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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, October 16, 2023

798 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $226.73/cwt +16.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,236/hd at 545 lb · 75 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $228.65/cwt +7.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,260/hd at 551 lb · 59 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $201.39/cwt +4.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,297/hd at 644 lb · 54 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 798 1,105 1,168
Feeder cattle 798 1,105 1,168

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 199, Heifers 421, Bulls 178)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 358 4 225.00–240.00 $232.66 $833 -21.34
457 457 10 255.00 $255.00 $1,165 +3.70
550–561 551 59 217.00–230.25 $228.65 $1,260 +7.15
640 640 33 223.00 $223.00 $1,427 +4.00
671 671 3 211.00 $211.00 $1,416 -5.00
730–741 740 27 199.00–212.50 $211.51 $1,565 +12.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 6 248.00 $248.00 $913 -2.00
455 455 6 253.00 $253.00 $1,151 +2.25
550 550 12 232.00 $232.00 $1,276 +15.00
642 642 12 215.00 $215.00 $1,380 ±0.00
655 655 2 211.00 $211.00 $1,382 —
742 742 5 209.00 $209.00 $1,551 +3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 190.00 $190.00 $741 -25.00
470 470 3 200.00 $200.00 $940 -27.50
557 557 5 219.00 $219.00 $1,220 +4.00
630 630 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,298 —
780 780 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,521 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 5 182.50 $182.50 $832 —
565 565 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,074 —
625 625 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,172 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 6 236.00 $236.00 $814 —
451–462 461 50 209.00–226.50 $225.47 $1,039 +1.36
543–545 545 75 212.00–229.25 $226.73 $1,236 +16.73
634–646 644 54 191.00–204.00 $201.39 $1,297 +4.04
737 737 17 195.50 $195.50 $1,441 +6.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–370 358 26 220.00–243.50 $241.63 $865 -2.37
451–452 451 51 210.00–227.50 $226.81 $1,023 +0.31
520–535 534 34 205.00–227.50 $226.21 $1,208 +6.90
616–625 624 21 195.00–214.00 $211.32 $1,319 +1.82
735 735 6 193.00 $193.00 $1,419 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 8 215.00 $215.00 $761 -2.43
448 448 21 215.00 $215.00 $963 +0.50
450 450 1 175.00 $175.00 $788 —
536 536 12 213.50 $213.50 $1,144 -1.00
635 635 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,238 -10.00
720 720 1 127.50 $127.50 $918 -32.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 3 182.50 $182.50 $672 +37.50
456 456 9 201.00 $201.00 $917 +10.43
547 547 17 198.00 $198.00 $1,083 +53.00
641 641 6 179.00 $179.00 $1,147 -15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 7 259.00 $259.00 $927 —
411–426 420 10 215.00–227.50 $222.61 $935 -3.39
490 490 21 226.50 $226.50 $1,110 -3.50
500 500 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,030 +21.44
556–570 568 33 194.00–210.00 $207.63 $1,179 +2.88
625 625 18 205.00 $205.00 $1,281 +9.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 5 237.00 $237.00 $777 -5.00
407 407 25 233.00 $233.00 $948 +5.75
495 495 21 227.50 $227.50 $1,126 +6.50
559 559 16 206.00 $206.00 $1,152 +5.50
633 633 5 192.00 $192.00 $1,215 -0.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 200.00 $200.00 $750 —
480 480 5 172.50 $172.50 $828 -5.50
566 566 8 185.00 $185.00 $1,047 +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.