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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, April 3, 2023

1,178 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $184.97/cwt -10.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,010/hd at 546 lb · 89 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $205.25/cwt -0.48 vs last sale · ≈ $922/hd at 449 lb · 81 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $203.26/cwt +0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $921/hd at 453 lb · 70 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,178 1,238 964
Feeder cattle 1,178 1,238 964

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 271, Heifers 610, Bulls 297)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 7 244.00 $244.00 $925 +1.00
430 430 1 231.00 $231.00 $993 +3.00
454 454 48 244.00 $244.00 $1,108 +7.50
552–580 553 48 225.00–231.00 $230.87 $1,277 —
635 635 29 216.00 $216.00 $1,372 -3.50
734 734 9 190.50 $190.50 $1,398 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 12 250.00 $250.00 $885 +4.99
433 433 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,026 —
453 453 32 243.00 $243.00 $1,101 +3.50
510–548 547 27 236.00–237.00 $236.03 $1,291 —
639 639 14 222.50 $222.50 $1,422 +1.75
680 680 1 213.50 $213.50 $1,452 —
732–735 733 3 179.00–189.25 $185.82 $1,362 -4.18
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 6 238.00 $238.00 $814 —
440 440 8 224.00 $224.00 $986 +3.00
524 524 8 227.00 $227.00 $1,189 -6.00
650–660 658 6 176.00–205.50 $200.65 $1,320 —
727 727 2 176.00 $176.00 $1,280 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 197.50 $197.50 $810 —
595 595 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,125 —
652 652 5 189.00 $189.00 $1,232 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354–360 354 54 198.00–219.00 $218.21 $772 +1.38
449 449 81 205.25 $205.25 $922 -0.48
471 471 4 185.00 $185.00 $871 —
543–546 546 89 184.00–185.00 $184.97 $1,010 -10.93
643 643 37 172.25 $172.25 $1,108 +1.75
654 654 5 163.00 $163.00 $1,066 —
720 720 4 158.00 $158.00 $1,138 +7.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–346 343 14 191.00–212.00 $210.65 $723 —
453–485 453 70 188.00–203.50 $203.26 $921 +0.64
510–545 544 54 183.00–184.00 $183.98 $1,001 -8.77
630–639 639 27 167.00–170.25 $170.13 $1,087 +1.63
732 732 6 154.50 $154.50 $1,131 +4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 31 209.00 $209.00 $738 +7.00
447 447 33 200.00 $200.00 $894 +3.35
456 456 5 163.00 $163.00 $743 —
548 548 40 175.50–180.00 $178.76 $980 -6.49
612–628 626 19 150.00–165.00 $163.46 $1,023 +13.96
710–735 730 5 138.00–149.00 $146.86 $1,072 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 5 180.00 $180.00 $648 —
454 454 13 168.50 $168.50 $765 -10.50
552 552 11 175.00 $175.00 $966 —
613 613 3 146.00 $146.00 $895 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–348 347 34 240.00–254.75 $254.37 $883 +6.74
413–440 413 55 230.00–253.75 $253.29 $1,046 -1.79
487 487 42 231.00 $231.00 $1,125 +4.64
545 545 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,172 —
559 559 15 215.75 $215.75 $1,206 +2.40
627 627 5 194.00 $194.00 $1,216 +7.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 11 249.00 $249.00 $844 +4.00
413 413 31 250.00 $250.00 $1,032 +5.50
491 491 49 230.50 $230.50 $1,132 +8.00
556–560 556 25 207.00–212.75 $212.29 $1,180 +0.29
625 625 13 194.50 $194.50 $1,216 +6.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424 424 5 195.00 $195.00 $827 +1.00
480 480 7 180.00 $180.00 $864 +10.50
545 545 3 175.00 $175.00 $954 —
585 585 1 169.00 $169.00 $989 -24.00

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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.