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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, January 24, 2022

683 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $171.75/cwt +15.75 vs last sale · ≈ $945/hd at 550 lb · 53 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $151.75/cwt +4.75 vs last sale · ≈ $671/hd at 442 lb · 44 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.25/cwt +5.76 vs last sale · ≈ $781/hd at 545 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 683 838 957
Feeder cattle 683 838 957

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 182, Heifers 340, Bulls 161)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 5 190.00 $190.00 $694 —
461 461 25 188.25 $188.25 $868 +5.57
532 532 2 160.50 $160.50 $854 -4.75
550 550 53 171.75 $171.75 $945 +15.75
639 639 33 157.00 $157.00 $1,003 +3.25
768 768 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,152 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 2 186.00 $186.00 $720 -6.00
451 451 11 188.25 $188.25 $849 —
544 544 8 167.50 $167.50 $911 +17.50
637–648 646 12 152.50–159.75 $158.56 $1,024 +1.32
730 730 3 150.50 $150.50 $1,099 +12.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 4 135.00 $135.00 $630 —
536 536 6 150.00 $150.00 $804 +5.00
635 635 4 150.50 $150.50 $956 —
785 785 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,075 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 132.00 $132.00 $502 -1.00
452 452 2 133.00 $133.00 $601 +1.00
531 531 3 127.00 $127.00 $674 +4.00
752 752 2 133.00 $133.00 $1,000 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 12 164.50 $164.50 $604 +7.00
420 420 2 155.00 $155.00 $651 —
452 452 40 156.00 $156.00 $705 +9.50
545 545 43 143.25 $143.25 $781 +5.76
636–637 636 35 130.00–133.50 $133.30 $848 +5.95
726 726 13 131.00 $131.00 $951 +6.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 151.00 $151.00 $521 —
359 359 17 165.50 $165.50 $594 +6.89
442 442 44 151.75 $151.75 $671 +4.75
463 463 4 140.00 $140.00 $648 -9.50
540 540 33 139.50 $139.50 $753 +1.52
552 552 2 128.50 $128.50 $709 —
633 633 11 134.75 $134.75 $853 +2.75
725 725 2 130.50 $130.50 $946 +3.95
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 11 150.25 $150.25 $578 +6.32
452 452 20 147.00 $147.00 $664 —
549 549 14 139.25 $139.25 $764 +6.25
550 550 1 121.00 $121.00 $666 —
639 639 6 123.00 $123.00 $786 -1.00
762 762 2 118.00 $118.00 $899 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 4 137.00 $137.00 $493 -7.50
450 450 13 140.00 $140.00 $630 —
530 530 4 138.00 $138.00 $731 +24.00
631 631 3 123.00 $123.00 $776 +8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 179.00 $179.00 $618 -9.50
360 360 9 192.00 $192.00 $691 —
415–445 418 18 175.00–190.00 $188.23 $787 +4.76
487 487 28 176.50 $176.50 $860 +6.75
507 507 2 154.00 $154.00 $781 —
563 563 25 160.00 $160.00 $901 +3.53
625 625 12 149.00 $149.00 $931 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–349 348 11 184.00–192.00 $191.30 $666 +1.80
400–422 420 23 170.00–192.00 $190.18 $799 +6.68
480 480 14 178.00 $178.00 $854 +7.75
565 565 8 161.25 $161.25 $911 +5.16
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 148.50 $148.50 $490 +11.50
390 390 1 144.00 $144.00 $562 —
501 501 3 135.00 $135.00 $676 —
568 568 3 146.00 $146.00 $829 +23.50

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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.