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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, April 21, 2025

669 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $358.99/cwt +4.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,648/hd at 459 lb · 62 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $317.75/cwt +1.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,741/hd at 548 lb · 57 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $364.25/cwt +5.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,022/hd at 555 lb · 53 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 669 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 4 397.00 $397.00 $1,378 —
467 467 39 382.00 $382.00 $1,784 -2.50
533 533 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,919 +11.00
555 555 53 364.25 $364.25 $2,022 +5.25
640 640 44 345.50 $345.50 $2,211 +5.50
759 759 10 297.25 $297.25 $2,256 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 6 394.00 $394.00 $1,474 -6.00
455 455 13 387.00 $387.00 $1,761 +5.00
555–575 557 13 350.00–364.50 $363.35 $2,024 —
640 640 7 343.50 $343.50 $2,198 —
680 680 1 336.00 $336.00 $2,285 +1.00
733 733 3 295.00 $295.00 $2,162 -1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,232 —
590 590 2 322.50 $322.50 $1,903 —
625 625 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,953 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 369.00 $369.00 $1,181 -8.50
450 450 1 376.00 $376.00 $1,692 +4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 7 377.50 $377.50 $1,419 +5.50
459–485 459 62 315.00–359.75 $358.99 $1,648 +4.66
548 548 57 317.75 $317.75 $1,741 +1.32
566 566 4 299.00 $299.00 $1,692 —
625–645 644 30 260.00–281.00 $280.32 $1,805 +5.32
740–742 742 13 235.00–253.00 $251.62 $1,867 +5.12
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–382 359 19 345.00–386.00 $381.40 $1,369 +2.40
440 440 1 318.00 $318.00 $1,399 —
458 458 27 359.50 $359.50 $1,647 +6.11
544 544 25 319.00 $319.00 $1,735 +3.00
637–639 639 13 281.00–299.00 $296.24 $1,893 +6.74
723 723 3 252.00 $252.00 $1,822 -7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 5 351.00 $351.00 $1,239 -14.00
457 457 7 344.00 $344.00 $1,572 —
530 530 10 310.00 $310.00 $1,643 —
640 640 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,792 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 307.50 $307.50 $1,061 —
466 466 3 293.00 $293.00 $1,365 -34.50
537 537 2 297.00 $297.00 $1,595 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 6 399.00 $399.00 $1,377 -13.00
421 421 18 409.00 $409.00 $1,722 -5.00
480–492 491 33 345.00–356.50 $355.48 $1,745 -6.02
540 540 1 334.00 $334.00 $1,804 —
565 565 34 331.00 $331.00 $1,870 -4.30
617 617 9 332.00 $332.00 $2,048 +7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 7 404.00 $404.00 $1,414 +6.50
400–447 444 15 395.00–411.50 $410.51 $1,823 -15.49
490 490 23 369.75 $369.75 $1,812 +1.25
502 502 2 343.00 $343.00 $1,722 —
560 560 13 328.50 $328.50 $1,840 -4.50
630 630 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,079 +7.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 323.00 $323.00 $1,114 —
375 375 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,275 -18.59
412 412 2 341.00 $341.00 $1,405 -39.00
450 450 1 341.00 $341.00 $1,534 —
501–515 503 8 320.00–349.00 $345.29 $1,737 —

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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.