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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, April 14, 2025

970 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $359.00/cwt ≈ $1,985/hd at 553 lb · 96 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $354.33/cwt +20.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,637/hd at 462 lb · 68 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $353.39/cwt +33.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,590/hd at 450 lb · 59 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 970 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 6 389.00 $389.00 $1,439 +10.00
460 460 51 384.50 $384.50 $1,769 -6.00
530 530 1 349.00 $349.00 $1,850 +9.45
553 553 96 359.00 $359.00 $1,985 —
642 642 53 340.00 $340.00 $2,183 +12.00
729 729 13 302.50 $302.50 $2,205 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 10 400.00 $400.00 $1,496 +4.00
453 453 19 382.00 $382.00 $1,730 —
517–543 540 17 351.00–363.50 $362.09 $1,955 +19.33
665 665 4 335.00 $335.00 $2,228 +15.00
722 722 2 296.00 $296.00 $2,137 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 2 377.50 $377.50 $1,310 +5.00
458 458 5 372.00 $372.00 $1,704 +18.00
543 543 9 356.00 $356.00 $1,933 +33.50
672 672 2 325.00 $325.00 $2,184 —
735 735 1 277.00 $277.00 $2,036 +44.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 337.50 $337.50 $1,502 —
547 547 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,750 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 17 372.00 $372.00 $1,343 +15.86
462–470 462 68 332.50–355.00 $354.33 $1,637 +20.69
537–546 546 57 300.50–317.00 $316.43 $1,728 +28.93
647 647 30 275.00 $275.00 $1,779 -1.00
668 668 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,737 —
742 742 20 246.50 $246.50 $1,829 +11.50
795 795 1 234.00 $234.00 $1,860 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 18 379.00 $379.00 $1,353 +15.75
450–451 450 59 336.00–355.00 $353.39 $1,590 +33.39
549 549 36 316.00 $316.00 $1,735 +9.37
555 555 1 292.00 $292.00 $1,621 —
633 633 13 289.50 $289.50 $1,833 +16.86
733 733 3 259.00 $259.00 $1,898 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 22 365.00 $365.00 $1,299 +23.83
443 443 26 348.00 $348.00 $1,542 —
552 552 12 301.00 $301.00 $1,662 —
652 652 4 258.00 $258.00 $1,682 —
722 722 2 242.50 $242.50 $1,751 +17.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 3 332.50 $332.50 $1,174 +16.45
454 454 6 327.50 $327.50 $1,487 +14.84
566 566 7 292.00 $292.00 $1,653 —
755 755 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,661 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 13 412.00 $412.00 $1,421 —
418 418 33 414.00 $414.00 $1,731 +5.00
491 491 48 361.50 $361.50 $1,775 +4.50
561–590 562 43 327.50–335.50 $335.30 $1,884 +20.30
625 625 14 325.00 $325.00 $2,031 +14.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 19 414.00 $414.00 $1,416 +10.02
365 365 1 397.50 $397.50 $1,451 +34.50
418 418 29 426.00 $426.00 $1,781 +22.00
493 493 39 368.50 $368.50 $1,817 +3.46
560 560 13 333.00 $333.00 $1,865 +15.40
640 640 3 323.00 $323.00 $2,067 +10.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–370 361 4 340.00–365.00 $358.59 $1,295 +50.59
410 410 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,558 +15.00
487 487 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,704 +13.00
570 570 2 298.00 $298.00 $1,699 +5.50

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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.