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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, March 13, 2023

725 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $193.50/cwt +1.55 vs last sale · ≈ $861/hd at 445 lb · 49 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $245.75/cwt +11.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,017/hd at 414 lb · 40 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $204.12/cwt +7.34 vs last sale · ≈ $723/hd at 354 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 725 1,083 622
Feeder cattle 725 1,083 622

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 136, Heifers 360, Bulls 229)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 239.00 $239.00 $908 +6.23
453 453 16 231.00 $231.00 $1,046 -0.94
547 547 24 226.00 $226.00 $1,236 +10.70
658 658 13 209.75 $209.75 $1,380 —
743 743 3 179.00 $179.00 $1,330 -7.00
795 795 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,224 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 6 239.00 $239.00 $863 +6.50
468 468 17 241.25 $241.25 $1,129 +10.75
548 548 19 220.75 $220.75 $1,210 —
645 645 8 212.00 $212.00 $1,367 +2.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 204.00 $204.00 $745 +59.00
440 440 8 206.00 $206.00 $906 +18.00
555 555 7 206.50 $206.50 $1,146 +10.34
650 650 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,170 -18.00
777 777 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,321 -13.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 180.00 $180.00 $702 —
540 540 4 175.00 $175.00 $945 —
640 640 2 137.50 $137.50 $880 -56.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354–365 354 39 190.00–204.50 $204.12 $723 +7.34
445 445 49 193.50 $193.50 $861 +1.55
450 450 1 181.00 $181.00 $814 —
507–539 537 36 180.00 $180.00 $967 +1.46
640 640 16 165.50 $165.50 $1,059 —
662 662 2 154.00 $154.00 $1,019 -1.36
726 726 6 155.50 $155.50 $1,129 +11.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 17 198.50 $198.50 $725 -1.50
446 446 31 188.50 $188.50 $841 —
485 485 2 178.00 $178.00 $863 -6.06
547 547 25 179.75 $179.75 $983 +2.08
646 646 12 161.50 $161.50 $1,043 +2.00
750 750 15 148.50 $148.50 $1,114 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 22 191.50 $191.50 $682 -0.50
430–445 444 33 166.00–191.50 $190.00 $844 +0.94
543 543 23 181.25 $181.25 $984 +11.75
613 613 4 165.50 $165.50 $1,015 +16.50
732 732 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,025 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 2 169.00 $169.00 $603 -7.00
461–485 463 13 147.50–178.50 $176.00 $815 +17.00
563 563 5 168.50 $168.50 $949 —
645 645 5 147.50 $147.50 $951 +12.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 26 243.50 $243.50 $845 +7.25
414 414 40 245.75 $245.75 $1,017 +11.58
484 484 26 228.75 $228.75 $1,107 +14.25
562–565 562 18 175.00–205.50 $203.80 $1,145 +2.80
630 630 7 192.50 $192.50 $1,213 +2.25
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 12 239.00 $239.00 $827 +13.00
413 413 34 243.00 $243.00 $1,004 +8.00
488 488 29 220.50 $220.50 $1,076 +2.00
567 567 24 198.50 $198.50 $1,125 +2.00
620 620 7 182.00 $182.00 $1,128 -7.67
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 2 210.00 $210.00 $907 -1.00
480 480 2 198.00 $198.00 $950 +6.00
572 572 2 160.00 $160.00 $915 —

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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.