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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, August 21, 2023

1,012 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $205.00/cwt -5.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,132/hd at 552 lb · 76 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $220.11/cwt ≈ $977/hd at 444 lb · 75 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $204.50/cwt -4.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,112/hd at 544 lb · 72 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,012 1,052 902
Feeder cattle 1,012 1,052 902

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 271, Heifers 513, Bulls 228)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 257.50 $257.50 $888 —
430 430 1 229.00 $229.00 $985 —
456 456 16 233.00 $233.00 $1,062 -17.50
545 545 3 211.00 $211.00 $1,150 -8.00
551 551 37 224.50 $224.50 $1,237 -6.75
658–680 659 32 212.50–217.50 $217.34 $1,432 -3.42
725–749 747 30 213.50–215.00 $214.90 $1,605 +4.58
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–390 365 14 240.00–251.00 $250.16 $913 -7.84
459 459 29 239.25 $239.25 $1,098 -15.75
532–546 545 36 211.00–229.75 $228.73 $1,247 —
652 652 19 222.25 $222.25 $1,449 —
752 752 10 214.50 $214.50 $1,613 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 5 235.00 $235.00 $895 +20.00
442 442 12 235.75 $235.75 $1,042 —
510 510 4 180.00–229.00 $216.75 $1,105 -12.50
633 633 5 196.00 $196.00 $1,241 -14.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 2 187.50 $187.50 $735 -12.50
453–480 456 10 195.00–210.00 $208.42 $950 +18.42
545 545 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,008 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–380 355 33 212.00–233.00 $230.95 $820 +0.01
444–447 444 75 206.00–220.50 $220.11 $977 —
544 544 72 204.50 $204.50 $1,112 -4.30
550 550 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,050 —
647 647 31 197.50 $197.50 $1,278 -1.50
713 713 4 179.50 $179.50 $1,280 -9.75
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 15 226.00 $226.00 $850 +6.00
453 453 43 213.00 $213.00 $965 -8.66
522 522 2 188.00 $188.00 $981 -12.00
552 552 76 205.00 $205.00 $1,132 -5.25
625–643 642 52 184.00–189.00 $188.81 $1,212 -5.19
739 739 13 178.00 $178.00 $1,315 -6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 11 210.75 $210.75 $757 +0.75
439 439 30 216.25 $216.25 $949 +2.93
549 549 22 206.75 $206.75 $1,135 ±0.00
616 616 4 195.50 $195.50 $1,204 -1.25
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 3 185.00 $185.00 $668 -20.00
440–442 442 16 177.50–199.50 $198.13 $876 +13.13
540 540 7 184.00 $184.00 $994 —
645 645 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,129 -17.00
710 710 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,100 -10.00
770 770 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,251 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 17 241.00 $241.00 $831 —
415 415 24 232.75 $232.75 $966 -6.75
491 491 26 218.50 $218.50 $1,073 -4.64
561–590 562 37 179.00–198.00 $197.46 $1,110 -22.29
627 627 7 185.00 $185.00 $1,160 -19.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 242.50 $242.50 $728 —
356 356 4 246.00 $246.00 $876 —
424 424 24 221.75 $221.75 $940 -9.80
450–492 490 31 207.00–216.00 $211.12 $1,034 -17.64
545 545 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,025 —
568 568 33 197.50 $197.50 $1,122 -14.00
625 625 12 192.50 $192.50 $1,203 -12.75
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 3 201.00 $201.00 $870 -6.20
513–540 516 8 170.00–192.50 $189.56 $978 +14.56

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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.