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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, July 31, 2023

885 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $221.46/cwt +6.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,433/hd at 647 lb · 85 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $202.00/cwt +7.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,113/hd at 551 lb · 81 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $225.07/cwt ≈ $1,265/hd at 562 lb · 62 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 885 1,240 857
Feeder cattle 885 1,240 857

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 302, Heifers 410, Bulls 173)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 222.50 $222.50 $768 —
395 395 2 237.00 $237.00 $936 -2.75
463–472 464 25 220.00–240.00 $238.37 $1,106 -10.38
550–562 562 62 214.00–225.25 $225.07 $1,265 —
610–647 647 85 218.00–221.50 $221.46 $1,433 +6.46
741 741 28 214.00 $214.00 $1,586 +4.27
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–390 367 6 229.00–247.00 $243.81 $895 —
461 461 20 248.00 $248.00 $1,143 -2.50
545 545 36 235.00 $235.00 $1,281 +5.21
629 629 13 229.25 $229.25 $1,442 +11.77
727 727 4 219.50 $219.50 $1,596 +13.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 3 226.00 $226.00 $820 +6.00
449 449 6 234.00 $234.00 $1,051 ±0.00
551 551 3 219.00 $219.00 $1,207 —
660 660 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,419 —
785 785 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,594 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 4 194.00 $194.00 $885 +14.00
555 555 1 203.50 $203.50 $1,129 -0.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 8 227.00 $227.00 $858 +23.00
459 459 33 214.00 $214.00 $982 +6.50
540 540 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,080 +6.00
551 551 81 202.00 $202.00 $1,113 +7.52
639 639 58 194.50 $194.50 $1,243 +9.25
675 675 2 184.00 $184.00 $1,242 —
727–744 742 15 178.00–180.00 $179.74 $1,334 +8.74
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 215.00 $215.00 $645 +30.00
354 354 20 230.50 $230.50 $816 +10.75
425 425 1 195.00 $195.00 $829 -10.50
450 450 36 220.00 $220.00 $990 +45.00
546 546 50 198.50 $198.50 $1,084 +0.75
555 555 2 187.50 $187.50 $1,041 +1.50
632 632 18 194.75 $194.75 $1,231 +5.74
655 655 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,218 —
735 735 3 183.00 $183.00 $1,345 +12.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 12 211.00 $211.00 $781 +10.54
454 454 20 209.50 $209.50 $951 +12.64
543 543 23 202.25 $202.25 $1,098 +9.19
633 633 7 194.50 $194.50 $1,231 +1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 2 184.00 $184.00 $684 +26.50
455 455 9 182.50 $182.50 $830 -0.50
533 533 6 170.00 $170.00 $906 +15.00
700 700 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,015 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 217.50 $217.50 $685 +15.50
351 351 7 230.00 $230.00 $807 —
413–416 416 21 225.00–233.00 $231.86 $965 +6.86
496 496 25 223.00 $223.00 $1,106 +12.50
510–545 522 3 192.00–203.00 $199.17 $1,040 —
559 559 24 197.00 $197.00 $1,101 -1.69
630 630 6 198.00 $198.00 $1,247 +7.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–352 352 10 231.00–242.00 $240.91 $848 —
414 414 18 233.00 $233.00 $965 +4.38
488 488 26 222.50 $222.50 $1,086 +4.25
561 561 12 204.00 $204.00 $1,144 +6.58
627 627 9 189.00 $189.00 $1,185 +3.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 199.00 $199.00 $886 +9.00
493 493 6 190.00 $190.00 $937 +7.50
580 580 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,102 +15.00

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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.