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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, December 4, 2023

537 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $203.32/cwt +18.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,114/hd at 548 lb · 52 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $207.50/cwt -10.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,343/hd at 647 lb · 43 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.00/cwt +7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,064/hd at 637 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 537 844 1,034
Feeder cattle 537 844 1,034

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 139, Heifers 277, Bulls 121)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 3 194.00 $194.00 $747 -9.00
440 440 6 224.00 $224.00 $986 —
545 545 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,090 -7.00
558 558 34 224.50 $224.50 $1,253 +39.50
647 647 43 207.50 $207.50 $1,343 -10.32
742 742 18 200.00 $200.00 $1,484 +10.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 4 204.00 $204.00 $747 -0.57
446 446 6 228.50 $228.50 $1,019 —
549 549 15 220.00 $220.00 $1,208 +30.50
643 643 3 204.00 $204.00 $1,312 -7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558 558 3 183.00 $183.00 $1,021 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 170.00 $170.00 $892 —
790 790 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,343 +1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 4 186.00 $186.00 $599 —
460–483 462 28 177.50–198.00 $195.71 $904 -0.29
543–548 548 52 189.00–204.50 $203.32 $1,114 +18.32
637 637 37 167.00 $167.00 $1,064 +7.00
667 667 2 159.00 $159.00 $1,061 +6.00
756 756 15 159.00 $159.00 $1,202 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 367 9 183.00–194.50 $193.16 $709 +18.16
440 440 37 196.50 $196.50 $865 +6.98
475 475 1 177.50 $177.50 $843 —
545 545 32 189.00 $189.00 $1,030 —
631 631 16 170.00 $170.00 $1,073 +10.50
715 715 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,173 ±0.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 9 165.00 $165.00 $752 —
548 548 8 170.00 $170.00 $932 +17.00
615 615 3 159.00 $159.00 $978 —
737 737 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,106 +9.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 7 173.00 $173.00 $600 —
452 452 4 169.00 $169.00 $764 +14.00
546 546 7 171.00 $171.00 $934 +6.00
668 668 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,035 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 7 200.00 $200.00 $680 —
375 375 1 184.00 $184.00 $690 -14.00
423 423 13 201.75 $201.75 $853 +8.37
483–485 483 10 186.00–205.25 $203.32 $982 +16.19
550–559 558 18 170.00–186.25 $184.47 $1,029 +17.22
631 631 7 182.50 $182.50 $1,152 +14.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 7 189.00–209.50 $206.57 $692 +4.57
411 411 11 204.50 $204.50 $840 +12.50
465–496 494 17 185.00–201.50 $200.59 $991 +8.09
555–579 577 11 168.00–182.50 $181.23 $1,046 +4.11
629 629 10 184.00 $184.00 $1,157 +13.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 180.00 $180.00 $558 —
435 435 2 175.00 $175.00 $761 —
460–491 483 4 162.50–164.00 $163.64 $790 +23.64
585 585 2 156.00 $156.00 $913 —

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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.