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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, January 23, 2023

591 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $159.05/cwt -0.05 vs last sale · ≈ $717/hd at 451 lb · 38 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $174.50/cwt -1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $611/hd at 350 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.35/cwt ≈ $813/hd at 541 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 591 1,381 683
Feeder cattle 591 1,381 683

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 141, Heifers, 264, Bulls 186)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 7 216.00 $216.00 $767 +1.00
451–480 453 17 160.00–204.50 $201.72 $914 +11.70
556–565 556 20 150.00–190.00 $187.97 $1,045 —
635 635 17 162.00 $162.00 $1,029 -6.00
753 753 4 156.00 $156.00 $1,175 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 208.00 $208.00 $749 -1.23
442 442 12 203.00 $203.00 $897 —
465 465 1 181.00 $181.00 $842 -13.03
547 547 15 185.00 $185.00 $1,012 +16.00
644 644 11 174.50 $174.50 $1,124 -1.91
725 725 4 164.00 $164.00 $1,189 +2.64
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 142.00 $142.00 $554 -17.00
447 447 9 157.00 $157.00 $702 -13.00
535 535 8 150.00 $150.00 $802 -10.00
645 645 2 140.00 $140.00 $903 -5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 139.00 $139.00 $507 ±0.00
449 449 7 141.00 $141.00 $633 -1.00
552 552 2 139.50 $139.50 $770 +5.50
605 605 2 141.00 $141.00 $853 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 29 174.50 $174.50 $611 -1.50
450–470 451 38 147.00–159.75 $159.05 $717 -0.05
525–544 543 25 144.00–152.25 $151.93 $825 +2.36
630–649 648 13 138.00–144.50 $144.01 $933 +0.35
730 730 1 128.00 $128.00 $934 -12.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 9 169.00 $169.00 $612 -5.71
400 400 1 149.00 $149.00 $596 —
451 451 24 159.50 $159.50 $719 +0.25
505–543 541 25 140.00–150.75 $150.35 $813 —
631 631 14 139.50 $139.50 $880 +0.25
780 780 3 133.00 $133.00 $1,037 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–361 361 22 142.50–168.50 $166.14 $600 -0.17
449 449 20 154.50 $154.50 $694 -2.90
552 552 14 147.00 $147.00 $811 —
643 643 4 129.50 $129.50 $833 —
715 715 1 123.00 $123.00 $879 +3.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 4 145.00 $145.00 $518 -0.82
442 442 8 141.00 $141.00 $623 -10.50
567 567 4 135.00 $135.00 $765 ±0.00
647 647 5 128.00 $128.00 $828 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 22 216.00 $216.00 $750 +3.00
412–416 416 23 160.00–208.50 $204.32 $850 -0.18
472–492 490 24 150.00–181.00 $178.51 $875 -4.49
557 557 24 166.50 $166.50 $927 +2.25
621 621 9 145.00 $145.00 $900 +4.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 11 216.00 $216.00 $756 —
417 417 17 209.50 $209.50 $874 +4.50
450–495 483 17 162.50–175.00 $173.71 $839 -6.04
560 560 16 164.50 $164.50 $921 -3.55
635 635 5 145.00 $145.00 $921 -2.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 150.00 $150.00 $518 —
395 395 1 130.00 $130.00 $514 -33.90
435 435 6 171.00 $171.00 $744 —
501 501 7 130.00 $130.00 $651 —
573 573 3 135.00 $135.00 $774 +1.00

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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.