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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, January 22, 2024

667 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $228.28/cwt +55.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,034/hd at 453 lb · 50 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $216.50/cwt +28.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,193/hd at 551 lb · 45 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $216.59/cwt +29.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,180/hd at 545 lb · 44 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 667 429 591
Feeder cattle 667 429 591

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction: 2778.00/cwt feeder bulls deleted.** State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 156, Heifers 324, Bulls 187)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 264.00 $264.00 $1,003 —
468 468 23 270.50 $270.50 $1,266 +18.50
551–580 552 34 231.00–262.50 $261.53 $1,444 +16.53
642 642 32 246.00 $246.00 $1,579 +18.08
715 715 7 208.00 $208.00 $1,487 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 264.00 $264.00 $924 +34.00
461–475 463 15 240.00–277.00 $271.94 $1,259 +20.94
549 549 19 259.00 $259.00 $1,422 +14.50
637 637 7 238.00 $238.00 $1,516 +13.50
770 770 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,594 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 197.50 $197.50 $770 —
450–466 463 5 175.00–207.50 $201.18 $931 +38.68
521 521 4 217.50 $217.50 $1,133 +47.50
690 690 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,276 +2.00
715 715 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,273 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 2 234.00 $234.00 $1,093 +40.00
625 625 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,188 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–355 355 19 213.00–236.00 $233.60 $829 +37.43
452–470 453 50 201.00–230.75 $228.28 $1,034 +55.28
530–546 545 44 197.00–217.50 $216.59 $1,180 +29.59
600–633 631 19 190.00–198.00 $197.60 $1,247 +28.34
729 729 5 169.00 $169.00 $1,232 +21.00
770 770 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,194 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 220.00 $220.00 $726 —
366 366 15 232.00 $232.00 $849 +37.00
440 440 1 201.00 $201.00 $884 +6.50
454 454 30 226.50 $226.50 $1,028 +47.50
530 530 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,065 —
551 551 45 216.50 $216.50 $1,193 +28.01
622–630 629 16 187.00–191.50 $190.94 $1,201 +18.19
756 756 13 170.50 $170.50 $1,289 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 8 209.00 $209.00 $769 +34.00
458 458 20 218.00 $218.00 $998 +51.00
530 530 14 201.00 $201.00 $1,065 +40.00
606–626 621 8 149.00–189.00 $179.24 $1,113 +25.24
755 755 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,065 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 180.00 $180.00 $657 +27.50
430 430 4 197.00 $197.00 $847 —
536 536 3 199.00 $199.00 $1,067 +47.00
639 639 5 179.00 $179.00 $1,144 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 7 279.00 $279.00 $990 +54.00
418 418 16 276.00 $276.00 $1,154 +51.00
465–484 483 35 202.50–258.00 $256.47 $1,239 +26.97
530 530 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,073 —
561 561 25 240.00 $240.00 $1,346 +19.00
623 623 10 217.50 $217.50 $1,355 +27.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 11 271.00 $271.00 $1,141 +46.00
498 498 19 254.00 $254.00 $1,265 +39.00
564–595 565 22 200.00–244.00 $241.90 $1,367 +16.40
626 626 18 209.00 $209.00 $1,308 +2.25
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 202.50 $202.50 $709 —
422 422 5 206.00 $206.00 $869 +31.00
482 482 4 208.00 $208.00 $1,003 +47.00
558 558 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,172 +61.00

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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.