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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, January 2, 2023

369 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.44/cwt ≈ $690/hd at 438 lb · 28 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.50/cwt +6.91 vs last sale · ≈ $796/hd at 540 lb · 24 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $157.50/cwt ≈ $699/hd at 444 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 369 871 0
Feeder cattle 369 871 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 63, Heifers 195, Bulls 111)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 2 196.00 $196.00 $680 +7.00
454–465 456 7 168.00–188.00 $185.08 $844 -2.99
546 546 18 175.00 $175.00 $956 +0.65
575 575 1 155.00 $155.00 $891 —
627–631 630 13 151.00–159.50 $158.20 $997 -2.30
747 747 5 148.50 $148.50 $1,109 -4.50
785 785 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,060 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 203.00 $203.00 $670 —
451 451 4 184.00 $184.00 $830 -7.50
535 535 6 169.00 $169.00 $904 -0.50
630 630 1 148.00 $148.00 $932 -6.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 175.00 $175.00 $691 +27.00
465 465 1 151.00 $151.00 $702 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
547 547 2 135.00 $135.00 $738 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 3 162.00 $162.00 $620 -5.50
430–439 438 28 150.00–158.00 $157.44 $690 —
540 540 24 147.50 $147.50 $796 +6.91
550 550 2 143.00 $143.00 $786 —
612–644 641 20 138.00–139.50 $139.36 $893 +4.09
740 740 3 133.00 $133.00 $984 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 14 167.50 $167.50 $596 -2.01
444 444 23 157.50 $157.50 $699 —
450 450 2 146.00 $146.00 $657 -9.22
551–590 553 19 137.00–148.50 $147.85 $818 —
630 630 7 142.00 $142.00 $895 +2.25
726 726 3 132.50 $132.50 $962 -6.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–363 362 7 140.00–159.50 $156.77 $568 -6.73
450 450 16 152.00 $152.00 $684 +9.75
558 558 5 143.50 $143.50 $801 —
635 635 1 133.00 $133.00 $845 +15.12
740 740 1 121.00 $121.00 $895 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 146.00 $146.00 $548 +1.00
450 450 7 146.50 $146.50 $659 +6.00
553 553 5 139.00 $139.00 $769 —
618 618 3 132.00 $132.00 $816 +3.00
705 705 1 105.00 $105.00 $740 -1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–340 334 6 185.00–197.00 $194.97 $651 +12.70
421–425 421 9 169.00–192.00 $189.42 $797 +5.44
455–491 489 17 161.00–167.50 $167.14 $817 -4.85
560 560 16 154.50 $154.50 $865 -3.50
624 624 7 142.00 $142.00 $886 -0.76
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 4 197.00 $197.00 $684 +8.50
414 414 14 196.00 $196.00 $811 +11.27
490 490 11 146.00–165.00 $163.27 $800 -9.09
560–573 572 11 139.00–151.50 $150.39 $860 -5.38
620 620 5 138.50 $138.50 $859 +3.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 150.00 $150.00 $525 +12.50
408 408 7 162.00 $162.00 $661 +20.50
460 460 3 146.00 $146.00 $672 +11.50

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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.