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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, March 27, 2023

1,238 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $205.73/cwt ≈ $920/hd at 447 lb · 126 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $192.75/cwt +6.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,041/hd at 540 lb · 81 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $202.62/cwt +9.12 vs last sale · ≈ $926/hd at 457 lb · 79 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,238 1,293 831
Feeder cattle 1,238 1,293 831

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 289, Heifers 641, Bulls 308)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 11 243.00 $243.00 $926 +7.42
420 420 1 228.00 $228.00 $958 —
451 451 47 236.50 $236.50 $1,067 +2.29
545 545 50 233.25 $233.25 $1,271 +14.25
635 635 23 219.50 $219.50 $1,394 +12.06
680 680 1 196.00 $196.00 $1,333 —
730 730 6 182.50 $182.50 $1,332 -1.73
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–385 363 16 231.00–246.00 $245.01 $889 +5.50
454 454 44 239.50 $239.50 $1,087 +8.50
552 552 23 240.50 $240.50 $1,328 —
642 642 10 220.75 $220.75 $1,417 +4.75
726 726 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,379 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 8 240.00 $240.00 $912 +21.50
449 449 19 221.00 $221.00 $992 —
542 542 11 233.00 $233.00 $1,263 +5.00
640 640 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,318 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 182.50 $182.50 $675 ±0.00
455 455 2 185.00 $185.00 $842 —
533 533 4 182.50 $182.50 $973 —
640 640 4 192.00 $192.00 $1,229 +12.00
730 730 2 177.00 $177.00 $1,292 +2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–377 366 57 199.00–219.00 $216.83 $794 +9.60
447–448 447 126 191.00–207.00 $205.73 $920 —
505–535 535 67 189.00–196.00 $195.90 $1,048 +11.04
639 639 16 170.50 $170.50 $1,089 +6.50
748 748 4 151.00 $151.00 $1,129 -4.39
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 21 210.50 $210.50 $789 -1.93
457–475 457 79 193.00–202.75 $202.62 $926 +9.12
540 540 81 192.75 $192.75 $1,041 +6.23
560 560 2 188.50 $188.50 $1,056 —
636 636 29 168.50 $168.50 $1,072 -0.50
738 738 9 150.50 $150.50 $1,111 +0.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 172.50 $172.50 $595 —
353 353 21 202.00 $202.00 $713 +3.00
407–449 448 57 171.00–197.50 $196.65 $881 +5.26
533 533 34 185.25 $185.25 $987 +2.49
633 633 13 149.50 $149.50 $946 -10.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459 459 7 179.00 $179.00 $822 -7.50
543 543 13 179.00 $179.00 $972 —
653 653 3 139.00 $139.00 $908 -12.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341–345 341 22 239.00–248.50 $247.63 $844 +3.13
408–414 414 77 238.00–256.50 $255.08 $1,056 +5.00
475–483 481 37 212.00–230.25 $226.36 $1,089 -0.52
556–557 557 26 209.50–214.50 $213.35 $1,188 +6.38
620 620 5 186.50 $186.50 $1,156 +0.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 7 245.00 $245.00 $853 +9.50
395 395 1 236.00 $236.00 $932 —
417 417 24 244.50 $244.50 $1,020 +4.00
488 488 33 222.50 $222.50 $1,086 +4.20
502 502 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,004 —
562 562 38 212.00 $212.00 $1,191 +6.50
614 614 10 188.00 $188.00 $1,154 -3.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 185.00 $185.00 $694 —
424 424 11 194.00 $194.00 $823 -10.00
468 468 4 169.50 $169.50 $793 -13.00
564 564 10 193.00 $193.00 $1,089 —

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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.