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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, January 8, 2024

521 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $196.00/cwt ≈ $1,084/hd at 553 lb · 36 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $216.50/cwt ≈ $1,390/hd at 642 lb · 30 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $200.00/cwt -17.00 vs last sale · ≈ $906/hd at 453 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 521 288 947
Feeder cattle 521 288 947

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 153, Heifers 254, Bulls 114)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 10 215.00 $215.00 $1,013 -37.00
525 525 2 192.50 $192.50 $1,011 -41.50
558 558 24 225.50 $225.50 $1,258 —
642 642 30 216.50 $216.50 $1,390 —
665 665 3 214.00 $214.00 $1,423 +11.00
736 736 9 208.50 $208.50 $1,535 +8.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 5 222.50 $222.50 $808 -25.50
452 452 14 219.50 $219.50 $992 —
550 550 23 222.25 $222.25 $1,222 -5.75
615–632 631 15 214.00–218.50 $218.21 $1,377 —
741 741 7 209.00 $209.00 $1,549 +17.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 3 190.00 $190.00 $899 -29.00
517 517 2 185.00 $185.00 $956 —
735 735 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,455 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 180.00 $180.00 $702 —
425 425 1 150.00 $150.00 $638 -52.50
525 525 1 167.50 $167.50 $879 -23.50
680 680 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,292 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 8 197.00 $197.00 $719 -17.00
453 453 28 200.00 $200.00 $906 -17.00
543 543 27 187.00 $187.00 $1,015 -18.00
568 568 3 168.00 $168.00 $954 -18.00
630–649 648 21 162.50–173.00 $172.51 $1,118 -11.99
740 740 13 169.00 $169.00 $1,251 +8.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 195.00 $195.00 $667 —
445 445 2 170.00 $170.00 $756 —
451 451 25 191.00 $191.00 $861 -27.00
540 540 1 176.00 $176.00 $950 -30.00
553 553 36 196.00 $196.00 $1,084 —
643 643 23 175.00 $175.00 $1,125 —
738 738 10 169.00 $169.00 $1,247 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 5 167.50 $167.50 $633 -32.50
450–460 451 12 165.00–171.00 $170.49 $769 —
531 531 7 160.00 $160.00 $850 —
624 624 7 168.00 $168.00 $1,048 —
725 725 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,088 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 5 140.00 $140.00 $511 —
457 457 9 147.50 $147.50 $674 -32.50
554 554 5 151.00 $151.00 $837 —
611 611 3 157.50 $157.50 $962 —
760 760 1 125.00 $125.00 $950 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 4 227.50 $227.50 $801 —
430 430 6 195.00 $195.00 $838 -45.00
467 467 20 199.00 $199.00 $929 -19.00
562–583 565 23 180.00–205.75 $202.28 $1,143 +0.78
627 627 19 195.00 $195.00 $1,223 -4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 5 225.00 $225.00 $792 —
420 420 10 206.00 $206.00 $865 -37.00
498 498 8 192.50 $192.50 $959 -34.00
561–565 561 10 190.00–198.00 $197.19 $1,106 -7.81
615 615 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,168 ±0.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 165.00 $165.00 $528 —
405 405 2 160.00 $160.00 $648 —
486 486 4 157.50 $157.50 $765 —
590 590 1 152.50 $152.50 $900 —

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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.