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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, May 1, 2023

741 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $218.50/cwt ≈ $975/hd at 446 lb · 48 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $233.25/cwt +18.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,281/hd at 549 lb · 45 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $200.21/cwt +13.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,087/hd at 543 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 741 1,065 1,072
Feeder cattle 741 1,065 1,072

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 241, Heifers 342, Bulls 158)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 9 258.00 $258.00 $957 +12.49
465 465 33 241.00 $241.00 $1,121 +0.74
549 549 45 233.25 $233.25 $1,281 +18.25
565 565 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,198 -10.25
649 649 36 219.75 $219.75 $1,426 +2.07
746 746 16 197.00 $197.00 $1,470 +0.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 10 260.00 $260.00 $944 +6.00
450–452 450 29 228.00–243.00 $241.96 $1,089 +3.46
540 540 3 225.50 $225.50 $1,218 -2.00
550 550 16 233.50 $233.50 $1,284 —
646 646 9 224.75 $224.75 $1,452 —
768 768 3 194.50 $194.50 $1,494 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 233.00 $233.00 $885 +18.00
451 451 3 220.00 $220.00 $992 —
556–565 557 7 209.00–224.00 $221.83 $1,236 -1.17
656 656 4 214.00 $214.00 $1,404 —
700 700 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,330 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 2 180.00 $180.00 $625 —
445 445 3 185.00 $185.00 $823 —
455 455 1 170.00 $170.00 $774 -11.00
556 556 5 170.00 $170.00 $945 —
637 637 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,242 —
685 685 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,028 -46.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 34 230.00 $230.00 $816 +8.00
446 446 48 218.50 $218.50 $975 —
457 457 6 205.00 $205.00 $937 -2.50
531–544 543 42 193.00–200.75 $200.21 $1,087 +13.71
645 645 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,148 +4.09
652 652 12 186.50 $186.50 $1,216 —
733 733 4 175.50 $175.50 $1,286 +18.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 8 224.00 $224.00 $813 +6.00
467 467 25 212.00 $212.00 $990 +10.00
549 549 36 199.25 $199.25 $1,094 +23.25
610–644 642 19 179.00–179.50 $179.48 $1,152 +5.73
744 744 11 172.50 $172.50 $1,283 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 12 217.00 $217.00 $783 +0.50
452–470 453 25 167.50–218.00 $215.90 $978 —
548 548 4 184.00 $184.00 $1,008 +2.00
557 557 16 198.50 $198.50 $1,106 +51.00
625 625 8 176.50 $176.50 $1,103 +14.50
710 710 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,143 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 165.00 $165.00 $635 —
440 440 12 180.00 $180.00 $792 —
547 547 10 186.50 $186.50 $1,020 —
610–620 618 4 150.00–166.00 $162.05 $1,001 +11.05
715 715 3 152.00 $152.00 $1,087 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 11 255.00 $255.00 $867 +10.00
415–422 416 27 239.00–254.00 $252.87 $1,052 +15.37
485 485 17 228.75 $228.75 $1,109 +7.22
562 562 10 210.00 $210.00 $1,180 -3.12
626 626 3 191.00 $191.00 $1,196 -13.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 4 247.00 $247.00 $872 +7.00
415–433 430 12 235.00–245.00 $243.39 $1,047 +3.89
490–497 497 26 193.00–228.00 $226.67 $1,127 +14.94
535 535 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,022 —
561 561 15 207.00 $207.00 $1,161 +4.08
627 627 7 199.50 $199.50 $1,251 +11.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 2 192.50 $192.50 $697 +8.50
421 421 5 195.00 $195.00 $821 +22.50
490 490 13 219.25 $219.25 $1,074 +5.25
545–547 547 5 165.00–177.50 $175.01 $957 —

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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.