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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, April 17, 2023

1,376 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $208.01/cwt -6.99 vs last sale · ≈ $930/hd at 447 lb · 121 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $209.32/cwt -2.68 vs last sale · ≈ $965/hd at 461 lb · 83 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $230.00/cwt -6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,247/hd at 542 lb · 75 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,376 724 469
Feeder cattle 1,376 724 469

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 375, Heifers 654, Bulls 347)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 5 255.00 $255.00 $961 +5.00
437 437 2 234.00 $234.00 $1,023 —
470 470 41 242.50 $242.50 $1,140 +3.46
542 542 75 230.00 $230.00 $1,247 -6.00
550 550 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,243 -4.00
620–637 636 30 221.00–222.25 $222.21 $1,413 +6.21
737 737 9 191.00 $191.00 $1,408 +7.00
750 750 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,418 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–370 363 22 240.00–259.50 $258.60 $939 +6.73
450 450 58 246.25 $246.25 $1,108 —
548 548 46 232.50 $232.50 $1,274 —
552 552 5 227.50 $227.50 $1,256 -13.00
644 644 14 224.75 $224.75 $1,447 -0.75
761 761 5 189.50 $189.50 $1,442 +8.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 9 244.00 $244.00 $869 —
447–448 448 26 210.00–237.50 $235.39 $1,055 +8.39
555 555 9 228.00 $228.00 $1,265 —
640 640 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,312 -5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 4 189.00 $189.00 $854 —
550 550 4 185.00 $185.00 $1,018 -17.00
670–695 676 4 145.00–188.00 $176.95 $1,196 —
745 745 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,192 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–380 358 67 215.00–231.50 $230.19 $824 -3.04
447 447 121 198.50–209.25 $208.01 $930 -6.99
539 539 55 192.00 $192.00 $1,035 +2.50
562 562 10 186.50 $186.50 $1,048 —
641 641 24 171.75 $171.75 $1,101 -2.11
650 650 2 166.00 $166.00 $1,079 —
734 734 5 162.50 $162.50 $1,193 +3.50
755 755 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,170 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 6 218.00 $218.00 $841 ±0.00
461–465 461 83 195.00–209.50 $209.32 $965 -2.68
516–540 539 69 184.00–189.75 $189.51 $1,021 +0.01
640–647 647 30 160.00–166.50 $166.29 $1,076 +0.03
735–745 738 16 156.00–159.50 $158.62 $1,171 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–375 353 45 177.50–221.50 $219.42 $775 +3.42
448 448 58 213.25 $213.25 $955 -3.25
456 456 3 172.50 $172.50 $787 +35.00
544 544 17 186.00 $186.00 $1,012 —
581 581 3 177.00 $177.00 $1,028 -11.75
636 636 9 164.50 $164.50 $1,046 +7.50
735 735 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,022 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 175.00 $175.00 $604 —
440 440 11 175.00 $175.00 $770 —
555 555 7 175.00 $175.00 $971 —
660 660 6 155.00 $155.00 $1,023 +5.00
757 757 2 143.00 $143.00 $1,083 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 22 255.00 $255.00 $887 ±0.00
365 365 2 239.00 $239.00 $872 —
421–422 421 72 238.00–246.00 $245.78 $1,035 -4.22
482–487 487 41 209.00–225.25 $224.47 $1,093 -14.53
555–595 557 23 192.00–214.50 $213.45 $1,189 -5.18
625 625 12 199.00 $199.00 $1,244 -1.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–355 352 13 241.00–252.00 $250.30 $881 —
410–411 411 36 238.00–249.00 $248.70 $1,022 -0.30
491–495 491 56 209.00–219.75 $218.78 $1,074 -7.72
541 541 3 204.00 $204.00 $1,104 -16.00
564 564 33 215.00 $215.00 $1,213 -2.75
625 625 14 196.00 $196.00 $1,225 -7.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 155.00 $155.00 $581 -25.00
420 420 7 175.00 $175.00 $735 -34.00
483 483 4 195.00 $195.00 $942 +16.00
560–575 562 7 165.00–171.00 $170.12 $956 —

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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.