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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, July 3, 2023

292 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $209.00/cwt -8.75 vs last sale · ≈ $947/hd at 453 lb · 33 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $236.50/cwt -3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,086/hd at 459 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $188.35/cwt -13.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,006/hd at 534 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 292 1,345 1,081
Feeder cattle 292 1,345 1,081

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 102, Heifers 136, Bulls 54)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 12 240.00 $240.00 $898 ±0.00
459 459 26 236.50 $236.50 $1,086 -3.50
543 543 10 222.50 $222.50 $1,208 -4.50
636 636 4 209.50 $209.50 $1,332 -9.27
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 3 235.00 $235.00 $877 +7.43
437 437 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,027 —
535 535 13 226.50 $226.50 $1,212 +26.50
635–646 645 9 216.00–219.00 $218.67 $1,410 -3.33
728 728 5 209.00 $209.00 $1,522 -0.04
770 770 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,548 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 3 223.00 $223.00 $805 +35.50
415 415 2 221.00 $221.00 $917 -3.00
565 565 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,079 +4.00
635 635 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,226 -12.00
675 675 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,202 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 170.00 $170.00 $816 —
662 662 2 187.50 $187.50 $1,241 —
752 752 2 181.00 $181.00 $1,361 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 12 229.00 $229.00 $799 —
453 453 33 209.00 $209.00 $947 -8.75
530–534 534 23 185.00–188.50 $188.35 $1,006 -13.89
625 625 6 189.00 $189.00 $1,181 -10.34
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 5 221.00 $221.00 $771 —
433 433 8 200.50 $200.50 $868 +20.50
551–595 555 10 187.00–189.75 $189.46 $1,052 —
642 642 13 188.00 $188.00 $1,207 -0.71
752 752 4 175.00 $175.00 $1,316 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 4 219.00 $219.00 $771 —
426 426 4 195.00 $195.00 $831 —
530–540 539 8 181.00–182.00 $181.88 $980 -16.82
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 2 183.00 $183.00 $800 —
518 518 3 183.00 $183.00 $948 -8.00
655 655 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,146 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 5 234.00 $234.00 $854 —
408 408 8 229.00 $229.00 $934 -8.25
496 496 4 224.50 $224.50 $1,114 +5.00
565–571 569 5 204.00–210.00 $207.62 $1,181 +1.12
633 633 4 203.00 $203.00 $1,285 +8.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 233.00 $233.00 $769 -3.00
425 425 2 225.00 $225.00 $956 -6.00
475–486 484 5 206.00–217.50 $215.24 $1,042 -6.76
573 573 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,117 -3.42
616 616 3 195.50 $195.50 $1,204 +10.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 165.00 $165.00 $512 —
405 405 1 160.00 $160.00 $648 -6.00
493 493 8 208.00 $208.00 $1,025 +33.00
560 560 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,086 +22.00

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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.