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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, September 25, 2023

848 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $219.42/cwt -9.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,202/hd at 548 lb · 73 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $224.90/cwt -3.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,448/hd at 644 lb · 60 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $248.00/cwt +30.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,374/hd at 554 lb · 56 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 848 1,191 1,212
Feeder cattle 848 1,191 1,212

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 274, Heifers 366, Bulls 208)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 270.00 $270.00 $999 —
466–475 466 22 214.00–255.00 $253.10 $1,179 -8.22
554 554 56 248.00 $248.00 $1,374 +30.00
643–648 644 60 211.00–226.75 $224.90 $1,448 -3.60
742 742 27 224.00 $224.00 $1,662 +0.21
760 760 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,634 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 3 264.00 $264.00 $993 -6.00
405 405 1 226.00 $226.00 $915 —
461 461 19 251.00 $251.00 $1,157 -3.00
547 547 22 244.75 $244.75 $1,339 +3.25
570 570 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,208 —
610–645 643 14 221.00–226.50 $226.13 $1,454 -10.87
760 760 3 221.00 $221.00 $1,680 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 214.00 $214.00 $749 —
452 452 7 215.00 $215.00 $972 +5.00
557 557 10 215.00 $215.00 $1,198 -5.50
642 642 7 215.00 $215.00 $1,380 —
720 720 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,476 -2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 222.00 $222.00 $699 -1.00
472 472 5 242.50 $242.50 $1,145 —
555 555 7 230.00 $230.00 $1,276 +4.42
631 631 3 218.00 $218.00 $1,376 —
770 770 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,571 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–380 364 8 225.00–249.00 $245.87 $895 -12.13
447 447 2 216.00 $216.00 $966 —
450 450 31 230.00 $230.00 $1,035 -11.29
531–549 548 73 207.00–220.50 $219.42 $1,202 -9.40
635–644 644 48 208.00–212.00 $211.84 $1,364 -0.66
710 710 2 189.00 $189.00 $1,342 -6.00
752 752 11 195.00 $195.00 $1,466 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 10 249.50 $249.50 $916 -12.00
454–475 455 46 215.00–233.75 $232.90 $1,060 -10.10
546 546 44 224.50 $224.50 $1,226 -5.75
570 570 3 214.00 $214.00 $1,220 -7.00
640–641 641 24 206.00–216.00 $215.58 $1,382 +3.08
735 735 8 202.00 $202.00 $1,485 +7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 6 231.00 $231.00 $799 —
430 430 1 192.50 $192.50 $828 —
479 479 11 225.50 $225.50 $1,080 -5.50
550–580 553 10 210.00–215.00 $214.48 $1,186 —
631 631 8 206.00 $206.00 $1,300 +8.00
715 715 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,269 -10.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 205.00 $205.00 $728 -29.00
447 447 9 210.00 $210.00 $939 —
455 455 4 200.00 $200.00 $910 -34.00
585 585 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,170 —
648 648 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,231 -6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 10 260.00 $260.00 $897 —
417–418 417 7 225.00–245.00 $233.58 $974 -11.77
492–496 496 41 226.00–240.00 $239.32 $1,187 +14.32
565–567 567 36 202.00–217.75 $216.44 $1,227 -0.65
632 632 12 209.50 $209.50 $1,324 -8.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332–346 343 11 220.00–261.00 $253.79 $870 -11.29
412–415 412 23 212.00–248.50 $245.30 $1,011 -1.87
491 491 18 233.50 $233.50 $1,146 +6.17
500–537 525 3 190.00–196.00 $194.09 $1,019 —
568 568 21 218.00 $218.00 $1,238 +4.75
619 619 8 204.00 $204.00 $1,263 -1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 224.00 $224.00 $784 +24.00
415 415 2 224.00 $224.00 $930 +1.00
475 475 8 194.00 $194.00 $922 -0.07
550 550 7 208.00 $208.00 $1,144 +15.00

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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.