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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, February 7, 2022

1,305 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $152.35/cwt ≈ $683/hd at 448 lb · 113 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.00/cwt ≈ $814/hd at 543 lb · 97 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $149.61/cwt ≈ $806/hd at 539 lb · 95 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,305 906 377
Feeder cattle 1,305 906 377

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 322, Heifers 626, Bulls 357)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 8 209.00 $209.00 $757 +11.00
442 442 5 180.50 $180.50 $798 —
451 451 47 197.00 $197.00 $888 +4.00
541–547 547 71 163.00–178.00 $177.37 $970 +2.29
622–640 638 60 158.50–165.00 $164.37 $1,049 —
738 738 10 152.50 $152.50 $1,125 +5.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 190.00 $190.00 $646 —
361 361 5 208.00 $208.00 $751 +8.00
445 445 1 172.00 $172.00 $765 —
450 450 38 194.50 $194.50 $875 +2.91
535–546 546 36 156.00–175.50 $174.97 $955 +3.89
648 648 12 164.00 $164.00 $1,063 +3.69
735–740 739 4 143.00–144.00 $143.25 $1,059 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 4 151.00 $151.00 $683 —
542 542 6 158.50 $158.50 $859 +13.44
627 627 2 145.00 $145.00 $909 -10.50
725 725 2 139.00 $139.00 $1,008 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 147.50 $147.50 $538 —
443 443 3 155.00 $155.00 $687 —
558 558 4 138.50 $138.50 $773 —
625 625 1 147.00 $147.00 $919 —
725 725 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,008 +4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 162.00 $162.00 $494 —
356 356 52 168.75 $168.75 $601 +3.44
432–449 448 113 143.50–153.00 $152.35 $683 —
539–545 539 95 138.50–150.50 $149.61 $806 —
600–636 635 48 137.00–142.75 $142.52 $905 +1.77
737 737 8 130.75 $130.75 $964 +3.75
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–375 372 20 154.00–163.50 $162.54 $605 -2.96
454–458 458 64 148.00–150.00 $149.78 $686 -5.97
543 543 97 150.00 $150.00 $814 —
571 571 3 137.00 $137.00 $782 -16.30
643 643 45 140.25 $140.25 $902 +1.04
660 660 2 133.50 $133.50 $881 —
705–735 734 22 127.75–129.50 $127.83 $938 +1.81
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 6 153.00 $153.00 $552 ±0.00
450–453 453 19 128.00–147.50 $144.44 $654 -4.31
540 540 7 148.25 $148.25 $801 +5.75
651 651 3 133.00 $133.00 $866 —
745 745 3 119.00 $119.00 $887 -1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 134.00 $134.00 $489 -4.91
420 420 5 140.00 $140.00 $588 —
545 545 8 143.00 $143.00 $779 +7.00
625 625 3 125.00 $125.00 $781 +5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 9 209.00 $209.00 $729 +8.00
410–419 419 36 170.00–195.50 $194.81 $816 -3.25
492–496 492 67 154.00–178.75 $177.63 $874 -3.87
547 547 2 153.00 $153.00 $837 —
564 564 49 161.50 $161.50 $911 +2.00
626 626 21 155.00 $155.00 $970 -0.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 34 205.50 $205.50 $701 —
358 358 3 188.00 $188.00 $673 -14.00
420–431 421 45 165.00–194.00 $192.02 $808 -5.71
487 487 43 175.75 $175.75 $856 +1.35
508 508 3 136.00 $136.00 $691 —
555–561 561 27 147.00–161.25 $160.73 $902 +2.48
624 624 7 153.50 $153.50 $958 +0.25
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 2 149.00 $149.00 $495 -1.00
430 430 2 163.00 $163.00 $701 +4.00
473 473 4 143.00 $143.00 $676 +4.00
555 555 3 140.00 $140.00 $777 -2.50

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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.