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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, February 3, 2025

1,384 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $261.60/cwt +13.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,428/hd at 546 lb · 127 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $301.20/cwt +9.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,651/hd at 548 lb · 103 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $286.50/cwt -2.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,304/hd at 455 lb · 76 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,384 1,440 1,535
Feeder cattle 1,384 1,440 1,535

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 393. Heifers 653, Bulls 338)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 12 396.00 $396.00 $1,445 -6.50
463–486 464 58 307.50–350.00 $347.70 $1,613 -10.79
535–549 548 103 290.00–302.25 $301.20 $1,651 +9.20
645 645 46 266.50 $266.50 $1,719 -18.75
668 668 3 252.00 $252.00 $1,683 -8.00
751 751 21 256.25 $256.25 $1,924 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 358 11 347.50–390.00 $385.84 $1,381 -22.16
463–475 463 30 295.00–347.00 $345.22 $1,598 +30.22
547 547 37 295.00 $295.00 $1,614 —
552 552 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,601 -15.50
644 644 18 261.50 $261.50 $1,684 -9.50
670 670 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,554 -32.00
715 715 1 246.00 $246.00 $1,759 -3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 327.50 $327.50 $1,130 —
375 375 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,312 -18.00
450–461 460 17 280.00–314.00 $312.04 $1,435 +1.04
547 547 12 292.00 $292.00 $1,597 +6.19
666 666 4 238.00 $238.00 $1,585 —
748 748 3 236.00 $236.00 $1,765 -2.18
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,200 —
456 456 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,254 +10.00
532 532 4 269.00 $269.00 $1,431 —
635 635 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,505 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 26 300.50 $300.50 $1,121 -8.12
438 438 3 263.00 $263.00 $1,152 —
455 455 76 286.50 $286.50 $1,304 -2.82
536–546 546 127 249.00–262.00 $261.60 $1,428 +13.60
645–646 646 63 233.00–242.50 $242.35 $1,566 -13.65
741 741 23 217.00 $217.00 $1,608 -0.81
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 3 282.00 $282.00 $976 -32.00
363 363 27 304.00 $304.00 $1,104 -12.00
445 445 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,179 —
455 455 69 282.00 $282.00 $1,283 -0.74
543–545 543 72 256.00–265.00 $264.87 $1,438 -3.63
630 630 1 244.00 $244.00 $1,537 -7.09
651 651 21 247.00 $247.00 $1,608 —
733 733 7 215.50 $215.50 $1,580 -2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 17 297.50 $297.50 $1,080 +22.50
441 441 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,036 —
454 454 34 259.00 $259.00 $1,176 -1.57
510–541 540 32 240.00–255.00 $254.56 $1,375 -0.94
642 642 11 231.00 $231.00 $1,483 -8.00
735 735 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,485 +5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,004 -5.00
468 468 12 241.00 $241.00 $1,128 —
554 554 13 247.00 $247.00 $1,368 +8.37
625 625 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,172 -19.50
665 665 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,363 —
746 746 4 192.50 $192.50 $1,436 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 22 378.00 $378.00 $1,331 —
417–435 418 42 320.00–343.00 $341.86 $1,429 -17.95
487 487 46 315.00 $315.00 $1,534 +5.21
520 520 1 282.00 $282.00 $1,466 —
562–582 563 51 279.00–284.00 $283.80 $1,598 -8.70
632 632 26 256.50 $256.50 $1,621 -4.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 19 375.00 $375.00 $1,275 —
388 388 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,242 -80.61
414 414 25 349.00 $349.00 $1,445 -8.08
488 488 35 313.00 $313.00 $1,527 -0.55
502 502 2 289.00 $289.00 $1,451 —
556–559 559 31 282.00–285.00 $284.71 $1,592 -4.29
626 626 6 265.00 $265.00 $1,659 +5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,181 —
415 415 6 306.00 $306.00 $1,270 +23.34
507 507 8 271.00 $271.00 $1,374 —
568 568 13 258.00 $258.00 $1,465 +33.00

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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.