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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, April 24, 2023

1,065 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $222.25/cwt -3.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,225/hd at 551 lb · 97 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $188.00/cwt ≈ $1,038/hd at 552 lb · 92 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $207.50/cwt ≈ $936/hd at 451 lb · 82 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,065 1,376 1,279
Feeder cattle 1,065 1,376 1,279

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 349, Heifers 460, Bulls 256)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–371 368 7 236.00–247.00 $245.51 $903 -9.49
462–481 463 56 231.00–241.00 $240.26 $1,112 -2.24
540 540 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,161 -15.00
551 551 97 222.25 $222.25 $1,225 -3.75
632–642 642 50 210.00–218.00 $217.68 $1,398 -4.53
710–730 728 12 191.00–197.00 $196.51 $1,431 +5.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 17 254.00 $254.00 $935 -4.60
447 447 4 223.00 $223.00 $997 —
453 453 42 238.50 $238.50 $1,080 -7.75
536 536 27 227.50 $227.50 $1,219 -5.00
665 665 4 219.00 $219.00 $1,456 —
725 725 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,378 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 171.00 $171.00 $607 —
466 466 4 181.00 $181.00 $843 -8.00
544 544 5 184.00 $184.00 $1,001 —
657 657 5 196.00 $196.00 $1,288 +19.05
715 715 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,230 +12.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 2 215.00 $215.00 $768 -29.00
444 444 5 219.00 $219.00 $972 -16.39
551 551 3 223.00 $223.00 $1,229 -5.00
630 630 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,310 +3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 13 218.00 $218.00 $804 ±0.00
454 454 66 202.00 $202.00 $917 -7.32
547 547 4 176.00 $176.00 $963 -13.51
552 552 92 188.00 $188.00 $1,038 —
638 638 23 173.75 $173.75 $1,109 +7.46
650 650 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,105 —
764 764 7 165.00 $165.00 $1,261 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 34 222.00 $222.00 $786 -8.19
451 451 82 207.50 $207.50 $936 —
535 535 40 186.50 $186.50 $998 -5.50
610–640 638 12 155.50–175.50 $173.91 $1,110 +2.16
715 715 2 157.00 $157.00 $1,123 -5.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 20 216.50 $216.50 $773 -2.92
447 447 29 206.75 $206.75 $924 -6.50
535 535 12 182.00 $182.00 $974 -4.00
555 555 1 147.50 $147.50 $819 -29.50
641 641 3 162.00 $162.00 $1,038 -2.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 6 180.00 $180.00 $621 +5.00
463 463 3 170.00 $170.00 $787 —
552 552 7 165.50 $165.50 $914 -9.50
631 631 3 151.00 $151.00 $953 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 8 240.00 $240.00 $847 -10.30
419 419 29 239.50 $239.50 $1,004 -9.20
485–495 494 35 203.00–212.25 $211.73 $1,046 -7.05
565–585 566 40 200.00–203.00 $202.92 $1,149 -12.08
625 625 13 188.00 $188.00 $1,175 -8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 24 245.00 $245.00 $840 -10.00
413 413 41 237.50 $237.50 $981 -8.28
470–487 486 30 200.00–222.25 $221.53 $1,077 -2.94
564–570 564 16 200.00–214.00 $213.12 $1,202 -0.33
616 616 9 204.00 $204.00 $1,257 +5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 184.00 $184.00 $672 +29.00
420 420 1 172.50 $172.50 $724 -2.50
487 487 6 214.00 $214.00 $1,042 +19.00
575 575 3 167.50 $167.50 $963 -2.62

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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.