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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, October 9, 2023

1,105 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $226.50/cwt -3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,026/hd at 453 lb · 102 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.50/cwt +10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,267/hd at 552 lb · 80 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $219.31/cwt +11.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,189/hd at 542 lb · 72 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,105 1,049 1,512
Feeder cattle 1,105 1,049 1,512

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 305, Heifers 574, Bulls 226)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 6 254.00 $254.00 $952 -10.00
450–471 469 22 223.00–254.00 $251.30 $1,179 -7.70
547 547 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,149 —
555 555 65 221.50 $221.50 $1,229 -9.08
640 640 45 219.00 $219.00 $1,402 -1.00
675 675 2 216.00 $216.00 $1,458 —
746 746 24 199.00 $199.00 $1,485 -23.13
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 4 250.00 $250.00 $912 -9.00
456 456 30 250.75 $250.75 $1,143 -7.50
546 546 37 225.75 $225.75 $1,233 +0.75
560 560 4 217.00 $217.00 $1,215 -17.50
632 632 12 215.00 $215.00 $1,359 -14.00
723 723 4 206.00 $206.00 $1,489 -17.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 4 215.00 $215.00 $785 —
453 453 13 227.50 $227.50 $1,031 -5.50
554 554 14 215.00 $215.00 $1,191 -11.50
675 675 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,364 —
735 735 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,433 -9.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 2 165.00 $165.00 $622 —
445 445 3 205.00 $205.00 $912 —
524–535 526 6 178.00–205.00 $200.42 $1,054 -14.58
690 690 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,311 -18.00
720 720 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,368 -15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 32 244.00 $244.00 $869 -0.92
430 430 2 212.50 $212.50 $914 -2.50
453 453 102 226.50 $226.50 $1,026 -3.50
542–546 542 72 215.00–219.50 $219.31 $1,189 +11.31
639 639 30 209.50 $209.50 $1,339 -7.25
741 741 8 198.00 $198.00 $1,467 -8.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 11 238.00 $238.00 $859 -3.00
453–465 453 61 213.00–224.50 $224.11 $1,015 -3.08
548 548 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,151 -2.00
552 552 80 229.50 $229.50 $1,267 +10.00
635–638 638 54 193.00–198.00 $197.35 $1,259 -13.15
739 739 12 189.00 $189.00 $1,397 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–365 363 11 172.00–222.00 $217.43 $789 -13.57
448 448 33 214.50 $214.50 $961 —
547 547 31 214.50 $214.50 $1,173 -5.00
565 565 2 202.50 $202.50 $1,144 +17.50
625 625 11 205.00 $205.00 $1,281 -1.00
710 710 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,136 -21.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 2 145.00 $145.00 $539 -60.00
450–451 451 8 152.50–196.00 $190.57 $859 -3.43
545 545 1 145.00 $145.00 $790 -46.00
587 587 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,086 —
627 627 5 194.00 $194.00 $1,216 +5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 7 238.00 $238.00 $797 -17.00
413 413 19 226.00 $226.00 $933 -8.00
491 491 36 230.00 $230.00 $1,129 +18.85
525–540 535 3 179.00–196.00 $184.56 $987 —
559 559 30 204.75 $204.75 $1,145 -5.17
626 626 26 195.50 $195.50 $1,224 -8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 17 242.00 $242.00 $828 —
420 420 26 227.25 $227.25 $954 -4.79
486 486 30 221.00 $221.00 $1,074 +3.50
564 564 12 200.50 $200.50 $1,131 -4.00
625 625 6 192.50 $192.50 $1,203 +2.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 3 172.50 $172.50 $768 —
483 483 5 178.00 $178.00 $860 -2.15
580 580 6 170.00 $170.00 $986 -12.50

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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.