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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, March 21, 2022

930 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $143.43/cwt ≈ $644/hd at 449 lb · 62 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.82/cwt -0.18 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 541 lb · 57 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $141.50/cwt -3.25 vs last sale · ≈ $771/hd at 545 lb · 55 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 930 622 923
Feeder cattle 930 622 923

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 263, Heifers 405, Bulls 262)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–385 372 4 154.00–174.00 $168.83 $628 —
457 457 27 176.00 $176.00 $804 -6.25
543 543 51 167.00 $167.00 $907 -5.75
627–642 641 38 155.00–157.00 $156.90 $1,006 -0.10
739 739 6 148.50 $148.50 $1,097 +4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 368 9 150.00–179.00 $175.54 $646 -8.46
451–480 452 34 141.00–170.00 $169.09 $764 -6.41
540 540 35 169.00 $169.00 $913 -3.50
605–639 637 19 156.00–160.00 $159.80 $1,018 +4.30
733 733 5 150.50 $150.50 $1,103 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 146.00 $146.00 $577 -5.00
460 460 11 149.00 $149.00 $685 -1.50
546 546 8 145.00 $145.00 $792 +6.50
622 622 2 141.00 $141.00 $877 +11.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 153.00 $153.00 $505 —
440 440 1 135.00 $135.00 $594 -15.38
476 476 4 145.00 $145.00 $690 —
555 555 6 153.50 $153.50 $852 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–380 363 23 153.00–161.50 $161.11 $585 +1.61
440–449 449 62 139.00–143.50 $143.43 $644 —
545 545 55 141.50 $141.50 $771 -3.25
555 555 1 133.00 $133.00 $738 —
628 628 12 134.00 $134.00 $842 +5.00
725 725 2 130.00 $130.00 $942 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 6 154.00 $154.00 $548 ±0.00
457–490 458 36 135.00–140.00 $139.85 $641 -0.15
541–542 541 57 135.00–140.00 $139.82 $756 -0.18
634 634 25 133.00 $133.00 $843 +2.00
685 685 1 130.00 $130.00 $890 —
730 730 7 131.50 $131.50 $960 +12.75
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 14 158.00 $158.00 $570 +2.50
442 442 36 140.00 $140.00 $619 -0.75
480 480 1 130.00 $130.00 $624 -1.00
505–545 543 18 128.00–139.75 $139.14 $756 +2.14
615 615 4 129.00 $129.00 $793 +13.00
737 737 2 118.00 $118.00 $870 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 8 148.50 $148.50 $512 —
448 448 15 139.00 $139.00 $623 —
550 550 12 135.00 $135.00 $742 —
630 630 7 121.00 $121.00 $762 +7.00
735 735 1 118.00 $118.00 $867 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 8 173.00 $173.00 $606 +23.00
414 414 20 160.50 $160.50 $664 -8.00
495 495 38 160.00 $160.00 $792 -0.50
561–565 561 40 148.00–157.25 $157.02 $881 -2.01
619 619 13 136.50 $136.50 $845 -7.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–337 336 21 154.00–175.00 $174.03 $585 —
419 419 28 166.00 $166.00 $696 -4.50
486 486 33 155.00 $155.00 $753 -3.50
510 510 1 141.00 $141.00 $719 —
557–575 558 18 135.00–151.00 $150.08 $837 -0.42
635 635 4 142.00 $142.00 $902 -0.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 8 150.00 $150.00 $496 —
425 425 10 150.00 $150.00 $638 +1.69
487 487 7 140.50 $140.50 $684 —
573 573 13 131.00 $131.00 $751 —

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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.