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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, September 4, 2023

422 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $219.16/cwt ≈ $1,227/hd at 560 lb · 36 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $239.50/cwt ≈ $1,303/hd at 544 lb · 32 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $224.51/cwt -0.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,203/hd at 536 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 422 909 372
Feeder cattle 422 909 372

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 127, Heifers 217, Bulls 78)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 10 265.00 $265.00 $1,198 +10.00
544 544 32 239.50 $239.50 $1,303 —
560 560 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,210 -10.92
647 647 18 231.00 $231.00 $1,495 +7.75
740 740 9 215.00 $215.00 $1,591 -14.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–380 373 4 235.00–255.00 $249.91 $932 -1.09
437 437 15 263.00 $263.00 $1,149 +21.00
554–570 555 13 219.00–239.50 $237.88 $1,320 +25.88
628 628 5 229.50 $229.50 $1,441 +5.00
732 732 5 217.00 $217.00 $1,588 ±0.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–480 474 4 182.50–210.00 $203.40 $964 —
540 540 3 211.00 $211.00 $1,139 +1.00
720 720 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,498 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 238.00 $238.00 $869 +6.00
476 476 3 227.00 $227.00 $1,081 -6.50
552 552 2 216.00 $216.00 $1,192 —
620 620 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,290 +4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 12 243.00 $243.00 $875 -4.00
445 445 18 230.00 $230.00 $1,024 -4.09
530–536 536 31 202.00–225.25 $224.51 $1,203 -0.24
620–643 642 21 178.00–198.00 $197.08 $1,265 -12.42
733 733 5 184.50 $184.50 $1,352 -3.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 2 231.00 $231.00 $871 -2.56
453 453 16 228.50 $228.50 $1,035 -4.00
559–595 560 36 208.00–219.50 $219.16 $1,227 —
635 635 20 198.50 $198.50 $1,260 -6.00
738 738 9 185.50 $185.50 $1,369 -4.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 221.00 $221.00 $751 —
366 366 5 229.00 $229.00 $838 -6.00
463 463 11 228.25 $228.25 $1,057 —
535 535 11 222.00 $222.00 $1,188 +5.00
621 621 4 184.00 $184.00 $1,143 -16.00
710 710 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,129 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 2 195.00 $195.00 $706 -5.00
480 480 1 184.00 $184.00 $883 —
542 542 6 184.00 $184.00 $997 -16.00
666 666 3 173.00 $173.00 $1,152 —
750 750 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,125 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 2 241.00 $241.00 $860 —
425 425 4 237.00 $237.00 $1,007 +5.66
491 491 13 224.00 $224.00 $1,100 +13.34
574 574 14 210.00 $210.00 $1,205 +2.44
622 622 5 196.00 $196.00 $1,219 -1.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–395 363 8 216.00–241.00 $237.60 $862 -7.14
436 436 5 238.50 $238.50 $1,040 +3.75
486–495 492 9 223.00 $223.00 $1,097 +6.71
557–585 561 7 188.00–213.00 $209.28 $1,174 +5.62
645 645 2 196.00 $196.00 $1,264 -1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 508 3 190.00 $190.00 $965 -9.00
559 559 6 190.00 $190.00 $1,062 -10.00

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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.