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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, June 19, 2023

1,439 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $216.91/cwt -16.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,406/hd at 648 lb · 130 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $222.00/cwt -11.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,008/hd at 454 lb · 117 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $205.86/cwt -5.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,124/hd at 546 lb · 112 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,439 1,456 1,304
Feeder cattle 1,439 1,456 1,304

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 545, Heifers 644, Bulls 250)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–395 369 9 238.00–258.00 $255.62 $943 +10.97
467 467 27 243.00 $243.00 $1,135 -4.00
525 525 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,129 -6.00
557 557 104 225.00 $225.00 $1,253 -18.75
610–649 648 130 211.00–217.00 $216.91 $1,406 -16.12
742 742 64 207.00 $207.00 $1,536 -14.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–382 367 14 234.00–259.00 $255.29 $937 -3.19
437 437 2 200.00 $200.00 $874 —
456 456 47 243.00 $243.00 $1,108 -12.00
545–549 549 78 212.50–227.75 $227.17 $1,247 -8.83
644 644 42 219.75 $219.75 $1,415 -6.53
723 723 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,554 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 4 233.00 $233.00 $862 -3.00
442 442 10 225.00 $225.00 $994 -5.00
523 523 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,124 —
610 610 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,214 —
780 780 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,412 -1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–480 468 2 160.00–180.00 $169.73 $794 -16.27

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–375 358 42 209.00–245.00 $244.10 $874 -4.40
443 443 4 208.00 $208.00 $921 —
454 454 117 222.00 $222.00 $1,008 -11.09
542–546 546 112 198.00–206.00 $205.86 $1,124 -5.92
635–638 638 31 194.00–198.25 $198.11 $1,264 +3.11
730 730 7 180.00 $180.00 $1,314 +1.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 210.00 $210.00 $704 —
364 364 10 237.00 $237.00 $863 -3.09
452–463 462 38 208.00–219.50 $218.91 $1,011 -14.54
555–580 555 102 172.00–204.61 $204.28 $1,134 -7.68
639 639 74 192.75 $192.75 $1,232 -1.90
665 665 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,237 —
745 745 23 176.25 $176.25 $1,313 -1.21
765 765 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,262 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 12 240.00 $240.00 $878 —
445 445 28 215.50 $215.50 $959 —
460 460 1 172.00 $172.00 $791 -51.04
548 548 9 204.00 $204.00 $1,118 -5.50
580 580 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,114 —
620 620 4 197.00 $197.00 $1,221 +5.50
650 650 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,209 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 3 175.00 $175.00 $691 -7.50
471 471 12 191.00 $191.00 $900 -17.00
524–525 524 8 170.00–194.00 $190.99 $1,001 -6.01
617 617 2 177.00 $177.00 $1,092 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 15 254.00 $254.00 $904 -3.00
416–420 416 51 205.00–239.75 $239.06 $994 -7.88
455–491 490 37 190.00–220.50 $219.73 $1,077 -22.27
560 560 35 212.25 $212.25 $1,189 -2.75
620 620 8 203.00 $203.00 $1,259 -1.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 325 3 220.00–254.00 $242.32 $788 —
421 421 15 240.00 $240.00 $1,010 -8.00
450–491 490 38 202.50–219.00 $218.60 $1,071 -26.40
511 511 4 198.00 $198.00 $1,012 -10.00
555 555 22 201.00 $201.00 $1,116 -22.24
622 622 13 196.00 $196.00 $1,219 -6.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 491 5 187.00 $187.00 $918 +1.63
556–590 565 4 155.00–165.00 $162.39 $918 +2.39

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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.