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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, March 7, 2022

1,613 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $149.85/cwt -5.53 vs last sale · ≈ $670/hd at 447 lb · 111 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $137.83/cwt -6.17 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 543 lb · 98 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.55/cwt ≈ $729/hd at 542 lb · 97 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,613 1,012 1,860
Feeder cattle 1,613 1,012 1,860

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 348, Heifers 781, Bulls 484)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 15 166.00 $166.00 $608 -22.00
410 410 1 157.00 $157.00 $644 —
455 455 55 182.00 $182.00 $828 -4.22
535 535 1 161.00 $161.00 $861 -21.00
553 553 89 169.25 $169.25 $936 —
637–644 644 38 145.00–155.25 $154.72 $996 -5.53
710–734 733 20 143.00–145.00 $144.90 $1,062 -4.09
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 352 21 138.00–174.00 $172.10 $606 -14.55
449 449 29 171.00 $171.00 $768 —
538 538 36 169.00 $169.00 $909 +15.00
642 642 15 156.00 $156.00 $1,002 -10.87
760 760 4 143.50 $143.50 $1,091 +13.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 3 148.00 $148.00 $564 -8.00
457 457 9 144.00 $144.00 $658 +1.50
515 515 1 149.00 $149.00 $767 -11.00
615 615 1 135.00 $135.00 $830 —
750 750 1 110.00 $110.00 $825 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 141.00 $141.00 $613 —
545 545 6 132.00 $132.00 $719 —
645 645 1 131.00 $131.00 $845 -6.00
705 705 1 124.00 $124.00 $874 -11.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 2 138.00 $138.00 $479 —
354 354 66 151.00 $151.00 $535 -11.50
441–447 447 111 144.50–150.00 $149.85 $670 -5.53
520–543 543 98 121.00–138.00 $137.83 $748 -6.17
639 639 43 127.25 $127.25 $813 —
726 726 15 128.50 $128.50 $933 +7.50
755 755 1 127.00 $127.00 $959 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 136.50 $136.50 $450 —
362 362 24 154.00 $154.00 $557 -4.79
442 442 2 139.00 $139.00 $614 -6.00
451 451 96 141.50 $141.50 $638 -10.00
533–542 542 97 129.75–134.75 $134.55 $729 —
641–646 641 66 123.50–125.25 $125.17 $802 -8.85
748 748 13 127.00 $127.00 $950 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 135.00 $135.00 $446 —
354 354 33 152.50 $152.50 $540 -6.17
440 440 40 142.50 $142.50 $627 +7.50
480 480 1 129.00 $129.00 $619 -21.00
533 533 19 134.25 $134.25 $716 +14.25
550 550 2 124.00 $124.00 $682 -19.75
629 629 6 120.50 $120.50 $758 -7.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 2 125.00 $125.00 $421 —
350 350 11 140.50 $140.50 $492 -8.50
420–448 446 15 125.00–128.00 $127.81 $570 —
532 532 9 124.50 $124.50 $662 —
648 648 5 112.00 $112.00 $726 -1.00
735 735 2 123.00 $123.00 $904 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–355 350 13 146.00–166.00 $164.44 $576 -19.56
411 411 44 170.00 $170.00 $699 -7.42
492 492 75 156.25 $156.25 $769 -15.71
505 505 2 137.00 $137.00 $692 -13.50
560–585 560 61 130.00–157.50 $157.03 $879 +8.03
625 625 24 142.00 $142.00 $888 -8.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 340 38 145.00–169.00 $167.75 $570 -13.25
416 416 80 142.00–172.00 $170.88 $711 -9.12
487 487 51 157.25 $157.25 $766 -10.51
540 540 1 125.00 $125.00 $675 —
562 562 33 149.50 $149.50 $840 -6.75
629 629 16 142.00 $142.00 $893 -7.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 3 132.00 $132.00 $450 —
360 360 2 132.00 $132.00 $475 -26.00
425 425 8 147.50 $147.50 $627 -6.00
480–484 484 16 120.00–130.00 $129.38 $626 -9.12
565 565 17 123.00 $123.00 $695 -3.00

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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.