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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, December 11, 2023

367 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $218.00/cwt +40.50 vs last sale · ≈ $992/hd at 455 lb · 35 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $204.04/cwt +15.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,114/hd at 546 lb · 32 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $212.50/cwt +9.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,135/hd at 534 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 367 537 871
Feeder cattle 367 537 871

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 81, Heifers 195, Bulls 91)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 226.00 $226.00 $893 +22.00
445 445 6 226.00 $226.00 $1,006 -2.50
546 546 16 191.00–221.00 $215.38 $1,176 -4.62
638 638 9 196.50 $196.50 $1,254 -7.50
725 725 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,378 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 230.00 $230.00 $886 +36.00
476 476 4 224.00 $224.00 $1,066 —
554–585 558 7 183.00–212.00 $207.66 $1,159 -16.84
642 642 6 198.00 $198.00 $1,271 -9.50
675 675 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,202 —
715 715 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,280 -21.00
758 758 11 190.00 $190.00 $1,440 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 183.00 $183.00 $626 —
439 439 5 179.00 $179.00 $786 —
682 682 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,262 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 175.00 $175.00 $612 —
450 450 2 168.00 $168.00 $756 —
675 675 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,154 —
757 757 2 179.00 $179.00 $1,355 +9.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–367 357 16 196.00–215.00 $212.56 $759 +19.40
443 443 4 191.00 $191.00 $846 -5.50
455 455 35 218.00 $218.00 $992 +40.50
532–548 546 32 182.00–208.00 $204.04 $1,114 +15.04
645 645 7 173.00 $173.00 $1,116 +3.00
740 740 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,221 +1.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 10 214.00 $214.00 $798 —
451 451 17 218.00 $218.00 $983 +22.29
534 534 22 212.50 $212.50 $1,135 +9.18
550 550 3 184.00 $184.00 $1,012 —
651 651 10 166.00 $166.00 $1,081 +7.00
758 758 7 163.00 $163.00 $1,236 +4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–365 359 5 166.00–174.00 $172.37 $619 —
462 462 6 181.00 $181.00 $836 +12.00
560 560 6 180.00 $180.00 $1,008 —
627 627 2 152.00 $152.00 $953 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 6 171.00 $171.00 $744 —
538 538 4 175.00 $175.00 $942 +5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 225.00 $225.00 $788 +41.00
404–445 407 12 185.00–228.00 $224.09 $912 +22.34
499 499 21 192.00 $192.00 $958 -11.32
559 559 16 184.50 $184.50 $1,031 +0.03
623 623 4 176.50 $176.50 $1,100 -6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 3 217.50 $217.50 $713 +10.93
424–429 427 16 197.00–219.00 $212.18 $906 +7.68
500–515 502 13 162.50–200.00 $194.08 $974 —
560 560 4 177.00 $177.00 $991 -4.23
625 625 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,106 -7.00

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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.