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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, February 24, 2025

801 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $322.00/cwt +12.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,790/hd at 556 lb · 64 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $269.00/cwt +16.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,498/hd at 557 lb · 60 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $251.16/cwt +6.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,620/hd at 645 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 801 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 4 370.00 $370.00 $1,376 +22.50
474–481 475 36 320.00–339.50 $337.85 $1,605 -12.15
525 525 1 312.00 $312.00 $1,638 —
556 556 64 322.00 $322.00 $1,790 +12.00
615–644 643 45 280.00–290.00 $289.79 $1,863 +39.79
738 738 29 265.25 $265.25 $1,958 +19.25
750 750 1 249.00 $249.00 $1,868 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 3 371.00 $371.00 $1,428 —
430 430 1 324.00 $324.00 $1,393 —
458 458 27 340.00 $340.00 $1,557 -10.00
559 559 17 318.00 $318.00 $1,778 +18.80
627 627 5 278.00 $278.00 $1,743 —
762 762 2 243.00 $243.00 $1,852 +14.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,196 —
427 427 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,281 +6.00
560 560 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,456 —
645 645 2 269.00 $269.00 $1,735 —
750 750 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,650 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,230 -5.00
527 527 2 262.00 $262.00 $1,381 —
670 670 2 262.50 $262.50 $1,759 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 6 322.00 $322.00 $1,182 +7.00
465 465 47 303.00 $303.00 $1,409 —
557 557 60 269.00 $269.00 $1,498 +16.00
625–646 645 60 241.00–251.50 $251.16 $1,620 +6.16
700–740 739 32 225.25–227.50 $225.32 $1,665 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 3 305.00 $305.00 $994 —
361 361 15 332.00 $332.00 $1,199 +8.00
453–468 454 39 280.00–308.50 $306.24 $1,390 —
550–552 552 41 253.00–265.00 $264.42 $1,460 +4.42
610–634 633 23 236.00–251.50 $250.85 $1,588 +1.85
745 745 6 220.50 $220.50 $1,643 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 10 309.00 $309.00 $1,122 +9.00
461–490 463 34 280.00–302.00 $300.63 $1,392 +19.42
515 515 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,288 -17.00
550 550 22 263.50 $263.50 $1,449 —
637 637 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,465 -15.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 245.00 $245.00 $796 —
463 463 5 275.00 $275.00 $1,273 +17.50
557 557 10 258.00 $258.00 $1,437 -1.00
618 618 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,360 —
730 730 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,478 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 8 377.50 $377.50 $1,302 ±0.00
415 415 18 376.00 $376.00 $1,560 -4.00
483 483 13 337.00 $337.00 $1,628 +15.62
570 570 18 308.00 $308.00 $1,756 —
628 628 6 272.00 $272.00 $1,708 +7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 4 365.00 $365.00 $1,270 -29.14
350 350 8 375.00 $375.00 $1,312 —
402–418 416 15 330.00–377.00 $370.94 $1,543 -5.45
483 483 21 334.00 $334.00 $1,613 +15.00
525 525 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,522 +9.00
570 570 5 292.00 $292.00 $1,664 —
625 625 2 273.00 $273.00 $1,706 +14.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 4 282.50 $282.50 $1,232 —
490 490 2 286.00 $286.00 $1,401 —
580 580 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,494 —

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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.