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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, March 20, 2023

1,293 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $206.15/cwt +25.15 vs last sale · ≈ $932/hd at 452 lb · 100 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $184.86/cwt +4.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,004/hd at 543 lb · 84 head
light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $191.39/cwt +1.39 vs last sale · ≈ $854/hd at 446 lb · 68 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,293 725 930
Feeder cattle 1,293 725 930

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 355, Heifers 625, Bulls 313)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 366 20 228.00–236.00 $235.58 $862 -3.42
459–463 459 50 222.00–235.00 $234.21 $1,075 +3.21
540 540 6 219.00 $219.00 $1,183 -7.00
551 551 51 230.00 $230.00 $1,267 —
627–649 648 35 206.50–207.50 $207.44 $1,344 —
730–732 732 13 181.00–184.50 $184.23 $1,349 +5.23
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–367 367 12 223.00–241.00 $239.51 $879 +0.51
448 448 31 239.75 $239.75 $1,074 —
451 451 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,042 -10.25
530–545 544 56 220.75–226.00 $221.12 $1,203 +0.37
641 641 18 216.00 $216.00 $1,385 +4.00
749 749 5 185.00 $185.00 $1,386 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 10 218.50 $218.50 $795 +14.50
455 455 14 225.50 $225.50 $1,026 —
536 536 12 228.00 $228.00 $1,222 —
557 557 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,225 +13.50
655 655 3 198.00 $198.00 $1,297 +18.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 182.50 $182.50 $675 +2.50
435 435 6 196.00 $196.00 $853 —
558 558 3 175.00 $175.00 $976 —
620 620 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,116 +42.50
712 712 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,246 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–370 358 47 195.00–207.50 $207.23 $742 +3.11
452–455 452 100 187.00–206.75 $206.15 $932 +25.15
539–543 543 84 183.00–185.00 $184.86 $1,004 +4.86
627 627 2 164.00 $164.00 $1,028 -1.50
651 651 23 165.00 $165.00 $1,074 +11.00
710–722 720 5 155.00–157.00 $155.39 $1,119 -0.11
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–367 357 16 195.00–215.00 $212.43 $758 +13.93
430 430 3 187.00 $187.00 $804 -1.50
453 453 60 193.50 $193.50 $877 +15.50
546–548 546 67 179.00–187.00 $186.52 $1,018 +6.77
642 642 27 169.00 $169.00 $1,085 +7.50
741 741 8 150.00 $150.00 $1,112 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 34 199.00 $199.00 $716 +7.50
421–448 446 68 181.00–192.00 $191.39 $854 +1.39
537–546 538 42 161.00–185.75 $182.76 $983 +1.51
633 633 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,013 -5.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 9 205.00 $205.00 $697 —
465 465 11 186.50 $186.50 $867 +10.50
551–565 553 7 164.00–183.50 $180.65 $999 +12.15
652 652 8 151.00 $151.00 $985 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 25 244.50 $244.50 $853 +1.00
352 352 2 230.00 $230.00 $810 —
409–435 411 46 241.00–250.75 $250.08 $1,028 +4.33
470–486 486 50 221.00–227.00 $226.88 $1,103 -1.87
567–573 568 25 185.00–210.00 $206.97 $1,176 +3.17
628 628 14 186.00 $186.00 $1,168 -6.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–338 335 11 230.00–236.00 $235.50 $789 -3.50
425 425 33 240.50 $240.50 $1,022 -2.50
487–496 496 51 207.00–218.75 $218.30 $1,083 -2.20
557 557 39 205.50 $205.50 $1,145 +7.00
616 616 6 191.00 $191.00 $1,177 +9.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 7 204.00 $204.00 $832 -6.00
490 490 4 182.50 $182.50 $894 -15.50

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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.