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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, January 10, 2022

838 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.49/cwt +5.24 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 544 lb · 70 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $149.50/cwt ≈ $677/hd at 453 lb · 59 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $137.98/cwt +5.23 vs last sale · ≈ $746/hd at 541 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 838 351 1,138
Feeder cattle 838 351 1,138

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 226, Heifers 415, Bulls 197)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 7 195.00 $195.00 $681 +35.00
457–462 461 24 176.00–184.00 $182.68 $842 +22.68
549 549 39 165.25 $165.25 $907 +7.60
570 570 2 156.00 $156.00 $889 —
642 642 27 153.75 $153.75 $987 +6.50
675 675 1 142.50 $142.50 $962 —
737 737 12 144.75 $144.75 $1,067 +6.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 174.00 $174.00 $557 +9.00
360 360 9 192.00 $192.00 $691 —
426–444 442 23 179.00–186.50 $185.56 $820 +26.56
540 540 1 150.00 $150.00 $810 —
550 550 28 165.50 $165.50 $910 +8.50
636–640 636 20 146.00–158.50 $157.24 $1,000 +14.24
740 740 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,021 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 2 147.00 $147.00 $532 +3.00
448 448 6 145.50 $145.50 $652 —
549 549 6 145.00 $145.00 $796 +21.00
660 660 2 150.00 $150.00 $990 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 133.00 $133.00 $492 —
451 451 6 132.00 $132.00 $595 —
538 538 7 123.00 $123.00 $662 +7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 15 157.50 $157.50 $576 +11.50
455 455 37 146.50 $146.50 $667 +8.00
543–547 544 70 129.00–138.75 $137.49 $748 +5.24
644–647 644 33 125.00–127.50 $127.35 $820 —
738 738 9 124.50 $124.50 $919 +12.22
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–375 353 26 149.50–159.00 $158.61 $560 +12.61
410 410 2 147.00 $147.00 $603 +7.50
453 453 59 149.50 $149.50 $677 —
532–542 541 43 132.00–138.75 $137.98 $746 +5.23
640 640 26 132.00 $132.00 $845 +18.50
720–740 723 7 121.00–127.50 $126.55 $915 +13.30
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–385 363 16 143.00–144.00 $143.93 $522 +16.93
444 444 18 140.50 $140.50 $624 +28.00
537 537 19 133.00 $133.00 $714 +16.50
633 633 9 124.00 $124.00 $785 —
705 705 1 118.00 $118.00 $832 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 6 144.50 $144.50 $530 +21.00
445 445 9 134.50 $134.50 $599 +29.50
547 547 6 114.00 $114.00 $624 +12.00
647 647 2 115.00 $115.00 $744 —
700 700 1 114.00 $114.00 $798 +9.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 6 188.50 $188.50 $648 +30.54
415–435 417 18 168.00–185.50 $183.47 $765 +18.80
484 484 33 169.75 $169.75 $822 +12.40
565–575 567 33 153.00–157.25 $156.47 $887 +10.62
625 625 8 147.00 $147.00 $919 +8.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 23 189.50 $189.50 $642 +21.50
350 350 5 179.00 $179.00 $626 —
419 419 18 183.50 $183.50 $769 +15.52
492 492 33 170.25 $170.25 $838 +11.65
566–570 566 10 148.00–157.00 $156.09 $883 +8.84
636 636 3 142.00 $142.00 $903 +7.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 137.00 $137.00 $432 —
405 405 2 136.50 $136.50 $553 -5.50
470 470 1 133.00 $133.00 $625 +4.00
560 560 3 122.50 $122.50 $686 +4.50

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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.