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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, February 17, 2025

257 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $253.00/cwt -12.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,397/hd at 552 lb · 28 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $310.00/cwt ≈ $1,733/hd at 559 lb · 28 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $269.00/cwt ≈ $1,759/hd at 654 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 257 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 347.50 $347.50 $1,268 -15.00
465 465 13 350.00 $350.00 $1,628 +14.00
559 559 28 310.00 $310.00 $1,733 —
630 630 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,575 -20.00
654 654 16 269.00 $269.00 $1,759 —
710 710 1 246.00 $246.00 $1,747 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 357.50 $357.50 $1,072 —
455 455 7 350.00 $350.00 $1,592 +20.00
555–595 558 12 250.00–304.00 $299.20 $1,670 +14.20
652–685 658 6 244.00–259.00 $256.40 $1,687 —
765 765 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,752 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,172 —
441 441 4 294.00 $294.00 $1,297 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,322 -5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 9 315.00 $315.00 $1,128 +6.00
449 449 13 290.00 $290.00 $1,302 —
552 552 28 253.00 $253.00 $1,397 -12.25
638 638 8 245.00 $245.00 $1,563 +5.00
785 785 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,648 +11.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 11 324.00 $324.00 $1,166 +11.14
442 442 8 298.00 $298.00 $1,317 +29.00
540 540 7 268.00 $268.00 $1,447 +0.39
570 570 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,482 —
642 642 2 249.00 $249.00 $1,599 +14.00
700 700 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,488 +12.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,080 +22.50
461–495 466 7 260.00–285.00 $281.21 $1,310 +16.63
539 539 7 267.00 $267.00 $1,439 —
641 641 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,570 +28.00
750 750 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,331 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 2 257.50 $257.50 $1,236 +4.50
560 560 1 259.00 $259.00 $1,450 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–320 318 6 377.50–397.50 $394.14 $1,253 +29.11
405–407 407 9 367.50–377.50 $376.39 $1,532 +37.88
490 490 5 319.00 $319.00 $1,563 +15.50
537 537 5 281.00 $281.00 $1,509 —
635 635 2 259.00 $259.00 $1,645 +4.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 3 377.50 $377.50 $1,295 -12.50
421 421 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,600 +41.53
465–485 482 7 317.50–322.00 $321.38 $1,549 +17.75
540 540 6 289.00 $289.00 $1,561 —
625 625 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,656 +7.00

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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.