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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, October 2, 2023

1,049 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $219.50/cwt ≈ $1,207/hd at 550 lb · 70 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $225.00/cwt +11.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,242/hd at 552 lb · 68 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $220.00/cwt -4.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,417/hd at 644 lb · 54 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,049 848 464
Feeder cattle 1,049 848 464

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 290, Heifers 508, Bulls 251)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 264.00 $264.00 $1,030 -6.00
447 447 2 213.00 $213.00 $952 —
470 470 9 259.00 $259.00 $1,217 +5.90
557–566 558 45 211.00–232.00 $230.58 $1,287 -17.42
644–646 644 54 220.00 $220.00 $1,417 -4.90
725–734 734 23 214.00–222.50 $222.13 $1,630 -1.87
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 4 259.00 $259.00 $912 -5.00
447 447 2 221.00 $221.00 $988 —
462 462 25 258.25 $258.25 $1,193 +7.25
512 512 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,152 -19.75
554 554 30 234.50 $234.50 $1,299 +22.50
641 641 32 229.00 $229.00 $1,468 +2.87
728 728 5 223.00 $223.00 $1,623 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 197.50 $197.50 $859 —
460 460 4 233.00 $233.00 $1,072 -9.50
552 552 12 226.50 $226.50 $1,250 -3.50
645 645 10 220.00 $220.00 $1,419 +2.00
737 737 4 204.00 $204.00 $1,503 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 187.50 $187.50 $638 —
460 460 13 208.00 $208.00 $957 -7.00
524 524 6 215.00 $215.00 $1,127 —
660 660 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,373 —
725 725 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,486 ±0.00
780 780 1 196.00 $196.00 $1,529 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–365 361 29 215.00–246.00 $244.92 $884 -4.58
436 436 3 215.00 $215.00 $937 —
452 452 53 230.00 $230.00 $1,040 -2.90
527 527 4 208.00 $208.00 $1,096 -16.50
552 552 68 225.00 $225.00 $1,242 +11.00
641 641 47 216.75 $216.75 $1,389 +1.17
730 730 6 206.00 $206.00 $1,504 +4.00
790 790 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,540 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 8 241.00 $241.00 $880 -4.87
453–460 453 39 212.50–228.00 $227.19 $1,029 -2.81
545 545 5 212.00 $212.00 $1,155 -7.42
550 550 70 219.50 $219.50 $1,207 —
646 646 36 210.50 $210.50 $1,360 -1.34
695 695 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,348 —
731 731 24 194.00 $194.00 $1,418 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 14 231.00 $231.00 $834 —
461 461 20 215.00 $215.00 $991 -10.50
537 537 30 219.50 $219.50 $1,179 —
560 560 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,036 -29.48
645 645 10 206.00 $206.00 $1,329 ±0.00
690 690 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,363 —
735 735 3 181.00 $181.00 $1,330 +3.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 3 205.00 $205.00 $740 ±0.00
465 465 11 194.00 $194.00 $902 -6.00
548 548 13 191.00 $191.00 $1,047 —
626 626 5 189.00 $189.00 $1,183 -1.00
710 710 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,384 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 4 255.00 $255.00 $885 -5.00
420 420 15 234.00 $234.00 $983 +0.42
476–496 493 41 206.00–212.00 $211.15 $1,041 -28.17
568–580 569 47 180.00–212.00 $209.92 $1,194 -6.52
623 623 31 203.50 $203.50 $1,268 -6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 7 245.00 $245.00 $862 —
420–445 421 22 223.00–232.50 $232.04 $977 -13.26
494 494 37 217.50 $217.50 $1,074 -16.00
512 512 2 212.00 $212.00 $1,085 +17.91
562 562 19 204.50 $204.50 $1,149 -13.50
619 619 6 190.00 $190.00 $1,176 -14.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 385 4 205.00–208.00 $207.31 $798 -16.69
488–490 488 10 172.50–181.00 $180.15 $879 -13.85
561 561 6 182.50 $182.50 $1,024 -25.50

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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.