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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, January 31, 2022

906 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.30/cwt ≈ $845/hd at 551 lb · 61 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $154.39/cwt +14.39 vs last sale · ≈ $707/hd at 458 lb · 53 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $149.30/cwt +20.80 vs last sale · ≈ $827/hd at 554 lb · 52 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 906 683 40
Feeder cattle 906 683 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 246, Heifers 416, Bulls 244)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 198.00 $198.00 $762 +8.00
470 470 20 193.00 $193.00 $907 +4.75
500–545 544 51 166.00–175.25 $175.08 $952 +14.58
652–675 653 33 148.00–159.00 $158.66 $1,036 —
720 720 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,058 —
752 752 17 150.00 $150.00 $1,128 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 8 200.00 $200.00 $712 +14.00
450–470 452 25 165.00–194.00 $191.59 $866 +3.34
545 545 27 167.00–172.25 $171.08 $932 +3.58
620–634 633 15 154.00–160.75 $160.31 $1,015 +1.75
765 765 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,086 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 8 146.00 $146.00 $676 +13.00
540 540 13 136.50 $136.50 $737 +9.50
650 650 5 137.00 $137.00 $890 —
727 727 2 135.00 $135.00 $981 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 4 162.00 $162.00 $561 —
440 440 5 150.00 $150.00 $660 —
500–538 533 7 139.00–146.00 $145.06 $773 -4.94
620 620 3 155.50 $155.50 $964 +5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 10 165.50 $165.50 $596 +1.00
440 440 3 149.00 $149.00 $656 -6.00
454 454 40 155.75 $155.75 $707 -0.25
550–558 551 61 140.00–154.25 $153.30 $845 —
635–643 636 46 128.00–140.00 $139.21 $885 +5.91
723–741 737 12 123.00–127.00 $126.02 $929 -4.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359–395 362 22 150.00–167.00 $165.31 $598 -0.19
457–485 458 53 137.00–154.75 $154.39 $707 +14.39
551–576 554 52 135.00–151.25 $149.30 $827 +20.80
620–636 635 22 130.00–141.25 $140.75 $894 +6.00
712–743 737 10 127.00 $127.00 $936 -3.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 8 153.00 $153.00 $537 +2.75
460 460 16 148.75 $148.75 $684 +1.75
545 545 11 142.50 $142.50 $777 +3.25
580 580 1 127.50 $127.50 $740 +6.50
639 639 7 130.50 $130.50 $834 +7.50
712 712 2 120.00 $120.00 $854 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 366 4 123.00–144.00 $138.91 $508 +1.91
461 461 9 138.50 $138.50 $638 -1.50
544 544 10 136.00 $136.00 $740 -2.00
640 640 12 120.00 $120.00 $768 -3.00
742 742 5 114.00 $114.00 $846 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 12 202.00 $202.00 $717 —
417 417 30 187.00–198.50 $197.73 $825 +7.55
475–490 489 40 154.00–176.00 $174.40 $853 -3.60
558–585 559 28 139.00–159.00 $158.25 $885 -3.00
618 618 9 153.25 $153.25 $947 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 7 201.00 $201.00 $701 +22.00
365 365 1 186.00 $186.00 $679 -6.00
413–440 415 18 183.00–199.00 $198.06 $822 +9.83
494 494 32 181.50 $181.50 $897 +5.00
567 567 36 159.50 $159.50 $904 -0.50
620 620 11 155.50 $155.50 $964 +6.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 150.00 $150.00 $510 +1.50
401 401 3 159.00 $159.00 $638 —
492 492 7 139.00 $139.00 $684 —
565 565 9 142.50 $142.50 $805 -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.