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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, November 27, 2023

844 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $185.00/cwt ≈ $1,016/hd at 549 lb · 65 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $176.62/cwt ≈ $977/hd at 553 lb · 56 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $189.52/cwt ≈ $851/hd at 449 lb · 53 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 844 579 633
Feeder cattle 844 579 633

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 206, Heifers 438, Bulls 200)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 3 203.00 $203.00 $753 -46.00
454 454 17 220.00 $220.00 $999 -23.00
515 515 3 207.00 $207.00 $1,066 -14.00
552 552 31 185.00 $185.00 $1,021 —
632–639 638 44 211.00–218.50 $217.82 $1,390 -1.43
735 735 10 189.50 $189.50 $1,393 -15.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–375 360 3 192.50–211.00 $204.57 $736 -41.43
455 455 20 228.00 $228.00 $1,037 —
546 546 26 189.50 $189.50 $1,035 -26.24
640 640 14 211.00 $211.00 $1,350 —
745 745 3 197.00 $197.00 $1,468 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 179.00 $179.00 $689 —
400 400 1 185.00 $185.00 $740 -25.00
452 452 5 190.00 $190.00 $859 —
536 536 7 181.00 $181.00 $970 +1.00
645 645 6 181.00 $181.00 $1,167 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 160.00 $160.00 $624 —
470 470 3 162.50 $162.50 $764 -27.50
571 571 6 160.00 $160.00 $914 -8.00
655 655 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,107 —
765 765 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,293 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–363 362 13 166.00–180.00 $177.89 $644 -43.11
438 438 3 177.00 $177.00 $775 —
456 456 39 196.00 $196.00 $894 -12.00
549 549 65 185.00 $185.00 $1,016 —
556 556 3 169.00 $169.00 $940 -26.70
642 642 52 160.00 $160.00 $1,027 -20.50
667 667 2 153.00 $153.00 $1,021 —
710–732 729 8 162.00–165.00 $164.63 $1,200 -9.37
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 172.50 $172.50 $586 —
363 363 14 175.00 $175.00 $635 -48.00
440–449 449 53 177.00–190.00 $189.52 $851 —
552–565 553 56 170.00–177.00 $176.62 $977 —
644 644 18 159.50 $159.50 $1,027 -24.50
738 738 4 164.00 $164.00 $1,210 +6.50
770 770 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,201 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 8 164.00 $164.00 $576 -9.13
449 449 28 174.50 $174.50 $784 -28.00
450 450 1 155.00 $155.00 $698 —
545 545 19 165.00 $165.00 $899 -23.00
645 645 11 155.00 $155.00 $1,000 -19.00
728 728 3 148.00 $148.00 $1,077 -9.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 3 157.50 $157.50 $572 -42.50
436 436 8 150.00 $150.00 $654 —
542 542 14 153.00 $153.00 $829 —
650–660 651 10 140.00–143.00 $142.70 $929 -12.30
725 725 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,022 -9.03

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 3 198.00 $198.00 $719 -47.00
415–423 423 22 180.00–194.00 $193.38 $818 -36.87
492–493 492 40 186.00–201.00 $187.13 $921 -28.46
568–572 568 32 156.00–168.00 $167.25 $950 -28.27
631 631 20 168.50 $168.50 $1,063 -26.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 10 202.00 $202.00 $681 -42.00
412 412 22 192.00 $192.00 $791 -37.27
480–485 485 22 192.00–203.00 $192.50 $934 -28.50
556–575 560 15 166.00–180.00 $177.12 $992 -21.77
636 636 3 171.00 $171.00 $1,088 -22.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 4 140.00 $140.00 $676 -10.10
543 543 7 157.50 $157.50 $855 —

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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.