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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, October 30, 2023

933 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $198.06/cwt ≈ $1,083/hd at 547 lb · 78 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $214.94/cwt -3.56 vs last sale · ≈ $987/hd at 459 lb · 73 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $199.16/cwt -8.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,077/hd at 541 lb · 56 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 933 1,182 1,126
Feeder cattle 933 1,182 1,126

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 235, Heifers 451, Bulls 247)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 2 219.00 $219.00 $848 -3.00
463 463 17 250.00 $250.00 $1,158 +11.48
555–563 555 49 201.00–222.25 $220.93 $1,226 +22.93
645 645 47 215.00 $215.00 $1,387 +8.77
655 655 5 190.00 $190.00 $1,244 —
715 715 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,280 -9.31
750 750 13 186.00 $186.00 $1,395 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 8 217.50 $217.50 $800 +6.83
451–482 453 29 197.50–240.00 $236.88 $1,073 +5.88
544 544 19 216.00 $216.00 $1,175 —
630–640 639 8 194.00–196.00 $194.25 $1,241 -16.25
730 730 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,409 +2.50
770 770 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,424 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 195.00 $195.00 $667 —
355 355 1 187.50 $187.50 $666 —
431 431 5 205.00 $205.00 $884 —
555 555 8 202.50 $202.50 $1,124 —
645 645 2 188.00 $188.00 $1,213 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 185.00 $185.00 $694 +7.50
451 451 9 201.00 $201.00 $907 +28.50
554 554 5 193.00 $193.00 $1,069 -7.00
680 680 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,241 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 9 221.00 $221.00 $798 -1.23
451 451 35 215.00 $215.00 $970 +1.10
546–547 547 78 190.00–198.50 $198.06 $1,083 —
635 635 2 176.00 $176.00 $1,118 -5.75
642 value added 642 43 181.00 $181.00 $1,162 —
722 722 12 172.00 $172.00 $1,242 -2.18
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 23 225.50 $225.50 $801 -1.74
455–459 459 73 190.00–216.00 $214.94 $987 -3.56
535–541 541 56 190.00–199.50 $199.16 $1,077 -8.98
655–660 655 18 181.00–189.00 $188.55 $1,235 —
744 744 6 169.00 $169.00 $1,257 -9.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 167.50 $167.50 $578 +20.00
363 363 11 215.00 $215.00 $780 +20.00
445 445 21 199.00 $199.00 $886 -0.50
559 559 13 195.00 $195.00 $1,090 —
632 632 6 175.00 $175.00 $1,106 +7.50
735 735 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,213 +5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 6 182.00 $182.00 $659 —
452 452 13 182.00 $182.00 $823 +10.94
552 552 17 196.00 $196.00 $1,082 —
651 651 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,107 —
742 742 2 157.50 $157.50 $1,169 -12.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 7 210.00 $210.00 $727 -8.00
418 418 16 216.00 $216.00 $903 -2.14
491–495 492 36 230.00–232.00 $231.66 $1,140 +8.66
550–570 570 40 190.00–214.50 $213.91 $1,219 -10.11
623 623 14 184.00 $184.00 $1,146 -21.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 15 216.00 $216.00 $737 -1.36
360 360 1 204.00 $204.00 $734 —
416–430 417 28 197.50–224.00 $223.02 $930 -2.06
494 494 32 223.50 $223.50 $1,104 +6.75
556 556 24 194.00 $194.00 $1,079 -6.36
628 628 9 188.50 $188.50 $1,184 -10.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 162.50 $162.50 $601 -20.00
406 406 4 185.00 $185.00 $751 -17.50
480 480 3 168.00 $168.00 $806 -14.56
501–530 504 11 160.00–169.00 $168.14 $847 —
572 572 6 171.00 $171.00 $978 -6.42

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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.