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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, May 8, 2023

1,244 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $230.25/cwt +18.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,278/hd at 555 lb · 108 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $208.94/cwt -9.56 vs last sale · ≈ $934/hd at 447 lb · 105 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $195.89/cwt -3.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,058/hd at 540 lb · 86 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,244 741 922
Feeder cattle 1,244 741 922

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 419, Heifers 548, Bulls 277)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 6 242.00 $242.00 $908 -16.00
447 447 2 210.00 $210.00 $939 —
460 460 51 230.00 $230.00 $1,058 -11.00
542 542 2 214.00 $214.00 $1,160 -19.25
555 555 108 230.25 $230.25 $1,278 +18.25
645 645 78 220.75 $220.75 $1,424 +1.00
731 731 13 201.75 $201.75 $1,475 +4.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 11 249.00 $249.00 $896 -11.00
457–458 457 55 223.00–230.50 $230.09 $1,052 -11.87
547 547 43 229.75 $229.75 $1,257 +4.25
650–653 653 23 213.50–220.25 $219.67 $1,434 —
748 748 3 196.50 $196.50 $1,470 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 215.00 $215.00 $849 -18.00
483 483 3 177.50 $177.50 $857 -42.50
562 562 5 222.50 $222.50 $1,250 +0.67
675 675 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,316 -19.00
745 745 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,416 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 3 175.00 $175.00 $632 —
435 435 2 179.00 $179.00 $779 -6.00
565 565 3 170.00 $170.00 $960 ±0.00
623 623 4 180.00 $180.00 $1,121 -15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–370 366 43 200.00–224.50 $223.92 $820 -6.08
437–448 447 105 199.50–209.50 $208.94 $934 -9.56
535 535 57 196.50 $196.50 $1,051 -3.71
550 550 5 176.00 $176.00 $968 —
640 640 21 178.25 $178.25 $1,141 +0.25
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 20 214.75 $214.75 $792 -9.25
450–470 451 67 194.00–214.50 $213.86 $965 +1.86
525–540 540 86 191.00–196.00 $195.89 $1,058 -3.36
639 639 25 174.50 $174.50 $1,115 -4.98
650 650 2 167.00 $167.00 $1,086 —
764 764 8 167.00 $167.00 $1,276 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–390 364 22 170.00–215.50 $213.29 $776 -3.71
446 446 36 198.50 $198.50 $885 —
495 495 1 177.50 $177.50 $879 —
543 543 19 187.50 $187.50 $1,018 +3.50
550 550 1 175.00 $175.00 $962 -23.50
620–635 633 7 150.00–159.00 $157.74 $998 -18.76
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 6 189.00 $189.00 $705 +24.00
461 461 8 184.00 $184.00 $848 —
500–540 535 8 147.50–165.00 $162.96 $872 -23.54
600 600 1 150.00 $150.00 $900 -12.05

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 24 244.00 $244.00 $859 —
417–440 418 42 225.00–243.25 $242.79 $1,015 -10.08
486 486 42 223.50 $223.50 $1,086 -5.25
556–560 556 21 207.00–209.00 $208.90 $1,161 -1.10
626 626 11 194.00 $194.00 $1,214 +3.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 3 239.00 $239.00 $772 —
405–425 424 26 229.00–237.00 $236.71 $1,004 -6.68
496 496 31 212.00 $212.00 $1,052 -14.67
520 520 1 170.00 $170.00 $884 -21.00
561 561 33 206.75 $206.75 $1,160 -0.25
622 622 14 190.00 $190.00 $1,182 -9.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417–430 418 10 165.00–185.50 $183.39 $767 -11.61
470–497 495 13 167.50–200.00 $197.63 $978 -21.62
560 560 6 172.00 $172.00 $963 —

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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.