 199.00–205.00 $201.97 $1,460 +51.97
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 6 220.00 $220.00 $777 -12.00
466–495 467 23 215.00–220.00 $219.77 $1,026 —
550–556 555 12 209.00–215.00 $214.01 $1,188 —
644 644 11 191.00 $191.00 $1,230 —
735–745 740 4 202.00–207.00 $204.52 $1,513 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–362 356 10 251.00–288.00 $280.48 $999 +11.48
413–421 420 26 241.00–270.00 $266.71 $1,120 -5.60
494 494 36 262.25 $262.25 $1,296 +9.76
503–547 521 5 215.00–230.00 $223.70 $1,165 —
560 560 33 244.75 $244.75 $1,371 +4.75
626 626 22 222.50 $222.50 $1,393 +1.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 6 292.00 $292.00 $990 +16.00
417 417 30 270.00 $270.00 $1,126 -3.76
478–491 490 26 222.00–262.25 $257.71 $1,263 +6.55
558–559 559 23 214.00–245.00 $240.96 $1,347 +2.94
628 628 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,444 +3.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–367 364 5 194.00–236.00 $227.91 $830 -21.09
430 430 17 240.00 $240.00 $1,032 ±0.00
491 491 14 230.00 $230.00 $1,129 -8.00
557–558 558 10 206.00–216.00 $214.00 $1,194 +3.69

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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.