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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, September 18, 2023

1,191 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $230.25/cwt +7.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,257/hd at 546 lb · 85 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $243.00/cwt +3.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,103/hd at 454 lb · 74 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $228.82/cwt +15.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,254/hd at 548 lb · 70 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,191 1,067 1,098
Feeder cattle 1,191 1,067 1,098

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 296, Heifers 596, Bulls 299)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–455 455 22 215.00–263.50 $261.32 $1,189 +8.87
549 549 62 240.25 $240.25 $1,319 +2.75
560 560 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,221 -22.50
639 639 26 228.50 $228.50 $1,460 -7.92
676 676 4 218.00 $218.00 $1,474 —
700–740 738 23 219.00–224.00 $223.79 $1,652 -5.46
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 237.50 $237.50 $712 —
362 362 11 270.00 $270.00 $977 +10.00
458 458 23 254.00 $254.00 $1,163 +0.82
547 547 40 241.50 $241.50 $1,321 +2.75
639 639 41 237.00 $237.00 $1,514 —
736 736 14 220.00 $220.00 $1,619 -9.25
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 5 223.00 $223.00 $769 —
435 435 5 239.00 $239.00 $1,040 +14.00
550–558 556 4 203.00–233.00 $225.58 $1,254 -4.42
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 180.00 $180.00 $702 —
462 462 2 210.00 $210.00 $970 —
565 565 6 220.50 $220.50 $1,246 —
668 668 4 212.00 $212.00 $1,416 +4.00
735 735 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,521 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 247.50 $247.50 $817 —
351 351 33 261.50 $261.50 $918 +17.18
454 454 74 243.00 $243.00 $1,103 +3.28
546 546 85 230.25 $230.25 $1,257 +7.08
553 553 3 221.00 $221.00 $1,222 —
635 635 49 212.50 $212.50 $1,349 —
734 734 7 195.00 $195.00 $1,431 -7.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 10 258.00 $258.00 $939 +24.00
463–472 463 56 229.00–241.75 $241.29 $1,117 +4.88
542–548 548 70 214.00–229.25 $228.82 $1,254 +15.82
635 635 50 212.50 $212.50 $1,349 +6.47
665 665 2 202.00 $202.00 $1,343 —
733 733 19 195.00 $195.00 $1,429 +0.25
770 770 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,478 +8.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 7 234.00 $234.00 $889 +14.00
459 459 25 234.00 $234.00 $1,074 +10.00
543–546 543 29 197.50–220.50 $217.31 $1,180 +6.81
633 633 9 196.00 $196.00 $1,241 +11.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–390 360 13 220.00–240.00 $238.33 $858 +3.33
451 451 13 231.00 $231.00 $1,042 -1.00
539 539 23 225.50 $225.50 $1,215 +4.00
619 619 13 198.00 $198.00 $1,226 +4.00
725 725 4 188.00 $188.00 $1,363 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–344 343 22 245.00–266.00 $265.08 $909 —
415–418 418 38 223.00–248.50 $247.17 $1,033 -0.52
475–487 487 35 204.00–228.00 $227.33 $1,107 -5.92
572 572 38 213.25 $213.25 $1,220 -8.28
621 621 11 205.00 $205.00 $1,273 -4.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 6 267.00 $267.00 $948 —
418–435 419 17 220.00–247.00 $245.35 $1,028 +0.35
492 492 33 225.00 $225.00 $1,107 -12.69
500 500 3 211.00 $211.00 $1,055 —
555–567 567 51 196.00–217.50 $217.09 $1,231 -7.24
624 624 18 218.00 $218.00 $1,360 ±0.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 2 200.00 $200.00 $724 +15.00
425 425 2 223.00 $223.00 $948 +1.00
483–490 484 14 194.00–195.00 $194.07 $939 -8.43
555 555 9 193.00 $193.00 $1,071 +4.11

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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.