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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, November 18, 2024

887 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $250.73/cwt +5.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,409/hd at 562 lb · 75 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $231.25/cwt +16.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,290/hd at 558 lb · 74 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.15/cwt +2.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,056/hd at 455 lb · 59 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 887 972 579
Feeder cattle 887 972 579

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 160, Heifers 423, Bulls 304)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 300.00 $300.00 $975 —
462 462 17 283.00 $283.00 $1,307 +5.00
555 555 46 275.00 $275.00 $1,526 +5.50
637–643 643 36 250.00–267.50 $266.54 $1,714 +15.00
746 746 23 248.25 $248.25 $1,852 +8.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 288.00 $288.00 $1,109 -13.00
450 450 5 282.00 $282.00 $1,269 +3.00
563–565 563 8 240.00–269.50 $265.80 $1,496 —
653 653 8 248.00 $248.00 $1,619 —
730 730 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,788 +8.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 3 281.00 $281.00 $1,048 —
420–441 436 4 261.00–274.00 $270.87 $1,181 +6.87
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 3 213.00 $213.00 $982 —
547 547 2 214.00 $214.00 $1,171 -17.00
615 615 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,347 +3.00
710 710 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,491 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 6 239.00 $239.00 $856 —
455 455 59 208.00–233.00 $232.15 $1,056 +2.96
535 535 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,124 -18.00
558 558 74 231.25 $231.25 $1,290 +16.25
620–645 645 53 191.00–216.50 $216.04 $1,393 -6.46
710–734 732 13 185.00–190.00 $189.63 $1,388 -25.12
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–368 366 20 227.50–237.00 $235.61 $862 -13.29
452–478 453 56 205.00–230.00 $228.59 $1,036 -6.66
521 521 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,094 —
553 553 54 227.00 $227.00 $1,255 +2.43
641 641 21 215.00 $215.00 $1,378 -9.00
660 660 3 203.00 $203.00 $1,340 -12.00
755 755 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,367 -36.32
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 2 223.00 $223.00 $774 —
367 367 10 230.00 $230.00 $844 -17.73
455 455 15 220.00 $220.00 $1,001 -6.26
541–545 542 13 208.00–219.00 $217.30 $1,178 +0.30
622 622 6 200.00 $200.00 $1,244 -4.52
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 185.00 $185.00 $703 -35.00
466 466 3 190.00 $190.00 $885 -29.77
543 543 3 192.50 $192.50 $1,045 —
651 651 3 193.00 $193.00 $1,256 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 284.00 $284.00 $1,022 +3.52
432 432 20 279.00 $279.00 $1,205 +12.29
480–493 493 56 252.00–271.25 $270.58 $1,334 +8.33
560–562 562 75 239.00–251.75 $250.73 $1,409 +5.98
623 623 29 244.50 $244.50 $1,523 +22.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 8 290.00 $290.00 $957 -2.00
395 395 1 256.00 $256.00 $1,011 —
417 417 16 281.00 $281.00 $1,172 +11.00
482 482 38 275.25 $275.25 $1,327 +17.54
562–574 564 31 219.00–252.25 $246.79 $1,392 +5.83
637 637 11 226.00 $226.00 $1,440 -4.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 229.00 $229.00 $836 +1.09
408 408 3 226.00 $226.00 $922 -14.00
498 498 6 209.00 $209.00 $1,041 -21.00
564 564 7 190.00 $190.00 $1,072 -24.00

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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.