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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, February 27, 2023

1,217 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $180.50/cwt +2.95 vs last sale · ≈ $810/hd at 449 lb · 77 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $221.75/cwt +7.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,000/hd at 451 lb · 70 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $179.00/cwt +4.50 vs last sale · ≈ $807/hd at 451 lb · 63 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,217 1,171 1,012
Feeder cattle 1,217 1,171 1,012

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 350, Heifers 553, Bulls 314)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–395 363 26 217.00–230.00 $229.46 $833 +12.46
437 437 2 215.50 $215.50 $942 —
451 451 70 221.75 $221.75 $1,000 +7.25
530–546 546 52 199.00–209.25 $209.06 $1,141 +9.98
625 625 1 191.50 $191.50 $1,197 +0.71
658 658 36 200.00 $200.00 $1,316 —
747 747 7 184.50 $184.50 $1,378 +8.50
760 760 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,345 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 12 229.00 $229.00 $804 +7.00
453–477 454 36 190.00–227.00 $224.84 $1,021 +14.77
545 545 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,030 -7.66
552 552 34 213.00 $213.00 $1,176 —
612–649 646 26 204.25–204.50 $204.27 $1,320 +7.27
750 750 5 185.75 $185.75 $1,393 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 385 2 165.00–197.50 $180.83 $696 —
435 435 1 171.00 $171.00 $744 —
453 453 10 202.00 $202.00 $915 +23.00
552 552 10 200.50 $200.50 $1,107 +12.50
631 631 4 196.00 $196.00 $1,237 +18.00
725 725 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,283 +9.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 168.00 $168.00 $622 -2.00
457 457 4 179.00 $179.00 $818 +11.00
548 548 4 185.00 $185.00 $1,014 +12.50
618 618 4 189.00 $189.00 $1,168 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 2 186.00 $186.00 $627 +1.97
353 353 34 192.50 $192.50 $680 —
449 449 77 180.50 $180.50 $810 +2.95
465 465 4 175.50 $175.50 $816 —
533–543 542 59 170.00–175.00 $174.75 $947 +7.53
630–639 639 23 158.00–169.50 $169.01 $1,080 +15.01
726–745 729 6 143.00–152.50 $150.88 $1,100 +6.13
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 179.00 $179.00 $618 —
362 362 29 189.00 $189.00 $684 +8.00
410 410 2 179.00 $179.00 $734 —
451 451 63 179.00 $179.00 $807 +4.50
551 551 60 167.00–170.00 $169.80 $936 +11.80
639 639 30 157.50 $157.50 $1,006 +7.06
655 655 2 149.00 $149.00 $976 —
761 761 5 149.00 $149.00 $1,134 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–369 367 31 185.00–193.50 $192.17 $705 +11.98
444 444 60 184.00 $184.00 $817 +8.25
535 535 21 169.50 $169.50 $907 +7.00
626 626 10 163.00 $163.00 $1,020 +24.39
732 732 2 135.00 $135.00 $988 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 12 155.00 $155.00 $693 —
475 475 1 149.00 $149.00 $708 -5.50
521 521 11 157.00 $157.00 $818 —
635 635 4 150.00 $150.00 $952 +10.00
730–740 735 2 95.00 $95.00 $698 -29.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 16 221.00 $221.00 $754 —
371 371 3 216.00 $216.00 $801 -4.00
409–420 419 48 220.00–227.00 $226.29 $948 +9.29
487 487 50 209.00 $209.00 $1,018 +16.00
535 535 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,033 —
568 568 23 197.50 $197.50 $1,122 +3.00
624 624 15 191.00 $191.00 $1,192 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–341 340 32 218.00–227.50 $226.92 $772 +6.22
385 385 1 210.00 $210.00 $808 —
415 415 38 230.25 $230.25 $956 +15.36
493–495 493 31 184.00–207.75 $206.98 $1,020 +12.98
557 557 22 203.75 $203.75 $1,135 +14.35
620 620 11 198.00 $198.00 $1,228 +11.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 7 180.00 $180.00 $625 +10.00
406 406 8 190.00 $190.00 $771 +24.00
508 508 5 183.00 $183.00 $930 +33.00
555 555 3 192.00 $192.00 $1,066 +29.00

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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.