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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, January 20, 2025

613 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $280.00/cwt ≈ $1,523/hd at 544 lb · 56 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $237.67/cwt +12.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,528/hd at 643 lb · 43 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $280.50/cwt +32.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,529/hd at 545 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 613 300 667
Feeder cattle 613 300 667

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 171, Heifers 279, Bulls 163)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,387 —
457 457 18 354.00 $354.00 $1,618 +39.00
553–560 553 33 293.00–312.00 $311.42 $1,722 —
648 648 27 281.50 $281.50 $1,824 —
739 739 16 249.00 $249.00 $1,840 +14.00
775 775 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,782 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 6 377.50 $377.50 $1,370 +27.50
445 445 21 350.00 $350.00 $1,558 +14.00
546 546 21 311.50 $311.50 $1,701 —
566 566 3 286.00 $286.00 $1,619 -17.50
646 646 5 271.00 $271.00 $1,751 —
700–705 703 2 245.00–248.00 $246.51 $1,733 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 295.00 $295.00 $944 —
350 350 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,155 —
471 471 5 308.00 $308.00 $1,451 —
548 548 3 280.50 $280.50 $1,537 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 4 285.00 $285.00 $972 —
450 450 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,294 —
585 585 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,360 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 8 304.00 $304.00 $1,107 +23.00
461–495 462 32 270.00–298.75 $297.79 $1,376 +41.79
544 544 56 280.00 $280.00 $1,523 —
590 590 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,386 -20.00
642–647 643 43 222.00–239.75 $237.67 $1,528 +12.50
726–730 726 14 191.00 $191.00 $1,387 -7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 13 309.00 $309.00 $1,128 —
457–460 457 25 265.00–297.00 $295.71 $1,351 +40.71
545 545 38 280.50 $280.50 $1,529 +32.54
580 580 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,334 —
615 615 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,396 +7.00
654 654 10 235.00 $235.00 $1,537 —
715–745 735 3 192.00–197.00 $195.38 $1,436 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 7 285.00 $285.00 $1,083 +13.00
441 441 8 258.50 $258.50 $1,140 +8.50
516–535 519 6 210.00–240.50 $235.26 $1,221 —
646 646 3 214.00 $214.00 $1,382 +9.20
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 242.50 $242.50 $829 —
446 446 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,048 -5.00
556 556 3 236.00 $236.00 $1,312 -4.00
610 610 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,293 +27.00
720 720 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,375 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–327 322 5 386.00–395.00 $393.32 $1,266 +57.32
385 385 1 347.50 $347.50 $1,338 —
420 420 22 368.00 $368.00 $1,546 +35.00
492 492 22 318.00 $318.00 $1,565 +9.00
510 510 1 296.00 $296.00 $1,510 —
565 565 34 292.00 $292.00 $1,650 +7.17
627 627 12 276.00 $276.00 $1,731 +16.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 7 390.00 $390.00 $1,388 —
410 410 12 361.00 $361.00 $1,480 +30.00
485–488 488 25 298.00–319.00 $317.33 $1,549 +14.33
530 530 1 282.00 $282.00 $1,495 —
576 576 10 288.00 $288.00 $1,659 +6.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,195 +71.68
432 432 2 296.00 $296.00 $1,279 —
489 489 5 285.00 $285.00 $1,394 —
567 567 2 227.50 $227.50 $1,290 —

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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.