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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, July 17, 2023

901 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $202.50/cwt +12.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,130/hd at 558 lb · 76 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $231.84/cwt -3.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,495/hd at 645 lb · 65 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $235.00/cwt +0.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,304/hd at 555 lb · 59 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 901 1,106 1,156
Feeder cattle 901 1,106 1,156

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 336, Heifers 386, Bulls 179)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457–458 458 23 205.00–239.75 $236.73 $1,084 +13.87
555 555 59 235.00 $235.00 $1,304 +0.42
600–646 645 65 221.00–232.00 $231.84 $1,495 -3.13
740 740 49 232.00 $232.00 $1,717 +9.76
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 9 250.00 $250.00 $928 +11.00
457–465 458 37 221.00–250.25 $247.84 $1,135 +18.59
550–595 551 40 218.00–238.50 $237.95 $1,311 —
640 640 16 239.50 $239.50 $1,533 +2.99
763 763 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,679 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 4 237.00 $237.00 $844 —
441 441 10 237.50 $237.50 $1,047 +13.00
541 541 3 208.00 $208.00 $1,125 +18.00
636 636 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,336 —
725 725 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,450 -5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 187.00 $187.00 $651 —
450–465 461 4 185.00–212.50 $205.79 $949 +10.20
555 555 6 197.50 $197.50 $1,096 +9.50
745 745 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,408 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 4 216.00 $216.00 $795 -1.00
447 447 27 211.50 $211.50 $945 —
472 472 2 189.00 $189.00 $892 -10.20
535 535 4 175.00 $175.00 $936 -1.00
558 558 76 202.50 $202.50 $1,130 +12.00
632 632 50 199.00 $199.00 $1,258 +2.62
665 665 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,111 —
736 736 17 183.00 $183.00 $1,347 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 20 224.00 $224.00 $822 +2.65
452–488 454 55 185.00–214.50 $212.77 $966 +14.27
549 549 53 202.50 $202.50 $1,112 +9.65
595 595 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,041 —
622–632 631 20 171.00–195.50 $193.08 $1,218 -1.02
716 716 3 173.00 $173.00 $1,239 -15.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 7 210.00 $210.00 $750 +1.00
453 453 17 205.00 $205.00 $929 —
547 547 11 198.00 $198.00 $1,083 +8.72
735 735 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,158 -2.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 3 182.50 $182.50 $712 -2.50
451 451 7 180.50 $180.50 $814 +0.87
531 531 4 172.00 $172.00 $913 —
637 637 2 157.50 $157.50 $1,003 -3.50
705 705 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,040 -7.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 2 230.00 $230.00 $833 +17.00
418 418 10 226.00 $226.00 $945 -1.00
488 488 19 217.00 $217.00 $1,059 +9.92
520–547 538 3 194.00–197.00 $194.97 $1,049 —
569 569 41 202.75 $202.75 $1,154 +8.31
625 625 14 186.00 $186.00 $1,162 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 13 226.00 $226.00 $791 —
417 417 16 236.00 $236.00 $984 +1.56
494 494 26 222.00 $222.00 $1,097 +7.26
559 559 16 210.00 $210.00 $1,174 +1.10
621 621 6 189.00 $189.00 $1,174 -4.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407 407 2 196.00 $196.00 $798 -1.50
466 466 6 200.00 $200.00 $932 -4.00
555 555 5 187.00 $187.00 $1,038 +12.00

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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.