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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, January 16, 2023

1,381 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $159.10/cwt -1.39 vs last sale · ≈ $719/hd at 452 lb · 87 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $193.50/cwt ≈ $1,068/hd at 552 lb · 79 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.84/cwt ≈ $823/hd at 553 lb · 78 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,381 947 838
Feeder cattle 1,381 947 838

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 426, Heifers, 638, Bulls 317)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–357 356 6 190.00–213.00 $209.23 $745 —
462–475 462 45 174.00–194.50 $194.03 $896 -2.97
525 525 1 169.00 $169.00 $887 -26.04
552 552 79 193.50 $193.50 $1,068 —
633–648 647 74 164.50–177.25 $176.41 $1,141 +5.41
725–740 740 38 156.00–161.50 $161.36 $1,194 +6.36
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 17 215.00 $215.00 $759 —
460–476 461 38 162.00–192.50 $190.02 $876 -4.83
520–548 548 56 172.00–185.25 $185.03 $1,014 -2.97
632 632 17 168.00 $168.00 $1,062 -2.00
748 748 5 158.25 $158.25 $1,184 +10.25
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 2 139.00 $139.00 $531 —
448 448 8 142.00 $142.00 $636 -6.00
551 551 11 134.00 $134.00 $738 —
653 653 5 135.00 $135.00 $882 -1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 145.00 $145.00 $435 -20.00
367 367 4 159.00 $159.00 $584 —
447 447 9 170.00 $170.00 $760 —
523 523 6 160.00 $160.00 $837 -29.00
575 575 1 125.00 $125.00 $719 —
640 640 2 145.00 $145.00 $928 -9.00
780 780 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,053 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 4 170.00 $170.00 $583 -5.00
360 360 39 176.00 $176.00 $634 —
452–455 452 87 155.00–159.25 $159.10 $719 -1.39
530–547 546 78 145.00–149.75 $149.57 $817 -2.83
600–637 636 36 131.00–144.00 $143.66 $914 -1.08
744 744 16 140.50 $140.50 $1,045 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–395 357 27 162.00–175.25 $174.71 $624 +0.71
461 461 60 159.25 $159.25 $734 -1.75
552–581 553 78 145.00–149.00 $148.84 $823 —
648 648 57 139.25 $139.25 $902 -2.37
667 667 2 132.00 $132.00 $880 —
740 740 26 134.50 $134.50 $995 -5.50
795 795 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,018 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–380 365 22 143.00–168.75 $166.31 $607 —
440–449 449 36 134.00–158.75 $157.40 $707 -1.10
548 548 25 148.50 $148.50 $814 -1.75
668 668 4 124.00 $124.00 $828 —
725 725 2 120.00 $120.00 $870 -3.73
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–375 371 5 117.50–153.00 $145.82 $541 -13.18
447 447 15 151.50 $151.50 $677 +31.50
552 552 9 135.00 $135.00 $745 —
661 661 4 121.00 $121.00 $800 —
720–738 734 4 111.00–119.00 $117.04 $859 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 18 216.00 $216.00 $737 —
417 417 36 205.00 $205.00 $855 +3.00
495 495 40 179.75 $179.75 $890 -4.25
510 510 1 169.00 $169.00 $862 —
555–561 561 52 158.00–168.25 $168.05 $943 +4.55
633 633 11 147.00 $147.00 $931 -9.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 22 213.00 $213.00 $722 -2.00
416 416 49 204.50 $204.50 $851 +7.38
491 491 38 183.00 $183.00 $899 +0.39
556 556 26 164.25 $164.25 $913 +4.31
629 629 8 141.00 $141.00 $887 -4.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–394 380 9 130.00–179.00 $163.90 $623 —
497 497 2 126.00 $126.00 $626 -20.00
591 591 3 134.00 $134.00 $792 —

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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.