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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, December 18, 2023

288 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $217.00/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $976/hd at 450 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $218.00/cwt ±0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,012/hd at 464 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $218.00/cwt +26.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,053/hd at 483 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 288 367 871
Feeder cattle 288 367 871

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 52, Heifers 135, Bulls 101)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 249.00 $249.00 $946 +19.00
464 464 5 252.00 $252.00 $1,169 +28.00
546 546 9 234.00 $234.00 $1,278 —
675 675 4 203.00 $203.00 $1,370 +25.00
740 740 6 200.00 $200.00 $1,480 +21.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 248.00 $248.00 $905 +22.00
436 436 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,112 +29.00
556 556 3 228.00 $228.00 $1,268 —
680 680 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,292 —
715 715 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,373 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 2 210.00 $210.00 $739 —
451 451 4 219.00 $219.00 $988 —
640 640 2 192.00 $192.00 $1,229 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 202.50 $202.50 $709 +27.50
445 445 2 202.50 $202.50 $901 —
505 505 1 191.00 $191.00 $965 —
617 617 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,049 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 10 215.00 $215.00 $770 +1.00
400 400 1 200.00 $200.00 $800 —
464 464 20 218.00 $218.00 $1,012 ±0.00
539 539 18 206.00 $206.00 $1,110 -6.50
653 653 10 179.50 $179.50 $1,172 +13.50
755 755 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,223 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 6 214.00 $214.00 $766 +1.44
450 450 22 217.00 $217.00 $976 -1.00
541 541 9 205.00 $205.00 $1,109 +0.96
595 595 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,107 —
648 648 7 184.50 $184.50 $1,196 +11.50
747 747 2 161.00 $161.00 $1,203 -4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 5 200.00 $200.00 $730 +27.63
440 440 12 205.00 $205.00 $902 —
557 557 5 189.00 $189.00 $1,053 +9.00
657 657 2 161.00 $161.00 $1,058 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466 466 4 180.00 $180.00 $839 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 12 240.00 $240.00 $806 +22.50
417 417 10 243.00 $243.00 $1,013 +30.82
485 485 14 226.50 $226.50 $1,099 —
560 560 14 205.00 $205.00 $1,148 +28.00
635 635 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,206 +13.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 4 243.00 $243.00 $833 —
420 420 13 240.00 $240.00 $1,008 +15.91
483 483 18 218.00 $218.00 $1,053 +26.00
500 500 1 196.00 $196.00 $980 —
551 551 10 201.50 $201.50 $1,110 +17.00
623 623 4 199.00 $199.00 $1,240 +22.50

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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.