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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, October 23, 2023

1,182 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $207.48/cwt ≈ $1,145/hd at 552 lb · 99 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $208.14/cwt -18.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,130/hd at 543 lb · 82 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $181.75/cwt -19.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,169/hd at 643 lb · 71 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,182 798 953
Feeder cattle 1,182 798 953

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 244, Heifers 618, Bulls 320)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 3 222.00 $222.00 $868 -10.66
457–475 459 11 205.00–242.00 $238.52 $1,095 -16.48
544 544 32 229.50 $229.50 $1,248 —
556 556 5 198.00 $198.00 $1,101 -30.65
638–648 647 51 194.00–207.25 $206.23 $1,334 -16.77
732–735 735 23 181.00–189.00 $188.31 $1,384 -23.20
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–385 360 4 192.00–217.50 $210.67 $758 -37.33
435 435 2 196.00 $196.00 $853 —
473 473 20 231.00 $231.00 $1,093 -22.00
558 558 32 222.50 $222.50 $1,242 -9.50
643 643 22 210.50 $210.50 $1,354 -4.50
738 738 9 190.50 $190.50 $1,406 -18.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 2 185.00 $185.00 $725 -5.00
456 456 7 202.00 $202.00 $921 +2.00
541 541 3 192.00 $192.00 $1,039 —
665 665 3 197.00 $197.00 $1,310 —
700 700 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,281 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 177.50 $177.50 $639 —
457 457 4 172.50 $172.50 $788 -10.00
567 567 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,134 +10.00
610–638 631 4 175.00–178.00 $177.27 $1,119 -10.23

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–364 362 20 202.50–227.00 $222.23 $804 —
450–467 451 51 193.00–215.75 $213.90 $965 -11.57
552–553 552 99 194.00–209.00 $207.48 $1,145 —
633–644 643 71 179.00–182.00 $181.75 $1,169 -19.64
739–745 740 22 171.00–174.50 $174.18 $1,289 -21.32
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–373 356 38 210.00–230.00 $227.24 $809 -14.39
441 441 9 185.00 $185.00 $816 —
453 453 63 218.50 $218.50 $990 -8.31
517–544 543 82 193.00–208.50 $208.14 $1,130 -18.07
622–640 639 36 181.00–187.50 $187.15 $1,196 -24.17
721 721 8 178.50 $178.50 $1,287 -14.50
780 780 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,326 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 147.50 $147.50 $509 —
370 370 11 195.00 $195.00 $722 -20.00
443 443 21 199.50 $199.50 $884 -15.50
450 450 2 155.00 $155.00 $698 -20.00
537–547 546 26 175.00–198.00 $196.26 $1,072 -17.24
621 621 3 167.50 $167.50 $1,040 -27.50
720 720 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,152 +32.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 4 142.50 $142.50 $477 —
459–480 460 17 171.00–172.00 $171.06 $787 -29.94
534 534 21 195.00 $195.00 $1,041 -3.00
600–640 634 7 157.50–173.00 $170.91 $1,084 -8.09
712 712 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,210 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 13 218.00 $218.00 $752 —
358 358 4 190.00 $190.00 $680 -69.00
417–422 422 27 201.00–219.50 $218.14 $921 -4.47
491 491 37 223.00 $223.00 $1,095 -3.50
556–566 565 58 200.00–226.25 $224.02 $1,266 +16.39
626 626 23 205.75 $205.75 $1,288 +0.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–338 337 22 198.00–223.00 $217.36 $733 -19.64
407–409 409 34 209.50–227.75 $225.08 $921 -7.92
491 491 24 216.75 $216.75 $1,064 -10.75
520 520 1 186.00 $186.00 $967 —
550–563 562 30 184.00–201.50 $200.36 $1,126 -5.64
633 633 6 199.00 $199.00 $1,260 +7.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 182.50 $182.50 $684 -17.50
422 422 10 202.50 $202.50 $855 —
470–484 482 12 170.00–185.00 $182.56 $880 +10.06
560–590 562 18 160.00–178.50 $177.42 $997 -7.58

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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.