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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, February 13, 2023

431 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $181.50/cwt -4.50 vs last sale · ≈ $652/hd at 359 lb · 42 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $167.25/cwt +7.48 vs last sale · ≈ $908/hd at 543 lb · 31 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $177.25/cwt +4.77 vs last sale · ≈ $798/hd at 450 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 431 898 1,066
Feeder cattle 431 898 1,066

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 109, Heifers 207, Bulls 115)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 3 212.00 $212.00 $734 +17.00
420–444 441 8 170.00–200.00 $196.43 $866 —
556–590 558 19 171.00–191.00 $189.89 $1,060 -2.61
610–649 647 21 167.00–187.00 $186.10 $1,204 +3.10
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 10 217.00 $217.00 $749 —
430 430 1 185.00 $185.00 $796 —
460 460 10 203.00 $203.00 $934 +7.28
537 537 18 193.00 $193.00 $1,036 —
570 570 1 163.00 $163.00 $929 -24.31
607 607 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,093 —
660 660 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,115 —
715 715 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,130 -4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 157.50 $157.50 $480 —
430 430 1 145.00 $145.00 $624 -13.00
457 457 2 157.00 $157.00 $717 —
527 527 2 172.00 $172.00 $906 +16.00
600 600 1 159.00 $159.00 $954 +7.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 147.50 $147.50 $502 —
470 470 1 142.50 $142.50 $670 —
510 510 1 165.00 $165.00 $842 +22.00
616 616 3 146.00 $146.00 $899 -1.00
720 720 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,087 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 42 181.50 $181.50 $652 -4.50
450 450 26 177.25 $177.25 $798 +4.77
543 543 31 167.25 $167.25 $908 +7.48
553 553 3 153.00 $153.00 $846 —
656 656 3 150.50 $150.50 $987 —
755 755 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,057 -8.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 7 177.00 $177.00 $650 -2.95
458–482 460 22 164.00–173.50 $172.60 $794 -0.56
545 545 15 164.25 $164.25 $895 —
632 632 11 150.50 $150.50 $951 +0.75
758 758 4 141.00 $141.00 $1,069 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 9 175.50 $175.50 $618 +6.00
448 448 16 170.00 $170.00 $762 —
547 547 6 159.00 $159.00 $870 —
607 607 2 139.00 $139.00 $844 —
715 715 2 112.00 $112.00 $801 -3.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 157.50 $157.50 $567 +15.00
462 462 2 132.50 $132.50 $612 -14.50
535 535 4 134.00 $134.00 $717 -13.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 17 218.00 $218.00 $746 -5.50
422–435 423 22 191.00–212.00 $211.02 $893 +4.52
486–497 487 15 165.00–181.00 $178.82 $871 -4.93
557 557 7 177.00 $177.00 $986 +12.00
628 628 6 165.00 $165.00 $1,036 +1.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 214.00 $214.00 $792 -2.10
421 421 6 210.00 $210.00 $884 +9.00
486 486 22 187.50 $187.50 $911 +2.00
560 560 12 177.00 $177.00 $991 +2.87
625 625 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,062 +6.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 2 187.00 $187.00 $649 +27.00
440 440 2 150.00 $150.00 $660 +10.00
505 505 1 140.00 $140.00 $707 —

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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.