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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, January 30, 2023

956 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.00/cwt +18.00 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 448 lb · 65 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $165.50/cwt +6.45 vs last sale · ≈ $746/hd at 451 lb · 56 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $192.75/cwt +7.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,054/hd at 547 lb · 55 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 956 591 906
Feeder cattle 956 591 906

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 300, Heifers 449, Bulls 207)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 6 214.00 $214.00 $792 +6.00
451 451 33 205.00 $205.00 $925 +24.00
547 547 55 192.75 $192.75 $1,054 +7.75
550 550 1 170.00 $170.00 $935 —
633–648 647 49 158.00–180.50 $179.15 $1,159 +4.65
725–746 745 21 157.00–161.50 $161.29 $1,202 -2.71
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 9 216.00 $216.00 $778 ±0.00
420–446 445 25 150.00–202.00 $200.04 $890 —
547 547 27 185.00 $185.00 $1,012 —
570 570 2 153.00 $153.00 $872 -34.97
630–639 639 21 153.00–166.50 $165.87 $1,060 +3.87
749 749 9 160.00 $160.00 $1,198 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 8 156.00 $156.00 $554 +14.00
446 446 9 159.00 $159.00 $709 +2.00
544 544 6 157.00 $157.00 $854 +7.00
635 635 2 144.00 $144.00 $914 +4.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 100.00 $100.00 $390 -39.00
464 464 10 132.00 $132.00 $612 —
542 542 4 132.00 $132.00 $715 —
630 630 1 120.00 $120.00 $756 -21.00
705 705 1 129.00 $129.00 $909 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 366 31 164.00–173.50 $173.18 $634 +4.18
448 448 65 167.00 $167.00 $748 —
541 541 53 157.50 $157.50 $852 +7.15
576 576 3 148.00 $148.00 $852 —
634 634 29 143.50 $143.50 $910 +4.00
736 736 11 136.50 $136.50 $1,005 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–377 367 48 161.00–177.00 $176.32 $647 +1.82
442 442 2 155.00 $155.00 $685 —
451 451 56 165.50 $165.50 $746 +6.45
525–548 547 54 151.00–153.00 $152.93 $837 +1.00
635–638 635 22 135.00–145.50 $144.06 $915 +0.05
744 744 7 136.50 $136.50 $1,016 +8.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 361 14 120.00–168.00 $164.48 $594 -1.66
425–447 446 23 135.00–155.00 $154.17 $688 -0.33
545 545 16 147.00 $147.00 $801 —
550 550 1 122.50 $122.50 $674 -24.50
602 602 2 121.00 $121.00 $728 —
705–730 718 2 105.00–110.00 $107.46 $772 -15.54
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 112.50 $112.50 $433 -32.50
452 452 2 131.00 $131.00 $592 —
545 545 3 140.00 $140.00 $763 —
640 640 4 122.00 $122.00 $781 -6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 16 211.00 $211.00 $711 —
355 355 1 184.00 $184.00 $653 -32.00
423 423 28 199.50 $199.50 $844 -10.00
488 488 23 178.00 $178.00 $869 +4.29
567 567 22 169.50 $169.50 $961 +5.00
636 636 14 155.00 $155.00 $986 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 20 215.00 $215.00 $746 -1.00
410–411 411 26 155.00–200.50 $197.01 $810 -7.31
484 484 27 180.50 $180.50 $874 +1.99
510–545 533 3 142.00–149.00 $144.23 $769 —
566 566 14 170.00 $170.00 $962 +3.50
625 625 7 159.00 $159.00 $994 +14.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 100.00 $100.00 $340 -50.00
415 415 2 126.00 $126.00 $523 -45.00
515 515 1 119.00 $119.00 $613 -11.00
562 562 2 141.00 $141.00 $792 +6.00

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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.