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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, May 22, 2023

1,151 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $242.00/cwt ≈ $1,333/hd at 551 lb · 102 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $214.60/cwt +10.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,172/hd at 546 lb · 97 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $227.51/cwt ≈ $1,024/hd at 450 lb · 81 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,151 1,072 1,086
Feeder cattle 1,151 1,072 1,086

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 368, Heifers 518, Bulls 265)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 2 259.00 $259.00 $963 +23.00
463 463 53 245.00 $245.00 $1,134 +11.32
545 545 2 229.00 $229.00 $1,248 -8.18
551 551 102 242.00 $242.00 $1,333 —
636 636 60 229.00 $229.00 $1,456 -0.26
652 652 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,337 —
737 737 12 200.00 $200.00 $1,474 -6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 13 270.00 $270.00 $1,012 +27.00
447 447 2 205.00 $205.00 $916 -30.00
463 463 42 246.00 $246.00 $1,139 +34.00
515–545 543 38 228.00–240.50 $239.88 $1,303 +6.01
620–640 636 11 212.00–216.00 $215.29 $1,369 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 4 210.00 $210.00 $737 —
438 438 13 239.00 $239.00 $1,047 +74.00
490 490 1 180.00 $180.00 $882 —
517 517 5 229.00 $229.00 $1,184 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 177.50 $177.50 $630 —
447 447 2 160.00 $160.00 $715 —
540 540 2 157.50 $157.50 $850 —
605 605 1 150.00 $150.00 $908 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 379 5 227.00–234.00 $232.54 $881 +18.48
465–480 466 65 217.00–222.00 $221.76 $1,033 +12.14
546 546 97 202.00–215.00 $214.60 $1,172 +10.52
654–658 654 52 188.00–196.75 $196.24 $1,283 —
727 727 5 182.50 $182.50 $1,327 +10.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 229.00 $229.00 $744 —
367 367 27 239.50 $239.50 $879 +16.96
450–457 450 81 218.00–227.75 $227.51 $1,024 —
525–542 542 78 190.00–213.50 $213.21 $1,156 +12.21
644 644 21 199.50 $199.50 $1,285 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 21 232.00 $232.00 $835 +13.00
456 456 31 225.00 $225.00 $1,026 —
545 545 20 211.50 $211.50 $1,153 +25.86
627 627 5 179.50 $179.50 $1,125 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 4 207.50 $207.50 $778 +35.00
455 455 3 197.50 $197.50 $899 —
562 562 2 187.50 $187.50 $1,054 +7.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 11 265.00 $265.00 $922 —
427–430 427 21 210.00–240.00 $238.56 $1,019 +10.92
463–493 491 56 208.00–232.75 $231.50 $1,137 +12.00
557 557 39 218.50 $218.50 $1,217 +6.39
632 632 15 199.50 $199.50 $1,261 -7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 21 261.00 $261.00 $903 +27.59
413 413 29 242.50 $242.50 $1,002 +7.25
477 477 38 215.00–230.00 $229.21 $1,093 +3.82
570 570 18 210.50 $210.50 $1,200 +2.50
642 642 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,188 -5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 190.00 $190.00 $646 —
390 390 2 207.00 $207.00 $807 +32.00
497 497 2 175.00 $175.00 $870 —
568 568 8 167.50 $167.50 $951 -15.00

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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.