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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, December 16, 2024

740 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $254.75/cwt +5.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,396/hd at 548 lb · 61 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $272.00/cwt -2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,268/hd at 466 lb · 43 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $294.50/cwt +3.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,632/hd at 554 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 740 706 288
Feeder cattle 740 706 288

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 202, Heifers 328, Bulls 210)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 3 368.00 $368.00 $1,420 +12.00
465 465 22 340.00 $340.00 $1,581 +9.17
554 554 39 294.50 $294.50 $1,632 +3.73
651–670 652 26 269.00–275.00 $274.76 $1,791 +20.60
758–770 759 17 251.00–251.50 $251.47 $1,909 +4.47
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 5 377.00 $377.00 $1,387 —
454–490 456 20 300.00–341.00 $338.80 $1,545 —
541 541 16 294.00 $294.00 $1,591 +9.00
585 585 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,562 ±0.00
648 648 9 275.25 $275.25 $1,784 +16.75
739 739 5 250.50 $250.50 $1,851 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 4 321.00 $321.00 $1,124 +7.00
451 451 5 319.00 $319.00 $1,439 +24.00
535 535 11 260.00–276.00 $274.55 $1,469 —
646 646 8 268.00 $268.00 $1,731 —
725 725 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,776 +20.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 2 293.00 $293.00 $1,149 —
495 495 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,238 +8.00
547 547 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,285 —
666 666 3 254.00 $254.00 $1,692 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–377 377 19 278.00–294.50 $293.64 $1,107 -1.36
466 466 43 272.00 $272.00 $1,268 -2.00
548 548 61 254.75 $254.75 $1,396 +5.75
649 649 29 232.00 $232.00 $1,506 +9.00
734–745 735 12 196.00–205.00 $204.24 $1,501 -4.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 280.00 $280.00 $868 —
360 360 27 297.75 $297.75 $1,072 +4.75
453–462 454 34 241.00–276.50 $274.37 $1,246 —
550–555 550 23 240.00–253.00 $252.43 $1,388 +4.43
646 646 13 232.00 $232.00 $1,499 +6.50
655 655 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,448 —
746 746 4 197.00 $197.00 $1,470 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 11 247.00 $247.00 $914 -38.00
441 441 9 252.00 $252.00 $1,111 +9.00
546 546 12 243.00 $243.00 $1,327 +15.25
657 657 3 212.00 $212.00 $1,393 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 6 245.00 $245.00 $845 —
452 452 7 226.00 $226.00 $1,022 +1.08
549 549 10 227.00 $227.00 $1,246 —
650 650 3 196.00 $196.00 $1,274 +4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 16 392.00 $392.00 $1,364 +22.00
402–421 419 19 330.00–347.00 $345.28 $1,447 -14.72
488–495 489 28 275.00–311.00 $305.79 $1,495 -33.21
566 566 29 278.50 $278.50 $1,576 +6.80
621 621 14 259.50 $259.50 $1,611 +13.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–355 351 12 375.00–391.00 $386.96 $1,358 —
422 422 21 345.50 $345.50 $1,458 +8.67
487 487 28 311.00 $311.00 $1,515 -3.00
558 558 10 282.75 $282.75 $1,578 +14.25
628 628 6 261.50 $261.50 $1,642 +16.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,017 -5.00
418–425 419 14 257.50–290.00 $287.64 $1,205 +25.64
503 503 10 269.00 $269.00 $1,353 +23.00
565 565 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,370 -2.50

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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.