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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, August 14, 2023

1,052 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $208.80/cwt +6.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,130/hd at 541 lb · 81 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $221.28/cwt +2.03 vs last sale · ≈ $996/hd at 450 lb · 73 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $210.25/cwt +8.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,156/hd at 550 lb · 70 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,052 981 978
Feeder cattle 1,052 981 978

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 310, Heifers 532; Bulls 210)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 3 244.00 $244.00 $942 +4.32
475 475 23 250.50 $250.50 $1,190 +6.91
537 537 2 219.00 $219.00 $1,176 —
558 558 55 231.25 $231.25 $1,290 +3.15
652–666 653 51 217.00–221.00 $220.76 $1,442 +6.76
720–741 740 37 210.00–216.00 $210.32 $1,556 -2.27
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 3 258.00 $258.00 $944 -1.00
410 410 1 226.00 $226.00 $927 —
451 451 25 255.00 $255.00 $1,150 -4.06
550–560 550 36 210.00–229.75 $229.19 $1,261 —
649 649 21 218.00 $218.00 $1,415 —
741 741 3 209.00 $209.00 $1,549 -2.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 4 215.00 $215.00 $774 -11.00
450 450 10 232.50 $232.50 $1,046 —
545 545 17 229.25 $229.25 $1,249 +6.25
626 626 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,315 ±0.00
770 770 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,463 -8.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 200.00 $200.00 $790 —
465 465 5 190.00 $190.00 $884 —
557 557 6 215.00 $215.00 $1,198 +11.00
748 748 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,459 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369–375 369 30 215.00–231.50 $230.94 $852 +3.81
450 450 73 216.00–221.75 $221.28 $996 +2.03
540–548 541 81 194.00–210.00 $208.80 $1,130 +6.05
625–640 638 30 199.00 $199.00 $1,270 +9.00
722 722 13 189.25 $189.25 $1,366 +9.25
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 214.00 $214.00 $685 —
371 371 4 220.00 $220.00 $816 +1.00
464–490 465 59 212.50–222.00 $221.66 $1,031 +7.16
546 546 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,092 —
550 550 70 210.25 $210.25 $1,156 +8.39
640 640 54 194.00 $194.00 $1,242 ±0.00
655 655 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,244 —
742 742 22 184.00 $184.00 $1,365 +0.75
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 9 210.00 $210.00 $790 —
428–440 429 16 192.50–214.75 $213.32 $915 —
547 547 20 206.75 $206.75 $1,131 —
632 632 11 196.75 $196.75 $1,243 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 4 205.00 $205.00 $742 —
430 430 1 185.00 $185.00 $796 +1.00
455 455 11 208.50 $208.50 $949 —
555 555 6 192.00 $192.00 $1,066 —
641 641 8 192.00 $192.00 $1,231 —
715 715 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,180 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 3 221.00 $221.00 $765 —
415–418 418 13 214.00–233.00 $231.55 $968 +6.05
470–491 491 47 217.00–229.00 $228.76 $1,123 -1.74
555–561 560 35 211.50 $211.50 $1,184 +10.65
625 625 12 205.25 $205.25 $1,283 +2.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 355 11 220.00–243.00 $239.97 $852 —
415 415 21 239.50 $239.50 $994 +5.25
490–495 490 26 208.00–223.75 $223.14 $1,093 -6.01
555 555 11 219.75 $219.75 $1,220 +20.30
628 628 10 204.00 $204.00 $1,281 +4.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 2 200.00 $200.00 $704 ±0.00
420 420 5 200.00–209.00 $207.20 $870 +2.20
495 495 11 184.50 $184.50 $913 -4.50
548 548 3 175.00 $175.00 $959 -11.00

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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.