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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, January 15, 2024

429 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $245.00/cwt +19.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,394/hd at 569 lb · 32 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $188.49/cwt -7.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,048/hd at 556 lb · 31 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $227.92/cwt +11.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,463/hd at 642 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 429 521 1,381
Feeder cattle 429 521 1,381

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 141, Heifers 193, Bulls 95)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 230.00 $230.00 $787 —
468 468 5 252.00 $252.00 $1,179 +37.00
569 569 32 245.00 $245.00 $1,394 +19.50
625–644 642 29 216.00–229.25 $227.92 $1,463 +11.42
739 739 11 205.00 $205.00 $1,515 -3.50
795 795 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,590 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 5 230.00 $230.00 $876 +7.50
430 430 1 219.00 $219.00 $942 —
466 466 10 251.00 $251.00 $1,170 +31.50
547 547 16 244.50 $244.50 $1,337 —
632 632 7 224.50 $224.50 $1,419 +6.29
722 722 2 207.00 $207.00 $1,495 -2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 205.00 $205.00 $728 —
456 456 6 194.00 $194.00 $885 +4.00
564 564 5 189.00 $189.00 $1,066 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 175.00 $175.00 $595 —
460 460 2 162.50 $162.50 $748 —
513 513 3 170.00 $170.00 $872 +2.50
585 585 1 152.50 $152.50 $892 —
685 685 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,254 -7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 5 195.00 $195.00 $718 —
448 448 13 194.50 $194.50 $871 +24.50
475 475 1 179.00 $179.00 $850 -12.00
554–578 556 31 175.00–190.00 $188.49 $1,048 -7.51
641 641 23 172.75 $172.75 $1,107 -2.25
670 670 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,059 —
715 715 2 148.00 $148.00 $1,058 -21.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–390 368 14 186.00–197.00 $196.17 $722 -0.83
440 440 25 195.00 $195.00 $858 —
472 472 2 173.00 $173.00 $817 -27.00
532 532 20 187.00 $187.00 $995 ±0.00
610–631 629 9 159.00–170.50 $169.26 $1,065 -3.25
740 740 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,095 -21.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 6 175.00 $175.00 $656 +7.50
452 452 9 167.00 $167.00 $755 -3.49
530 530 13 161.00 $161.00 $853 +1.00
648 648 4 154.00 $154.00 $998 -14.00
705 705 1 141.00 $141.00 $994 -9.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 152.50 $152.50 $580 +12.50
466 466 4 147.00 $147.00 $685 -0.50
525 525 7 152.00 $152.00 $798 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 9 225.00 $225.00 $788 ±0.00
416 416 8 225.00 $225.00 $936 +19.00
476 476 18 229.50 $229.50 $1,092 +37.00
556 556 12 221.00 $221.00 $1,229 +23.81
635 635 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,206 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 5 219.00 $219.00 $775 -8.50
415 415 7 225.00 $225.00 $934 +30.00
480 480 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,032 +16.00
507 507 9 230.00 $230.00 $1,166 —
569 569 9 225.50 $225.50 $1,283 +23.22
630 630 10 206.75 $206.75 $1,303 +11.75
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 2 175.00 $175.00 $747 +15.00
470 470 1 161.00 $161.00 $757 +3.50
566 566 3 149.00 $149.00 $843 -3.50

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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.