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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, January 27, 2025

1,440 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $269.56/cwt +34.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,491/hd at 553 lb · 112 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $312.00/cwt +0.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,744/hd at 559 lb · 94 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $285.25/cwt +3.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,843/hd at 646 lb · 89 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,440 613 644
Feeder cattle 1,440 613 644

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 441, Heifers 637, Bulls 362)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 4 402.50 $402.50 $1,409 +22.50
460–480 461 38 305.00–360.00 $358.49 $1,653 +4.49
535 535 1 292.00 $292.00 $1,562 —
559 559 94 312.00 $312.00 $1,744 +0.58
646 646 89 285.25 $285.25 $1,843 +3.75
667 667 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,734 —
705–741 740 50 248.00–252.00 $248.08 $1,836 -0.92
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 10 408.00 $408.00 $1,477 +30.50
447 447 31 355.00 $355.00 $1,587 +5.00
482 482 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,518 —
500 500 1 308.00 $308.00 $1,540 —
555 555 33 305.50 $305.50 $1,696 +19.50
641 641 20 271.00 $271.00 $1,737 ±0.00
670 670 3 264.00 $264.00 $1,769 —
745 745 5 249.00 $249.00 $1,855 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 6 368.00 $368.00 $1,332 +38.00
465 465 8 311.00 $311.00 $1,446 +3.00
535–541 540 10 275.00–287.00 $285.81 $1,543 +5.31
610–639 635 7 250.00–255.00 $254.31 $1,615 —
721–745 727 4 230.00–241.00 $238.18 $1,732 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,219 -22.50
550 550 8 250.00 $250.00 $1,375 +17.50
670 670 6 230.00 $230.00 $1,541 —
740 740 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,665 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–385 374 17 295.00–309.50 $308.62 $1,154 +4.62
455–468 456 68 275.00–290.00 $289.32 $1,319 -8.47
547 547 5 248.00 $248.00 $1,357 -32.00
553 553 112 269.56 $269.56 $1,491 —
644 644 73 256.00 $256.00 $1,649 +18.33
670 670 1 233.00 $233.00 $1,561 —
720–742 741 40 210.00–218.00 $217.81 $1,614 +26.81
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 3 314.00 $314.00 $1,086 —
355 355 24 316.00 $316.00 $1,122 +7.00
454–468 456 66 265.00–286.00 $282.74 $1,289 -12.97
541 541 49 268.50 $268.50 $1,453 -12.00
562 562 4 248.00 $248.00 $1,394 +18.00
637–638 638 27 246.00–251.50 $251.09 $1,602 +24.09
723 723 10 217.50 $217.50 $1,573 +22.12
785 785 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,562 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 2 275.00 $275.00 $913 —
358 358 15 275.00 $275.00 $984 -10.00
451–461 452 31 260.50–261.00 $260.57 $1,178 —
538 538 30 255.50 $255.50 $1,375 +20.24
595 595 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,220 —
642 642 17 239.00 $239.00 $1,534 +25.00
731 731 3 197.00 $197.00 $1,440 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 6 265.00 $265.00 $965 —
420–448 446 12 210.00–255.00 $251.47 $1,122 +16.47
556–560 556 11 225.00–240.00 $238.63 $1,327 +2.63
640 640 4 207.00 $207.00 $1,325 -5.00
705 705 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,198 -21.00
762 762 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,219 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–343 340 15 345.00–408.00 $404.24 $1,374 +10.92
416–431 417 44 329.00–363.00 $359.81 $1,500 -8.19
480–496 496 55 298.00–310.00 $309.79 $1,537 -8.21
567 567 61 292.50 $292.50 $1,658 +0.50
626 626 27 261.00 $261.00 $1,634 -15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–364 363 11 355.00–405.00 $400.61 $1,454 +10.61
413–415 413 40 313.00–362.00 $357.08 $1,475 -3.92
487–495 487 42 285.00–315.00 $313.55 $1,527 -3.78
540 540 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,458 -12.00
563 563 20 289.00 $289.00 $1,627 +1.00
623 623 13 260.00 $260.00 $1,620 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 318 2 250.00–295.00 $273.39 $869 —
418–428 425 9 262.50–292.50 $282.66 $1,201 -13.34
483 483 15 280.00 $280.00 $1,352 -5.00
544 544 6 239.00 $239.00 $1,300 —
570 570 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,282 -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.