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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, July 24, 2023

1,240 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $194.48/cwt -8.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,074/hd at 552 lb · 120 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $197.75/cwt -4.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,078/hd at 545 lb · 92 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $205.50/cwt ≈ $923/hd at 449 lb · 83 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,240 901 444
Feeder cattle 1,240 901 444

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 401, Heifers 593, Bulls 246)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 5 239.75 $239.75 $894 —
469 469 21 248.75 $248.75 $1,167 +12.02
547–549 549 77 223.00–234.00 $233.43 $1,282 —
625 625 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,344 -16.84
650 650 83 208.00–220.00 $219.42 $1,426 —
732–740 732 34 201.00–210.00 $209.73 $1,535 -22.27
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 10 234.00 $234.00 $812 —
445 445 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,024 —
450 450 34 250.50 $250.50 $1,127 +2.66
539–548 547 66 219.00–231.25 $229.79 $1,257 —
627–632 632 26 190.00–219.75 $217.48 $1,374 -22.02
745 745 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,535 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 4 220.00 $220.00 $770 -17.00
441 441 14 234.00 $234.00 $1,032 -3.50
533 533 10 223.50 $223.50 $1,191 +15.50
648 648 5 194.00 $194.00 $1,257 -16.00
700 700 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,288 -16.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 180.00 $180.00 $837 -25.79
570 570 2 204.00 $204.00 $1,163 +6.50
730 730 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,350 -4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 9 204.00 $204.00 $755 -12.00
458 458 42 207.50 $207.50 $950 +18.50
505 505 1 194.00 $194.00 $980 +19.00
552 552 120 192.75–195.00 $194.48 $1,074 -8.02
639 639 82 185.25 $185.25 $1,184 -13.75
742 742 14 171.00 $171.00 $1,269 -12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 185.00 $185.00 $601 —
355 355 35 219.75 $219.75 $780 -4.25
449 449 83 205.50 $205.50 $923 —
470 470 1 175.00 $175.00 $822 -37.77
545 545 92 197.75 $197.75 $1,078 -4.75
550 550 3 186.00 $186.00 $1,023 —
620–633 633 27 176.00–189.50 $189.01 $1,196 -4.07
718 718 4 171.00 $171.00 $1,228 -2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 356 12 152.50–205.00 $200.46 $714 -9.54
451–460 451 21 155.00–199.00 $196.86 $888 -8.14
538–541 538 28 162.50–196.75 $193.06 $1,039 -4.94
621 621 7 193.50 $193.50 $1,202 —
722 722 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,119 -2.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 2 157.50 $157.50 $594 -25.00
450 450 6 183.00 $183.00 $824 +2.50
515 515 1 155.00 $155.00 $798 -17.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 24 219.00 $219.00 $751 —
411–412 411 36 218.00–229.25 $228.62 $940 -7.38
493 493 35 218.25 $218.25 $1,076 -3.75
556–565 556 21 186.00–198.00 $197.42 $1,098 -12.58
627 627 12 185.50 $185.50 $1,163 -3.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 4 202.00 $202.00 $689 —
428 428 19 225.00 $225.00 $963 -1.00
490 490 31 210.50 $210.50 $1,031 -6.50
559–585 560 32 182.00–199.25 $198.69 $1,113 -4.06
621 621 17 190.75 $190.75 $1,185 +4.75
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 165.00 $165.00 $553 —
422 422 5 190.00 $190.00 $802 -6.00
488 488 5 182.50 $182.50 $891 -17.50
552 552 4 175.00 $175.00 $966 -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.