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Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc.

Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-03

Feeder Cattle · Rustburg, Virginia · Mon, Feb 3

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2184

← Jan 27Feb 3Feb 10 →

Receipts

1,384 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 1,440▼ 151 vs year ago 1,535 · −9.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 393. Heifers 653, Bulls 338)

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $260.86/cwt on 244 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −121.11 against this barn's trailing median of $381.97.

Average price

$260.86

244 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,421

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$17.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.37

vs VA average

−38.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	543	264.87	1,438	72
Medium and Large 1	546	261.60	1,428	127
Medium and Large 3	540	254.56	1,375	32
Small 1	554	247.00	1,368	13thin

One grade step is worth $17.87/cwt here — about $70 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale244 hd

260.86

—

VA average7 barns · 560 hd

267.23

−6.37

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−38.00

This barn, trailing median35 sales

381.97

−121.11

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

35 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $401.58, low $316.96, median $381.97 across 35 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

66 lots · USDA AMS · Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Rustburg, VA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,130	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	385.84/cwt	347.50–390.00	1,381	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,445	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	3
Steers	350–400	Small 1	375	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,200	1
Steers	450–500	Small 1	456	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,254	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	312.04/cwt	280.00–314.00	1,435	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	345.22/cwt	295.00–347.00	1,598	30
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	347.70/cwt	307.50–350.00	1,613	58
Steers	500–550	Small 1	532	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,431	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	547	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,614	37
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	547	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,597	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	548	301.20/cwt	290.00–302.25	1,651	103
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	552	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,601	2
Steers	600–650	Small 1	635	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,505	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	644	261.50/cwt	261.50–261.50	1,684	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	266.50/cwt	266.50–266.50	1,719	46
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	666	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,585	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,683	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,554	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,759	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	748	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,765	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	751	256.25/cwt	256.25–256.25	1,924	21
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	346	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	976	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,104	27
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	363	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,080	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	300.50/cwt	300.50–300.50	1,121	26
Heifers	350–400	Small 1	386	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,004	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,152	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	441	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,036	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,179	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	454	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,176	34
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	286.50/cwt	286.50–286.50	1,304	76
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,283	69
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	468	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,128	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	254.56/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,375	32
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	264.87/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,438	72
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	546	261.60/cwt	249.00–262.00	1,428	127
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	554	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,368	13
Heifers	600–650	Small 1	625	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,172	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,537	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	642	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,483	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	646	242.35/cwt	233.00–242.50	1,566	63
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	651	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,608	21
Heifers	650–700	Small 1	665	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,363	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,580	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	735	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,485	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	741	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,608	23
Heifers	700–750	Small 1	746	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,436	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,275	19
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	352	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,331	22
Bulls	350–400	Small 1	375	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,181	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,242	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,445	25
Bulls	400–450	Small 1	415	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,270	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	341.86/cwt	320.00–343.00	1,429	42
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,534	46
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,527	35
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	502	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,451	2
Bulls	500–550	Small 1	507	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,374	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,466	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	284.71/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,592	31
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	283.80/cwt	279.00–284.00	1,598	51
Bulls	550–600	Small 1	568	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,465	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,659	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	1,621	26

This sale against other markets

Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Rustburg, VA

Mon Feb 3, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Richmond, VA (LS-RH)

Receipts 1,384Last week 1,440Year ago 1,535

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 393. Heifers 653, Bulls 338)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	327.50	327.50
3	350–400	375	350.00	350.00
17	450–500	460	280.00–314.00	312.04
12	500–550	547	292.00	292.00
4	650–700	666	238.00	238.00
3	700–750	748	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	320.00	320.00
4	450–500	456	275.00	275.00
4	500–550	532	269.00	269.00
1	600–650	635	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	365	396.00	396.00
58	450–500	464	307.50–350.00	347.70
103	500–550	548	290.00–302.25	301.20
46	600–650	645	266.50	266.50
3	650–700	668	252.00	252.00
21	750–800	751	256.25	256.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	358	347.50–390.00	385.84
30	450–500	463	295.00–347.00	345.22
37	500–550	547	295.00	295.00
2	550–600	552	290.00	290.00
18	600–650	644	261.50	261.50
1	650–700	670	232.00	232.00
1	700–750	715	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	340	375.00	375.00
4	350–400	388	320.00	320.00
25	400–450	414	349.00	349.00
35	450–500	488	313.00	313.00
2	500–550	502	289.00	289.00
31	550–600	559	282.00–285.00	284.71
6	600–650	626	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	352	378.00	378.00
42	400–450	418	320.00–343.00	341.86
46	450–500	487	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	520	282.00	282.00
51	550–600	563	279.00–284.00	283.80
26	600–650	632	256.50	256.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	315.00	315.00
6	400–450	415	306.00	306.00
8	500–550	507	271.00	271.00
13	550–600	568	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	346	282.00	282.00
27	350–400	363	304.00	304.00
2	400–450	445	265.00	265.00
69	450–500	455	282.00	282.00
72	500–550	543	256.00–265.00	264.87
1	600–650	630	244.00	244.00
21	650–700	651	247.00	247.00
7	700–750	733	215.50	215.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	363	297.50	297.50
3	400–450	441	235.00	235.00
34	450–500	454	259.00	259.00
32	500–550	540	240.00–255.00	254.56
11	600–650	642	231.00	231.00
1	700–750	735	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	350–400	373	300.50	300.50
3	400–450	438	263.00	263.00
76	450–500	455	286.50	286.50
127	500–550	546	249.00–262.00	261.60
63	600–650	646	233.00–242.50	242.35
23	700–750	741	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	386	260.00	260.00
12	450–500	468	241.00	241.00
13	550–600	554	247.00	247.00
1	600–650	625	187.50	187.50
2	650–700	665	205.00	205.00
4	700–750	746	192.50	192.50

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.