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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, December 2, 2024

801 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $239.72/cwt +4.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,330/hd at 555 lb · 79 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $255.50/cwt +15.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,178/hd at 461 lb · 52 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $281.06/cwt +3.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,563/hd at 556 lb · 52 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 801 539 537
Feeder cattle 801 539 537

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 227, Heifers 349, Bulls 225)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 3 333.00 $333.00 $1,209 +37.00
458–480 459 33 282.00–314.75 $313.71 $1,440 +13.46
555–595 556 52 260.00–281.50 $281.06 $1,563 +3.09
630–649 649 48 252.00–260.00 $259.84 $1,686 —
735–736 736 29 245.00–247.00 $245.14 $1,804 +15.14
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 6 334.00 $334.00 $1,259 +30.00
458 458 16 308.00 $308.00 $1,411 +11.20
555 555 11 277.50 $277.50 $1,540 +1.00
624–635 625 12 260.00 $260.00 $1,625 ±0.00
756 756 3 241.00 $241.00 $1,822 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 237.00 $237.00 $1,031 —
530–541 538 4 229.00–244.00 $240.31 $1,293 —
647 647 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,423 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 289.00 $289.00 $997 —
470 470 1 254.00 $254.00 $1,194 —
552 552 2 258.00 $258.00 $1,424 +9.00
670 670 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,461 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–363 362 14 275.00–282.50 $281.98 $1,021 +17.40
430 430 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,032 +10.00
461 461 52 255.50 $255.50 $1,178 +15.50
555–565 555 79 229.00–240.00 $239.72 $1,330 +4.72
636 636 41 221.00 $221.00 $1,406 +0.51
651 651 4 214.00 $214.00 $1,393 —
742 742 11 201.50 $201.50 $1,495 -0.79
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 22 282.50 $282.50 $1,051 +24.61
425 425 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,041 +1.14
460 460 45 251.50 $251.50 $1,157 —
537 537 28 247.50 $247.50 $1,329 +15.12
595 595 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,297 —
626 626 8 229.50 $229.50 $1,437 +8.80
770 770 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,348 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 245.00 $245.00 $808 —
455–460 455 14 227.00–245.50 $244.17 $1,111 +8.17
547 547 6 228.00 $228.00 $1,247 +7.00
590 590 1 308.00 $308.00 $1,817 —
606 606 3 218.00 $218.00 $1,321 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 247.50 $247.50 $940 +10.00
446 446 9 234.50 $234.50 $1,046 —
505 505 1 224.00 $224.00 $1,131 —
550 550 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,128 —
657 657 2 193.00 $193.00 $1,268 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 10 339.00 $339.00 $1,186 —
413–435 414 30 304.00–319.50 $318.96 $1,320 +28.05
494 494 36 292.00 $292.00 $1,442 +4.50
507 507 2 271.00 $271.00 $1,374 +6.00
560 560 45 262.00 $262.00 $1,467 +5.29
627 627 25 237.50 $237.50 $1,489 -6.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 343 24 309.00–341.00 $339.83 $1,166 +37.52
405–410 410 19 309.00–319.00 $318.48 $1,306 +22.39
485 485 15 290.50 $290.50 $1,409 +4.91
525–547 544 8 259.00–270.00 $260.33 $1,416 —
600–635 618 2 231.00–238.00 $234.60 $1,450 -5.90
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,086 +24.50
485 485 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,164 +25.41
560 560 2 231.00 $231.00 $1,294 +31.00

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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.