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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, August 28, 2023

909 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $217.43/cwt +29.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,192/hd at 548 lb · 72 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $226.92/cwt +2.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,257/hd at 554 lb · 53 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $224.75/cwt +20.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,223/hd at 544 lb · 52 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 909 1,012 1,010
Feeder cattle 909 1,012 1,010

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 220, Heifers 413, Bulls 276)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 254.00 $254.00 $940 —
407 407 2 243.00 $243.00 $989 +14.00
453 453 16 255.00 $255.00 $1,155 +22.00
554–565 554 53 210.00–227.25 $226.92 $1,257 +2.42
641 641 27 223.25 $223.25 $1,431 —
747 747 17 229.00 $229.00 $1,711 +14.10
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 8 251.00 $251.00 $919 +0.84
440 440 3 242.00 $242.00 $1,065 —
456 456 13 255.50 $255.50 $1,165 +16.25
538 538 33 236.50 $236.50 $1,272 +7.77
580 580 2 212.00 $212.00 $1,230 —
628 628 10 224.50 $224.50 $1,410 —
655 655 1 216.50 $216.50 $1,418 -5.75
723 723 3 217.00 $217.00 $1,569 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 5 232.00 $232.00 $838 -3.00
468 468 4 233.50 $233.50 $1,093 —
522 522 4 228.50 $228.50 $1,193 +11.75
612 612 2 204.00 $204.00 $1,248 +8.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 2 215.00 $215.00 $821 +27.50
436 436 3 217.00 $217.00 $946 —
528 528 7 210.00 $210.00 $1,109 +25.00
627 627 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,285 —
785 785 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,609 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359–385 361 13 217.50–235.00 $233.56 $843 +7.56
440 440 1 215.00 $215.00 $946 —
459 459 35 232.50 $232.50 $1,067 +19.50
532–548 548 72 206.00–217.75 $217.43 $1,192 +29.43
646 646 47 204.50 $204.50 $1,321 +15.69
690 690 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,332 —
730 730 16 190.00 $190.00 $1,387 +12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 212.50 $212.50 $669 —
353 353 18 247.00 $247.00 $872 +16.05
440–449 449 47 215.00–234.50 $234.09 $1,051 +13.98
544 544 52 224.75 $224.75 $1,223 +20.25
552 552 2 207.00 $207.00 $1,143 +16.00
641 641 28 209.50 $209.50 $1,343 +12.00
706 706 4 188.00 $188.00 $1,327 +8.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 14 235.00 $235.00 $872 +24.25
440 440 17 219.50 $219.50 $966 +3.25
535 535 17 217.00 $217.00 $1,161 +10.25
640 640 8 200.00 $200.00 $1,280 +4.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 3 200.00 $200.00 $726 +15.00
444 444 10 199.00 $199.00 $884 +0.87
544 544 6 200.00 $200.00 $1,088 +16.00
635 635 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,111 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 7 249.00 $249.00 $849 —
419–445 420 26 210.00–232.25 $231.34 $972 +9.59
465–493 492 51 206.00–210.75 $210.66 $1,036 -0.46
560–561 561 45 182.00–208.75 $207.56 $1,164 +10.06
624 624 15 197.50 $197.50 $1,232 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–360 351 20 240.00–245.00 $244.74 $859 —
417 417 29 234.75 $234.75 $979 +2.00
481–490 481 24 206.00–216.75 $216.29 $1,040 -2.21
562–595 565 26 180.00–205.75 $203.66 $1,151 +6.20
629 629 7 197.00 $197.00 $1,239 +12.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 2 208.00 $208.00 $722 —
408–435 413 6 170.00–208.00 $201.32 $831 +0.32
500 500 8 199.00 $199.00 $995 +9.44
564 564 10 200.00 $200.00 $1,128 —

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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.