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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, March 14, 2022

622 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $172.75/cwt +11.75 vs last sale · ≈ $940/hd at 544 lb · 43 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.00/cwt +5.45 vs last sale · ≈ $760/hd at 543 lb · 39 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $144.75/cwt +6.92 vs last sale · ≈ $773/hd at 534 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 622 1,613 1,535
Feeder cattle 622 1,613 1,535

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 203, Heifers 274, Bulls 145)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 4 170.00 $170.00 $581 —
445 445 2 163.00 $163.00 $725 +6.00
450 450 32 182.25 $182.25 $820 +0.25
544 544 43 172.75 $172.75 $940 +11.75
636 636 20 157.00 $157.00 $999 +2.28
730 730 6 144.50 $144.50 $1,055 -0.40
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 12 184.00 $184.00 $672 +11.90
455 455 21 175.50 $175.50 $799 —
540 540 20 172.50 $172.50 $932 +3.50
573 573 4 164.50 $164.50 $943 —
640 640 8 155.50 $155.50 $995 -0.50
795 795 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,049 -11.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 2 151.00 $151.00 $547 —
420 420 1 148.00 $148.00 $622 +7.00
450 450 6 150.50 $150.50 $677 —
512 512 5 138.50 $138.50 $709 +6.50
645 645 5 129.50 $129.50 $835 -1.50
715 715 2 129.50 $129.50 $926 +5.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 2 154.00 $154.00 $588 +6.00
425–445 438 3 147.00–152.00 $150.38 $659 —
665 665 1 132.50 $132.50 $881 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 17 159.50 $159.50 $566 +8.50
462 462 35 142.50 $142.50 $658 —
534 534 37 144.75 $144.75 $773 +6.92
645 645 12 129.00 $129.00 $832 +1.75
755 755 3 121.00 $121.00 $914 -6.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 5 154.00 $154.00 $554 ±0.00
461 461 34 140.00 $140.00 $645 -1.50
543 543 39 140.00 $140.00 $760 +5.45
580 580 1 133.00 $133.00 $771 —
645 645 19 131.00 $131.00 $845 +5.83
730–731 731 4 115.00–120.00 $118.75 $868 -8.25
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 13 155.50 $155.50 $564 +3.00
441 441 17 140.75 $140.75 $621 -1.75
455 455 1 131.00 $131.00 $596 +2.00
535 535 5 137.00 $137.00 $733 +2.75
648 648 6 116.00 $116.00 $752 -4.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–395 367 4 135.00–140.00 $138.66 $509 -1.84
452 452 11 134.00 $134.00 $606 —
531 531 8 128.50 $128.50 $682 +4.00
638 638 3 114.00 $114.00 $727 +2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 7 169.00 $169.00 $585 —
355 355 1 150.00 $150.00 $532 -14.44
425 425 14 168.50 $168.50 $716 -1.50
487 487 15 160.50 $160.50 $782 +4.25
562–565 562 19 155.00–159.25 $159.03 $894 +2.00
624 624 12 143.75 $143.75 $897 +1.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 11 177.00 $177.00 $620 —
407 407 24 170.50 $170.50 $694 -0.38
490 490 15 158.50 $158.50 $777 +1.25
562 562 12 150.50 $150.50 $846 +1.00
630 630 3 142.50 $142.50 $898 +0.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 152.00 $152.00 $555 +20.00
422–445 430 3 147.00–149.00 $148.31 $638 +0.81
505–545 512 6 133.00–140.00 $138.76 $710 —

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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.