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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, April 10, 2023

724 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $215.00/cwt +9.75 vs last sale · ≈ $961/hd at 447 lb · 53 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $189.50/cwt +4.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,035/hd at 546 lb · 49 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $236.00/cwt ≈ $1,293/hd at 548 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 724 1,178 884
Feeder cattle 724 1,178 884

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 214, Heifers 326, Bulls 184)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359–385 361 12 230.00–254.00 $251.87 $909 +1.87
445–449 449 38 212.00–247.00 $246.09 $1,105 +9.09
554 554 29 240.50 $240.50 $1,332 —
636 636 11 225.50 $225.50 $1,434 +3.00
767 767 2 181.00 $181.00 $1,388 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 5 250.00 $250.00 $882 +6.00
471–475 471 21 220.00–240.00 $239.04 $1,126 -4.96
548 548 42 236.00 $236.00 $1,293 —
580 580 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,334 -0.87
639 639 16 216.00 $216.00 $1,380 ±0.00
726 726 4 184.00 $184.00 $1,336 -6.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 4 239.00 $239.00 $796 +1.00
445 445 12 227.00 $227.00 $1,010 +3.00
537 537 12 233.50 $233.50 $1,254 +6.50
627 627 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,317 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
553 553 3 202.00 $202.00 $1,117 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–358 355 41 211.00–235.00 $233.23 $828 +15.02
447 447 53 215.00 $215.00 $961 +9.75
455 455 2 195.00 $195.00 $887 +10.00
546 546 49 189.50 $189.50 $1,035 +4.53
625–640 639 19 162.00–174.50 $173.86 $1,111 +1.61
745 745 6 159.00 $159.00 $1,185 +1.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 5 218.00 $218.00 $813 —
464 464 28 212.00 $212.00 $984 +8.74
538 538 36 189.50 $189.50 $1,020 +5.52
630–643 642 16 155.00–167.00 $166.26 $1,067 -3.87
765 765 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,193 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 15 216.00 $216.00 $780 +7.00
447 447 21 216.50 $216.50 $968 +16.50
460 460 1 137.50 $137.50 $632 -25.50
551 551 19 188.75 $188.75 $1,040 —
635 635 1 157.00 $157.00 $997 -6.46
755 755 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,076 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 4 199.00 $199.00 $726 +19.00
463 463 4 150.00 $150.00 $694 -18.50
510 510 1 160.00 $160.00 $816 —
663 663 3 150.00 $150.00 $994 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 16 255.00 $255.00 $857 +0.63
411 411 26 250.00 $250.00 $1,028 -3.29
491 491 23 239.00 $239.00 $1,173 +8.00
553–595 556 14 190.00–221.00 $218.63 $1,216 +2.88
627 627 9 200.00 $200.00 $1,254 +6.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 3 249.00 $249.00 $854 ±0.00
424 424 16 249.00 $249.00 $1,056 -1.00
497 497 30 226.50 $226.50 $1,126 -4.00
525 525 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,155 —
566 566 30 217.75 $217.75 $1,232 +5.46
627 627 5 203.00 $203.00 $1,273 +8.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 180.00 $180.00 $657 —
419 419 5 209.00 $209.00 $876 +14.00
485 485 3 179.00 $179.00 $868 -1.00
535 535 1 150.00 $150.00 $802 -25.00

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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.