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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, September 11, 2023

1,067 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $223.50/cwt +4.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,236/hd at 553 lb · 95 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $239.72/cwt ≈ $1,086/hd at 453 lb · 91 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $223.17/cwt -1.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,216/hd at 545 lb · 79 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,067 422 1,094
Feeder cattle 1,067 422 1,094

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 229, Heifers 538, Bulls 230)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 261.00 $261.00 $1,018 —
470–485 471 22 221.00–254.00 $252.45 $1,189 -12.55
545 545 5 237.50 $237.50 $1,294 -2.00
556 556 53 240.50 $240.50 $1,337 +24.50
600–647 646 55 232.00–236.50 $236.42 $1,527 +5.42
740 740 28 229.25 $229.25 $1,696 +14.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 4 260.00 $260.00 $988 +10.09
454–493 459 25 237.50–255.50 $253.18 $1,162 —
548 548 31 238.75 $238.75 $1,308 —
550 550 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,279 -5.38
654 654 23 235.00 $235.00 $1,537 —
742 742 14 229.25 $229.25 $1,701 +12.25
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438–445 439 5 203.00–215.00 $212.57 $933 —
536 536 10 218.00 $218.00 $1,168 +7.00
670 670 3 208.00 $208.00 $1,394 —
765 765 2 214.50 $214.50 $1,641 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 235.00 $235.00 $858 -3.00
432 432 2 225.00 $225.00 $972 —
550 550 9 230.00 $230.00 $1,265 +14.00
683 683 3 214.00 $214.00 $1,462 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 4 230.00–238.00 $234.00 $901 +3.00
456–481 459 50 225.00–237.75 $236.41 $1,085 +7.91
546 546 6 213.00 $213.00 $1,163 —
553 553 95 223.50 $223.50 $1,236 +4.34
612–649 648 62 206.00–207.00 $206.03 $1,335 +7.53
731 731 15 194.75 $194.75 $1,424 +9.25
765 765 2 184.00 $184.00 $1,408 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–392 367 19 235.00–245.50 $244.32 $897 +1.32
453 453 91 229.00–240.75 $239.72 $1,086 —
542–545 545 79 212.00–224.25 $223.17 $1,216 -1.34
652 652 29 210.50 $210.50 $1,372 —
719 719 8 202.00 $202.00 $1,452 +17.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 8 235.00 $235.00 $862 +6.00
455 455 24 232.00 $232.00 $1,056 +3.75
547 547 18 221.50 $221.50 $1,212 -0.50
622 622 2 194.00 $194.00 $1,207 +10.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 2 220.00 $220.00 $840 +25.00
453 453 12 224.00 $224.00 $1,015 +40.00
541 541 9 210.50 $210.50 $1,139 +26.50
620 620 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,147 —
730 730 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,186 —
760 760 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,330 +25.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429 429 7 245.00 $245.00 $1,051 +8.00
480–497 497 35 218.00–238.25 $237.69 $1,181 +13.69
567–575 567 35 202.00–225.00 $224.33 $1,272 +14.33
627 627 23 218.00 $218.00 $1,367 +22.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 8 257.00 $257.00 $923 +19.40
414–420 415 22 217.50–250.75 $247.69 $1,028 +9.19
487 487 32 233.25 $233.25 $1,136 +10.25
565–572 566 27 216.00–222.50 $221.53 $1,254 +12.25
621 621 10 209.00 $209.00 $1,298 +13.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 210.00 $210.00 $718 —
355 355 1 185.00 $185.00 $657 —
420 420 5 222.00 $222.00 $932 —
496 496 13 202.50 $202.50 $1,004 —
552–555 552 10 170.00–191.00 $188.89 $1,043 -1.11

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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.