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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, February 14, 2022

1,066 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $155.94/cwt +3.59 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 448 lb · 78 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $158.97/cwt -5.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,019/hd at 641 lb · 72 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.50/cwt -3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $794/hd at 542 lb · 64 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,066 1,305 144
Feeder cattle 1,066 1,305 144

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 341, Heifers 467, Bulls 258)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 10 204.00 $204.00 $745 -5.00
460–480 461 31 165.00–196.00 $194.96 $899 -2.04
549 549 55 170.50 $170.50 $936 -6.87
575 575 1 160.00 $160.00 $920 —
600–642 641 72 157.00–159.00 $158.97 $1,019 -5.40
727–737 736 25 150.50–154.00 $153.72 $1,131 +1.22
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–385 364 22 189.00–208.00 $207.09 $754 -0.91
445 445 36 194.00 $194.00 $863 +22.00
530–541 541 28 145.00–174.25 $173.23 $937 -1.74
645 645 15 159.50 $159.50 $1,029 -4.50
737 737 14 152.50 $152.50 $1,124 +9.25
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 147.00 $147.00 $522 -0.50
443 443 5 155.00 $155.00 $687 ±0.00
544 544 6 135.00 $135.00 $734 —
633 633 5 146.00 $146.00 $924 -1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 144.00 $144.00 $533 —
445 445 4 143.00 $143.00 $636 —
548 548 3 154.50 $154.50 $847 -4.00
631 631 3 148.50 $148.50 $937 +3.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 22 167.00 $167.00 $598 +4.46
435 435 1 145.00 $145.00 $631 —
458 458 62 153.25 $153.25 $702 +3.47
542 542 64 146.50 $146.50 $794 -3.50
560 560 2 139.00 $139.00 $778 +2.00
642 642 29 138.00 $138.00 $886 -2.25
729 729 6 126.50 $126.50 $922 -1.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 31 168.75 $168.75 $599 ±0.00
436–448 448 78 148.00–156.25 $155.94 $699 +3.59
541 541 48 146.50 $146.50 $793 -3.11
557 557 2 139.00 $139.00 $774 —
635 635 10 137.50 $137.50 $873 -5.02
730 730 4 127.25 $127.25 $929 -3.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 15 161.50 $161.50 $589 +8.50
447 447 33 147.00 $147.00 $657 —
465 465 1 133.00 $133.00 $618 -11.44
537 537 20 149.75 $149.75 $804 +1.50
615–641 638 9 129.00–132.50 $132.13 $843 —
700 700 1 117.00 $117.00 $819 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 138.00 $138.00 $466 —
410 410 1 132.50 $132.50 $543 -7.50
465 465 11 145.00 $145.00 $674 —
537 537 10 140.50 $140.50 $754 -2.50
555 555 1 130.00 $130.00 $722 —
636 636 3 120.00 $120.00 $763 -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 11 201.00 $201.00 $701 -8.00
380 380 1 156.00 $156.00 $593 —
417 417 48 194.50 $194.50 $811 -0.31
489 489 31 180.25 $180.25 $881 +2.62
566–590 568 32 143.00–157.25 $156.32 $888 -5.18
630 630 7 157.50 $157.50 $992 +2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 19 206.00 $206.00 $709 +0.50
413–421 414 36 156.00–190.00 $185.20 $767 -6.82
488 488 29 168.00 $168.00 $820 -7.75
555–561 560 18 150.00–156.00 $155.34 $870 -5.39
620 620 4 157.50 $157.50 $976 +4.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 2 148.00 $148.00 $521 —
429 429 5 151.50 $151.50 $650 -11.50
505 505 10 142.00 $142.00 $717 —
566 566 5 128.00 $128.00 $724 -12.00

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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.