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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, May 29, 2023

540 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $245.00/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,348/hd at 550 lb · 57 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $229.00/cwt +1.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,040/hd at 454 lb · 46 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $210.00/cwt -4.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,144/hd at 545 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 540 1,151 439
Feeder cattle 540 1,151 439

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 176, Heifers 245, Bulls 119)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 230.00 $230.00 $874 -29.00
458 458 22 241.00 $241.00 $1,104 -4.00
550 550 57 245.00 $245.00 $1,348 +3.00
638 638 18 228.00 $228.00 $1,455 -1.00
720 720 9 204.00 $204.00 $1,469 +4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 9 255.00 $255.00 $936 -15.00
438 438 15 243.50 $243.50 $1,067 +38.50
528 528 18 240.00 $240.00 $1,267 +0.12
639 639 7 221.50 $221.50 $1,415 +6.21
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 3 225.00 $225.00 $790 +15.00
445 445 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,046 -4.00
570–585 578 2 195.00–218.00 $206.65 $1,194 —
605 605 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,150 —
700 700 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,295 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 192.50 $192.50 $587 —
445 445 2 187.50 $187.50 $834 +27.50
525–540 535 3 190.00–195.00 $193.36 $1,034 +35.86
615 615 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,168 +40.00
695 695 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,237 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354–372 355 25 231.00–238.50 $237.87 $844 -1.63
420 420 1 200.00 $200.00 $840 —
454 454 46 229.00 $229.00 $1,040 +1.49
532 532 26 214.50 $214.50 $1,141 +1.29
623 623 9 193.00 $193.00 $1,202 -6.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 8 234.00 $234.00 $819 +1.46
472 472 28 224.00 $224.00 $1,057 +2.24
545 545 32 210.00 $210.00 $1,144 -4.60
585 585 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,141 —
640 640 18 195.75 $195.75 $1,253 —
730 730 4 176.50 $176.50 $1,288 -6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 13 233.50 $233.50 $829 +1.50
400–444 441 13 192.50–223.00 $220.87 $974 —
553–590 558 7 172.00–198.00 $194.07 $1,083 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 4 228.00 $228.00 $793 —
427 427 5 185.00 $185.00 $790 —
475 475 1 166.00 $166.00 $788 -31.50
542 542 4 182.00 $182.00 $986 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 4 250.00 $250.00 $815 -15.00
370 370 1 220.00 $220.00 $814 —
410–417 416 12 210.00–235.00 $232.95 $969 -5.61
490 490 22 229.50 $229.50 $1,125 -2.00
556 556 19 227.75 $227.75 $1,266 +9.25
618 618 5 198.00 $198.00 $1,224 -1.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–346 344 10 230.00–254.00 $249.32 $858 -11.68
402–410 403 13 200.00–239.50 $236.41 $953 -6.09
489 489 18 236.25 $236.25 $1,155 +7.04
552–560 553 8 187.00–221.00 $216.70 $1,198 +6.20
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 4 216.00 $216.00 $896 —
515 515 2 180.00 $180.00 $927 —
565 565 1 164.00 $164.00 $927 -3.50

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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.