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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, April 7, 2025

695 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $339.55/cwt -20.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,857/hd at 547 lb · 65 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $390.50/cwt +25.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,757/hd at 450 lb · 59 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $297.00/cwt -3.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,642/hd at 553 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 695 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 4 379.00 $379.00 $1,459 -15.00
410 410 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,292 —
450 450 59 390.50 $390.50 $1,757 +25.50
505–548 547 65 339.50–343.00 $339.55 $1,857 -20.70
638 638 23 328.00 $328.00 $2,093 -9.00
683 683 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,186 —
755 755 7 270.50 $270.50 $2,042 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 15 396.00 $396.00 $1,422 -9.00
448 448 16 386.00 $386.00 $1,729 +8.96
510–545 541 9 342.50–345.00 $342.76 $1,854 -7.24
621 621 4 305.00 $305.00 $1,894 -30.00
685 685 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,192 —
755 755 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,001 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 372.50 $372.50 $1,229 —
440 440 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,474 -41.66
461 461 3 354.00 $354.00 $1,632 —
538 538 10 322.50 $322.50 $1,735 -12.50
648 648 5 305.00 $305.00 $1,976 —
715 715 2 232.50 $232.50 $1,662 +7.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,054 —
480 480 1 307.50 $307.50 $1,476 -12.50
615 615 1 316.00 $316.00 $1,943 +8.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–385 359 9 335.00–359.00 $356.14 $1,279 -6.86
452–458 458 39 317.50–334.50 $333.64 $1,528 -0.82
547 547 2 287.50 $287.50 $1,573 —
553 553 42 297.00 $297.00 $1,642 -3.06
640 640 27 276.00 $276.00 $1,766 -11.50
724 724 7 235.00 $235.00 $1,701 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–365 362 31 341.00–364.00 $363.25 $1,315 -0.75
441 441 38 337.00 $337.00 $1,486 +9.50
455 455 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,456 -21.50
530–543 542 21 303.00–307.00 $306.63 $1,662 -3.37
605–647 642 8 262.50–274.00 $272.64 $1,750 -6.86
755 755 3 233.00 $233.00 $1,759 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–380 354 11 315.00–344.00 $341.17 $1,208 -12.77
451–470 454 13 315.00–325.00 $323.41 $1,468 -17.59
525–527 527 16 275.00–296.00 $293.38 $1,546 -3.62
642 642 7 269.00 $269.00 $1,727 -11.00
720 720 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,620 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 370 2 312.50–320.00 $316.05 $1,169 —
476–490 480 4 300.00–317.00 $312.66 $1,501 -7.34
520–542 538 5 285.00–292.50 $291.05 $1,566 +1.05
635 635 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,588 —
710 710 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,509 +15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–347 346 22 360.00–406.00 $403.98 $1,398 -9.42
395 395 2 363.00 $363.00 $1,434 —
414 414 22 404.00 $404.00 $1,673 +19.00
470–487 486 17 316.00–368.00 $365.04 $1,774 +8.41
568–575 569 14 312.50–318.00 $317.60 $1,807 -6.40
630 630 3 313.00 $313.00 $1,972 -2.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–370 355 5 351.00–392.00 $383.45 $1,361 —
421 421 19 409.00 $409.00 $1,722 +19.50
480 480 35 357.00 $357.00 $1,714 +15.12
525 525 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,628 —
563 563 11 315.00 $315.00 $1,773 +6.00
620 620 8 311.00 $311.00 $1,928 +7.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 308.00 $308.00 $1,140 +1.00
403 403 6 365.00 $365.00 $1,471 +53.00
497 497 5 337.00 $337.00 $1,675 +32.57
565 565 2 292.50 $292.50 $1,653 —

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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.