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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, August 7, 2023

981 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $221.00/cwt -0.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,428/hd at 646 lb · 86 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $219.25/cwt -0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,004/hd at 458 lb · 79 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $228.10/cwt +3.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,261/hd at 553 lb · 65 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 981 885 1,010
Feeder cattle 981 885 1,010

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 373, Heifers 472, Bulls 136)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 360 3 222.50–249.00 $239.68 $863 +2.68
475–495 476 25 211.00–245.00 $243.59 $1,159 +5.22
552–595 553 65 209.00–228.75 $228.10 $1,261 +3.03
646 646 86 221.00 $221.00 $1,428 -0.46
655 655 2 214.00 $214.00 $1,402 —
707–742 740 33 206.00–213.00 $212.59 $1,573 -1.41
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 7 259.00 $259.00 $925 +15.19
457–475 458 36 219.00–260.25 $259.06 $1,186 +11.06
535–548 547 55 225.00–231.00 $230.68 $1,262 -4.32
652 652 27 224.25 $224.25 $1,462 —
740 740 5 211.50 $211.50 $1,565 -8.00
770 770 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,594 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 3 226.00 $226.00 $832 ±0.00
440 440 8 245.00 $245.00 $1,078 +11.00
538 538 4 223.00 $223.00 $1,200 —
618 618 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,298 —
775 775 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,534 -5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 3 223.00 $223.00 $988 —
572 572 5 204.00 $204.00 $1,167 +0.50
695 695 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,303 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–360 360 21 199.00–228.50 $227.13 $818 -3.37
438 438 5 205.00 $205.00 $898 +10.00
458 458 79 219.25 $219.25 $1,004 -0.75
540 540 59 202.75 $202.75 $1,095 +4.25
551 551 3 196.50 $196.50 $1,083 +9.00
645 645 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,226 -4.75
652 652 38 197.50 $197.50 $1,288 +11.50
746 746 7 180.00 $180.00 $1,343 -3.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 5 219.00 $219.00 $823 -8.00
463 463 23 214.50 $214.50 $993 +0.50
553–560 554 62 193.00–203.00 $201.86 $1,118 -0.14
647 647 56 194.00 $194.00 $1,255 -0.50
738 738 25 183.25 $183.25 $1,352 +3.51
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 5 210.00 $210.00 $729 —
454 454 24 209.75 $209.75 $952 +0.25
550–572 552 25 176.00–202.75 $200.53 $1,107 —
651 651 10 195.00 $195.00 $1,269 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 9 184.00 $184.00 $815 —
541 541 14 179.00 $179.00 $968 +9.00
665 665 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,047 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 14 229.50 $229.50 $796 —
417 417 19 234.25 $234.25 $977 +1.25
490 490 24 217.00–230.25 $229.15 $1,123 +6.65
563–580 564 15 192.00–200.00 $199.45 $1,125 -4.55
631 631 7 200.00 $200.00 $1,262 +11.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 5 225.50 $225.50 $997 -6.36
487 487 11 230.50 $230.50 $1,123 +7.50
572–580 572 21 188.00–201.50 $200.85 $1,149 +3.85
628 628 10 203.00 $203.00 $1,275 +5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 2 200.00 $200.00 $744 —
429 429 5 205.00 $205.00 $879 +6.00
475 475 1 189.00 $189.00 $898 -1.00
542 542 2 186.00 $186.00 $1,008 —

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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.