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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, November 20, 2023

579 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $195.70/cwt -2.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,084/hd at 554 lb · 43 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $208.00/cwt -0.72 vs last sale · ≈ $936/hd at 450 lb · 40 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $195.62/cwt -8.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,070/hd at 547 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 579 902 1,090
Feeder cattle 579 902 1,090

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 121, Heifers 284, Bulls 174)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 2 249.00 $249.00 $889 +26.00
467 467 15 243.00 $243.00 $1,135 +20.00
547 547 26 221.00 $221.00 $1,209 +33.50
638 638 23 219.25 $219.25 $1,399 +2.25
748 748 9 204.75 $204.75 $1,532 +2.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 3 246.00 $246.00 $918 —
432 432 8 243.00 $243.00 $1,050 +15.54
510–542 539 11 213.00–216.00 $215.74 $1,163 —
654 654 5 213.50 $213.50 $1,396 +7.00
705 705 2 203.00 $203.00 $1,431 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 4 190.00 $190.00 $855 —
510 510 1 135.00 $135.00 $688 —
556 556 8 168.00 $168.00 $934 -17.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 210.00 $210.00 $892 —
530 530 1 180.00 $180.00 $954 -2.50
670 670 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,206 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 211.00 $211.00 $686 —
376 376 8 221.00 $221.00 $831 +7.00
456 456 23 208.00 $208.00 $948 +2.15
553–590 554 43 184.00–196.00 $195.70 $1,084 -2.80
633 633 26 180.50 $180.50 $1,143 +2.13
711 711 8 174.00 $174.00 $1,237 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 14 223.00 $223.00 $792 +9.25
450 450 40 208.00 $208.00 $936 —
530–548 547 33 183.00–196.00 $195.62 $1,070 -8.13
642 642 15 184.00 $184.00 $1,181 +4.00
670 670 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,122 —
745 745 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,173 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 380 2 150.00–197.50 $173.13 $658 -29.87
436 436 15 202.50 $202.50 $883 —
543 543 11 188.00 $188.00 $1,021 -6.00
632 632 7 174.00 $174.00 $1,100 -3.00
710 710 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,115 -8.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 5 200.00 $200.00 $720 +5.19
457 457 12 189.00 $189.00 $864 —
554–575 556 12 155.00–181.00 $178.76 $994 -11.24
656 656 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,017 —
700–717 711 3 146.00–152.00 $150.03 $1,067 -16.97

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 9 244.00 $244.00 $830 +30.00
355 355 1 244.00 $244.00 $866 —
416–417 416 24 213.00–230.75 $229.27 $954 +2.83
494 494 24 221.00 $221.00 $1,092 +4.50
561–565 561 17 185.00–200.75 $198.89 $1,116 +1.39
637 637 2 193.00 $193.00 $1,229 +13.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 6 245.00 $245.00 $858 —
425 425 21 230.25 $230.25 $979 +6.00
491–495 491 16 202.00–216.50 $215.59 $1,059 -7.66
573 573 22 183.00–197.50 $195.52 $1,120 -6.27
626 626 11 194.50 $194.50 $1,218 -5.75
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 5 195.00 $195.00 $661 +50.00
350 350 1 160.00 $160.00 $560 +40.00
450–476 470 8 135.00–152.50 $150.10 $705 -43.90
552 552 7 162.00 $162.00 $894 -1.00

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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.