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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, December 9, 2024

706 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $249.00/cwt ≈ $1,362/hd at 547 lb · 55 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $223.00/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,441/hd at 646 lb · 41 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $248.00/cwt +30.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,384/hd at 558 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 706 801 367
Feeder cattle 706 801 367

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 174, Heifers 314, Bulls 218)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 5 356.00 $356.00 $1,324 +23.00
457–485 462 24 290.00–339.50 $330.83 $1,528 +17.12
556–561 557 26 270.00–293.50 $290.77 $1,620 +9.71
651–656 655 33 253.50–259.00 $254.16 $1,665 —
741 741 22 243.00 $243.00 $1,801 -2.14
775 775 2 247.00 $247.00 $1,914 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 4 361.00 $361.00 $1,235 —
435 435 13 347.50 $347.50 $1,512 —
548 548 18 285.00 $285.00 $1,562 —
580 580 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,549 -10.50
642 642 8 258.50 $258.50 $1,660 -1.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 314.00 $314.00 $1,115 —
453 453 4 295.00 $295.00 $1,336 +41.00
551 551 4 257.00 $257.00 $1,416 -1.00
695 695 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,460 -8.00
745 745 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,676 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,113 —
565 565 2 221.00 $221.00 $1,249 —
620 620 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,420 +9.00
715 715 2 227.00 $227.00 $1,623 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 10 295.00 $295.00 $1,053 +13.02
465 465 35 274.00 $274.00 $1,274 +18.50
547 547 55 249.00 $249.00 $1,362 —
575 575 2 236.00 $236.00 $1,357 -3.72
646 646 41 223.00 $223.00 $1,441 +2.00
660 660 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,518 +16.00
722–749 745 14 208.50–209.00 $208.57 $1,554 +7.07
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 16 293.00 $293.00 $1,078 +10.50
444 444 31 275.00 $275.00 $1,221 +30.00
515 515 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,169 -20.50
558 558 39 248.00 $248.00 $1,384 —
639 639 18 225.50 $225.50 $1,441 -4.00
736 736 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,435 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,069 —
410 410 1 243.00 $243.00 $996 —
462 462 13 249.00 $249.00 $1,150 +4.83
546 546 9 227.75 $227.75 $1,244 -0.25
640 640 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,280 -18.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 4 247.50 $247.50 $881 ±0.00
451–460 453 5 205.00–230.00 $224.92 $1,019 —
576 576 3 216.00 $216.00 $1,244 +11.00
661 661 3 192.00 $192.00 $1,269 -1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 9 370.00 $370.00 $1,284 —
360 360 1 354.00 $354.00 $1,274 +15.00
417 417 16 360.00 $360.00 $1,501 +41.04
495 495 37 339.00 $339.00 $1,678 +47.00
560–564 564 28 250.00–272.50 $271.70 $1,532 +9.70
626 626 23 246.00 $246.00 $1,540 +8.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 9 371.00 $371.00 $1,284 +31.17
414–420 414 33 319.00–338.00 $336.83 $1,394 +18.35
485 485 27 314.00 $314.00 $1,523 +23.50
556 556 16 268.50 $268.50 $1,493 —
638 638 5 245.00 $245.00 $1,563 +10.40
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,044 —
428 428 3 262.00 $262.00 $1,121 -3.00
506 506 5 246.00 $246.00 $1,245 —
556 556 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,362 +14.00

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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.