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Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc.

Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-17

Feeder Cattle · Rustburg, Virginia · Mon, Feb 17

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2184

← Feb 10Feb 17Feb 24 →

Receipts

257 head

▼ 585 vs last sale 842▼ 1,225 vs year ago 1,482 · −82.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 94, Heifers 114, Bulls 49)

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 $257.96/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 35 comparable sales and sits −124.02 against this barn's trailing median of $381.97.

Average price

$257.96

45 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,416

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1

$14.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.07

vs VA average

−39.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	539	267.00	1,439	7thin
Medium and Large 2	547	266.22	1,455	9thin
Small 1	560	259.00	1,450	1thin
Medium and Large 1	552	253.00	1,397	28

One grade step is worth $14.00/cwt here — about $43 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale45 hd

257.96

—

VA average4 barns · 102 hd

260.02

−2.07

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−39.87

This barn, trailing median35 sales

381.97

−124.02

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

42 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,073	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,268	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	441	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,297	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,628	13
Steers	450–500	Small 1	485	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,322	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	299.20/cwt	250.00–304.00	1,670	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,733	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,575	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,759	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	256.40/cwt	244.00–259.00	1,687	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,747	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,752	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,128	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,166	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,317	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	449	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,302	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	466	281.21/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,310	7
Heifers	450–500	Small 1	480	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,236	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	539	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,439	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,447	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	552	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,397	28
Heifers	550–600	Small 1	560	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,450	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,482	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,563	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	641	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,570	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	642	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,599	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,488	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	750	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,331	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,649	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	394.14/cwt	377.50–397.50	1,253	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,295	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	407	376.39/cwt	367.50–377.50	1,532	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,600	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	321.38/cwt	317.50–322.00	1,549	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,563	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,509	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,561	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,656	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,645	2

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 17, 2025

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

Receipts 257Last week 842Year ago 1,482

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 94, Heifers 114, Bulls 49)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	377.50	377.50
3	400–450	421	380.00	380.00
7	450–500	482	317.50–322.00	321.38
6	500–550	540	289.00	289.00
3	600–650	625	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	377.50–397.50	394.14
9	400–450	407	367.50–377.50	376.39
5	450–500	490	319.00	319.00
5	500–550	537	281.00	281.00
2	600–650	635	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	357.50	357.50
7	450–500	455	350.00	350.00
12	550–600	558	250.00–304.00	299.20
6	650–700	658	244.00–259.00	256.40
1	750–800	765	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	347.50	347.50
13	450–500	465	350.00	350.00
28	550–600	559	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	630	250.00	250.00
16	650–700	654	269.00	269.00
1	700–750	710	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	350.00	350.00
4	400–450	441	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	360	324.00	324.00
8	400–450	442	298.00	298.00
7	500–550	540	268.00	268.00
2	550–600	570	260.00	260.00
2	600–650	642	249.00	249.00
1	700–750	700	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	300.00	300.00
7	450–500	466	260.00–285.00	281.21
7	500–550	539	267.00	267.00
3	600–650	641	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	750	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	257.50	257.50
1	550–600	560	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	358	315.00	315.00
13	400–450	449	290.00	290.00
28	550–600	552	253.00	253.00
8	600–650	638	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	785	210.00	210.00

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.