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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, January 3, 2022

351 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $139.50/cwt -0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $615/hd at 441 lb · 27 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.50/cwt -3.59 vs last sale · ≈ $626/hd at 452 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.75/cwt +0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $709/hd at 534 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 351 981 486
Feeder cattle 351 981 486

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 59, Heifers 181, Bulls 111)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 160.00 $160.00 $528 —
469 469 5 160.00 $160.00 $750 -11.52
525–541 540 14 153.00–158.00 $157.65 $851 -2.35
629 629 7 147.25 $147.25 $926 -5.50
712 712 2 138.00 $138.00 $983 -7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 165.00 $165.00 $561 —
445 445 9 159.00 $159.00 $708 —
551 551 8 157.00 $157.00 $865 —
646 646 4 143.00 $143.00 $924 -13.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 144.00 $144.00 $554 —
465 465 1 130.00 $130.00 $604 —
522 522 2 124.00 $124.00 $647 -1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
542 542 2 116.00 $116.00 $629 +6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 19 146.00 $146.00 $531 -12.50
441 441 27 139.50 $139.50 $615 -0.50
534 534 20 132.75 $132.75 $709 +0.19
640 640 11 113.50 $113.50 $726 -11.50
675 675 1 110.00 $110.00 $742 -19.00
737 737 5 113.25 $113.25 $835 -10.25
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 10 146.00 $146.00 $539 -8.50
452 452 22 138.50 $138.50 $626 -3.59
539 539 15 132.25 $132.25 $713 +0.75
658 658 8 114.50 $114.50 $753 —
715–732 730 8 112.25–112.50 $112.28 $820 -13.47
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 7 127.00 $127.00 $461 —
415 415 1 112.50 $112.50 $467 -28.50
456 456 9 130.50 $130.50 $595 —
541 541 6 116.50 $116.50 $630 -11.25
671 671 3 109.00 $109.00 $731 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 123.50 $123.50 $438 —
425 425 1 105.00 $105.00 $446 -15.00
515 515 2 102.00 $102.00 $525 -22.50
600 600 1 105.50 $105.50 $633 —
705 705 1 105.00 $105.00 $740 -13.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 7 168.00 $168.00 $580 —
413–420 415 13 163.00–169.50 $167.98 $697 -7.52
460–483 479 17 150.50–160.25 $158.60 $760 +3.59
565 565 13 147.25 $147.25 $832 +5.34
615 615 1 135.00 $135.00 $830 -7.25
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–325 319 5 150.00–160.00 $157.96 $504 —
410–412 411 6 162.00–166.00 $164.67 $677 -11.33
488–496 489 19 150.00–158.75 $157.35 $769 +3.35
565–580 567 13 137.00–147.50 $145.85 $827 +7.86
630 630 3 138.75 $138.75 $874 -2.75
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 130.00 $130.00 $474 —
403 403 5 142.00 $142.00 $572 -7.00
490 490 4 129.00 $129.00 $632 +3.00
555 555 1 118.00 $118.00 $655 -6.00

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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.