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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, February 6, 2023

898 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $172.48/cwt +6.98 vs last sale · ≈ $776/hd at 450 lb · 68 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.54/cwt +12.54 vs last sale · ≈ $883/hd at 550 lb · 65 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $159.77/cwt +6.84 vs last sale · ≈ $869/hd at 544 lb · 52 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 898 956 1,305
Feeder cattle 898 956 1,305

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 222, Heifers 450, Bulls 226)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 195.00 $195.00 $634 —
358 358 10 218.00 $218.00 $780 +4.00
462 462 33 197.00 $197.00 $910 -8.00
553 553 45 192.50 $192.50 $1,065 +22.50
629 629 31 183.00 $183.00 $1,151 +3.85
700–736 734 16 159.00–172.75 $171.93 $1,262 +10.64
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 11 220.00 $220.00 $794 +4.00
455–475 473 9 160.00–200.00 $195.72 $926 —
566–580 567 21 164.00–188.50 $187.31 $1,062 +34.31
649 649 9 170.50 $170.50 $1,107 +4.63
721 721 9 162.00 $162.00 $1,168 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 160.00 $160.00 $632 —
427 427 6 158.00 $158.00 $675 -1.00
527 527 4 156.00 $156.00 $822 -1.00
620 620 4 151.50 $151.50 $939 +7.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 140.00 $140.00 $546 +40.00
543 543 9 143.00 $143.00 $776 +11.00
637 637 2 147.00 $147.00 $936 +27.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 36 186.00 $186.00 $662 +9.68
450–452 450 68 163.50–172.75 $172.48 $776 +6.98
510–545 544 52 147.00–160.00 $159.77 $869 +6.84
646 646 19 152.00 $152.00 $982 +7.94
750 750 7 148.50 $148.50 $1,114 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369–390 370 24 168.00–180.50 $179.95 $666 +6.77
455–475 455 44 159.00–173.50 $173.16 $788 —
550–551 550 65 151.00–161.00 $160.54 $883 +12.54
646 646 31 149.75 $149.75 $967 +6.25
665 665 3 146.00 $146.00 $971 —
740 740 12 138.00–144.50 $143.96 $1,065 +7.46
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 14 169.50 $169.50 $603 +5.02
453–462 454 23 135.00–160.00 $157.79 $716 —
550–560 551 17 145.00–152.50 $152.05 $838 +29.55
653 653 5 144.00 $144.00 $940 —
720 720 2 115.00 $115.00 $828 +7.54
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 3 142.50 $142.50 $522 +30.00
473 473 9 147.00 $147.00 $695 +16.00
536 536 10 147.50 $147.50 $791 +7.50
615–648 641 5 131.00–140.50 $138.68 $889 +16.68
720 720 1 112.00 $112.00 $806 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 25 223.50 $223.50 $758 +8.50
410 410 37 206.50 $206.50 $847 +9.49
495 495 32 183.75 $183.75 $910 +3.25
540 540 2 153.00 $153.00 $826 +8.77
562 562 17 165.00 $165.00 $927 -5.00
625 625 6 163.50 $163.50 $1,022 +4.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359–360 359 10 199.00–218.00 $216.10 $776 +32.10
420 420 22 201.00 $201.00 $844 +1.50
488 488 31 185.50 $185.50 $905 +7.50
510 510 1 165.00 $165.00 $842 —
561–595 563 22 157.00–175.00 $174.13 $980 +4.63
624 624 12 164.00 $164.00 $1,023 +9.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 160.00 $160.00 $552 +60.00
435 435 1 140.00 $140.00 $609 +14.00
495 495 6 143.00 $143.00 $708 —
560 560 1 148.00 $148.00 $829 +7.00

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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.