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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, February 21, 2022

1,986 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $151.50/cwt -4.44 vs last sale · ≈ $674/hd at 445 lb · 157 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.12/cwt -3.38 vs last sale · ≈ $771/hd at 539 lb · 119 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.37/cwt +0.12 vs last sale · ≈ $693/hd at 452 lb · 109 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,986 1,066 473
Feeder cattle 1,986 1,066 473

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 409, Heifers 976, Bulls 601)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 7 205.00 $205.00 $724 +1.00
465–481 466 64 175.00–194.50 $193.56 $902 -1.40
550 550 87 167.50–179.75 $178.76 $983 +18.76
640–644 640 56 151.50–166.75 $165.38 $1,058 +6.41
737 737 17 156.00 $156.00 $1,150 +2.28
758 758 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,099 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 12 205.00 $205.00 $705 —
453–460 453 43 172.00–193.50 $191.98 $870 —
538 538 45 176.25 $176.25 $948 +3.02
556 556 3 158.50 $158.50 $881 —
642 642 19 158.50 $158.50 $1,018 -1.00
705–718 715 4 140.00–152.50 $149.42 $1,068 -3.08
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 145.00 $145.00 $508 +1.00
463–472 465 11 131.00–138.50 $137.11 $638 —
552–565 553 15 132.00–158.50 $156.69 $866 —
665 665 3 148.50 $148.50 $988 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 139.00 $139.00 $549 —
457 457 7 145.00 $145.00 $663 —
532 532 7 138.00 $138.00 $734 +3.00
600–640 620 2 118.00–138.00 $128.32 $796 -17.68
725 725 1 135.00 $135.00 $979 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–360 353 90 151.00–166.75 $166.21 $587 -2.54
445 445 157 151.50 $151.50 $674 -4.44
451 451 4 144.00 $144.00 $649 —
500–535 535 106 139.00–143.00 $142.96 $765 -3.54
612–642 641 49 134.50–136.25 $136.18 $873 -1.32
742–745 745 12 124.00–127.50 $126.92 $946 -0.33
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–392 366 36 156.00–164.75 $164.23 $601 -2.77
452–458 452 109 150.00–153.50 $153.37 $693 +0.12
521–540 539 119 139.00–143.33 $143.12 $771 -3.38
636 636 64 135.75 $135.75 $863 -2.25
680 680 1 130.00 $130.00 $884 —
740–741 741 20 126.00–127.50 $127.43 $944 +0.93
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 135.00 $135.00 $462 —
364 364 32 161.75 $161.75 $589 +0.25
443 443 55 148.75 $148.75 $659 +1.75
463 463 3 136.00 $136.00 $630 +3.00
540 540 34 143.00 $143.00 $772 -6.75
642 642 7 127.50 $127.50 $819 -4.63
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 7 147.25 $147.25 $530 —
425 425 1 139.00 $139.00 $591 +6.50
460 460 26 138.00 $138.00 $635 -7.00
544 544 28 137.50 $137.50 $748 -3.00
639 639 11 117.00 $117.00 $748 -3.00
755 755 3 112.00 $112.00 $846 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 27 196.50 $196.50 $692 +40.50
400–420 420 81 160.00–189.00 $188.66 $792 -5.84
485 485 89 165.00 $165.00 $800 -15.25
511 511 3 152.00 $152.00 $777 —
562–570 562 62 152.00–159.00 $158.77 $892 +2.45
626 626 17 148.00 $148.00 $926 -9.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 68 196.50 $196.50 $666 -9.50
410–416 416 62 150.00–189.00 $188.38 $784 +3.18
468–491 490 65 139.00–169.25 $167.92 $823 -0.08
557–558 558 50 140.00–155.50 $154.88 $864 -0.46
621 621 19 149.00 $149.00 $925 -8.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 7 148.00 $148.00 $531 ±0.00
413 413 25 157.75 $157.75 $652 +6.25
486–487 486 17 132.00–145.00 $143.47 $697 —
535 535 1 130.00 $130.00 $696 -12.00
560 560 8 136.00 $136.00 $762 +8.00

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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.