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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, November 13, 2023

902 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $198.50/cwt +0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,096/hd at 552 lb · 63 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $205.85/cwt -6.15 vs last sale · ≈ $949/hd at 461 lb · 56 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $208.72/cwt -6.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,014/hd at 486 lb · 54 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 902 984 1,369
Feeder cattle 902 984 1,369

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 174, Heifers 492, Bulls 236)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 4 223.00 $223.00 $796 -17.00
474 474 13 223.00 $223.00 $1,057 -16.89
547 547 2 187.50 $187.50 $1,026 —
554 554 30 219.50 $219.50 $1,216 -16.24
645 645 34 217.00 $217.00 $1,400 —
690 690 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,387 —
741 741 19 202.50 $202.50 $1,501 +12.50
785 785 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,413 -6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–448 444 13 200.00–229.50 $227.46 $1,010 —
555 555 16 214.00 $214.00 $1,188 -17.96
661 661 10 206.50 $206.50 $1,365 —
755 755 6 200.50 $200.50 $1,514 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 167.50 $167.50 $620 -5.00
446 446 3 195.00 $195.00 $870 —
567 567 4 185.00 $185.00 $1,049 -12.00
666 666 3 152.50 $152.50 $1,016 -28.50
757 757 2 179.00 $179.00 $1,355 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 188.00 $188.00 $724 —
455–472 470 7 188.00–199.00 $197.48 $928 -9.52
545 545 1 182.50 $182.50 $995 -27.50
622 622 2 176.00 $176.00 $1,095 -23.00
705 705 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,283 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 12 214.00 $214.00 $762 -5.00
460–486 461 56 195.00–206.50 $205.85 $949 -6.15
539 539 5 190.00 $190.00 $1,024 -14.50
552 552 63 198.50 $198.50 $1,096 +0.50
640–645 640 46 173.00–178.75 $178.37 $1,142 -5.63
739 739 24 172.00 $172.00 $1,271 -3.20
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–365 356 37 187.50–214.50 $213.75 $761 -10.75
456–488 486 54 195.00–209.75 $208.72 $1,014 -6.37
549 549 44 203.75 $203.75 $1,119 -1.24
562 562 9 194.50 $194.50 $1,093 —
615–645 644 25 180.00 $180.00 $1,159 -13.75
751 751 5 174.00 $174.00 $1,307 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–367 365 7 175.00–198.00 $194.81 $711 +9.81
441 441 19 189.50 $189.50 $836 +4.50
555 555 19 190.00 $190.00 $1,054 ±0.00
634 634 9 169.00 $169.00 $1,071 -7.00
724 724 6 167.00 $167.00 $1,209 +17.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 10 203.00 $203.00 $743 -2.00
454 454 21 195.50 $195.50 $888 +18.00
543 543 16 194.00 $194.00 $1,053 -3.32
562 562 2 183.00 $183.00 $1,028 —
627 627 2 177.00 $177.00 $1,110 -2.00
720 720 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,188 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 11 214.00 $214.00 $725 -21.00
410–418 418 27 185.00–228.00 $226.44 $947 +1.16
492 492 29 216.50 $216.50 $1,065 +1.50
507–535 521 4 165.00–182.00 $173.73 $905 -7.34
563 563 21 197.50 $197.50 $1,112 -8.00
625 625 12 180.00 $180.00 $1,125 -7.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 11 207.00 $207.00 $708 —
418 418 18 224.25 $224.25 $937 -2.42
488 488 31 223.25 $223.25 $1,089 +3.25
567–578 568 19 200.00–202.00 $201.79 $1,146 -12.21
631 631 10 200.25 $200.25 $1,264 +7.75
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 145.00 $145.00 $493 —
370 370 1 120.00 $120.00 $444 -65.00
424 424 9 177.00 $177.00 $750 -12.00
488 488 19 194.00 $194.00 $947 +20.00
535 535 2 164.00 $164.00 $877 -8.00
570 570 11 163.00 $163.00 $929 -19.00

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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.