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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, June 26, 2023

1,345 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $217.75/cwt -4.25 vs last sale · ≈ $986/hd at 453 lb · 121 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $201.83/cwt ≈ $1,106/hd at 548 lb · 119 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $202.24/cwt -3.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,098/hd at 543 lb · 105 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,345 1,439 1,081
Feeder cattle 1,345 1,439 1,081

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 499, Heifers 641, Bulls 205)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 375 2 225.00–230.00 $227.57 $853 -28.05
463–467 467 32 227.50–240.00 $238.84 $1,115 -4.16
545 545 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,090 -15.00
554 554 87 232.25 $232.25 $1,287 +7.25
643 643 99 222.00 $222.00 $1,427 +5.09
658 658 3 196.00 $196.00 $1,290 —
700–732 731 35 175.00–210.00 $209.04 $1,528 +2.04
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 222.50 $222.50 $768 —
356 356 26 240.00 $240.00 $854 -15.29
435 435 2 226.00 $226.00 $983 +26.00
455 455 68 240.00 $240.00 $1,092 -3.00
542 542 70 227.00 $227.00 $1,230 -0.17
565 565 2 201.00 $201.00 $1,136 —
635–640 640 30 212.00–219.00 $218.77 $1,400 -0.98
765 765 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,492 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 4 210.00 $210.00 $718 —
390 390 1 187.50 $187.50 $731 -45.50
448 448 9 224.00 $224.00 $1,004 -1.00
470 470 1 183.00 $183.00 $860 —
545 545 1 181.00 $181.00 $986 -34.00
550 550 7 187.00 $187.00 $1,028 —
635 635 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,302 +6.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 2 170.00 $170.00 $751 —
553 553 6 180.00 $180.00 $995 —
643 643 5 180.00 $180.00 $1,157 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–395 365 47 217.50–237.25 $236.79 $864 -7.31
410 410 2 215.00 $215.00 $882 +7.00
453 453 121 217.75 $217.75 $986 -4.25
538–543 543 105 199.00–202.33 $202.24 $1,098 -3.62
620–636 636 33 194.00–199.50 $199.34 $1,268 +1.23
722–745 727 5 172.00–178.00 $176.77 $1,285 -3.23
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 7 234.00 $234.00 $835 -3.00
445 445 1 180.00 $180.00 $801 —
468 468 45 215.00 $215.00 $1,006 -3.91
531–549 548 119 196.50–202.15 $201.83 $1,106 —
624–640 638 50 186.00–189.00 $188.71 $1,204 -4.04
735 735 10 174.00 $174.00 $1,279 -2.25
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 343 16 187.50–230.50 $228.00 $782 —
457–459 459 28 172.50–211.50 $208.73 $958 +36.73
527–535 534 21 191.00–199.50 $198.70 $1,061 -5.30
610 610 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,068 -22.00
660 660 3 194.00 $194.00 $1,280 +8.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 5 170.00 $170.00 $610 —
452 452 9 196.00 $196.00 $886 +5.00
543 543 8 191.00 $191.00 $1,037 +0.01
622 622 4 189.00 $189.00 $1,176 +12.00
710 710 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,118 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–346 345 19 230.00–243.00 $242.34 $836 —
418 418 36 237.25 $237.25 $992 -1.81
486 486 23 219.50 $219.50 $1,067 -0.23
562 562 18 206.50 $206.50 $1,161 -5.75
626 626 5 195.00 $195.00 $1,221 -8.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 5 236.00 $236.00 $800 -6.32
417 417 16 231.00 $231.00 $963 -9.00
495 495 26 222.00 $222.00 $1,099 +3.40
555–566 566 31 196.00–198.50 $198.42 $1,123 -2.58
626 626 12 185.50 $185.50 $1,161 -10.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 3 185.00 $185.00 $686 —
410 410 3 166.00 $166.00 $681 —
495 495 4 175.00 $175.00 $866 -12.00
562 562 4 172.00 $172.00 $967 +9.61

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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.