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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, March 28, 2022

831 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $170.45/cwt +3.45 vs last sale · ≈ $929/hd at 545 lb · 66 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.98/cwt +3.16 vs last sale · ≈ $774/hd at 541 lb · 63 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $149.02/cwt +5.59 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 447 lb · 44 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 831 930 971
Feeder cattle 831 930 971

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 264, Heifers 388, Bulls 179)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 173.00 $173.00 $597 —
440 440 2 165.00 $165.00 $726 —
455 455 38 179.00 $179.00 $814 +3.00
545 545 66 162.00–171.00 $170.45 $929 +3.45
625–646 645 41 154.50–160.75 $160.45 $1,035 +3.55
729 729 15 153.25 $153.25 $1,117 +4.75
765 765 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,132 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 5 187.00 $187.00 $669 +11.46
454 454 21 172.00 $172.00 $781 +2.91
550–567 551 25 150.00–174.75 $172.71 $952 —
633 633 13 164.50 $164.50 $1,041 +4.70
650 650 2 153.50 $153.50 $998 —
739 739 6 153.50 $153.50 $1,134 +3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 153.00 $153.00 $528 ±0.00
415 415 1 146.00 $146.00 $606 +11.00
464 464 7 152.00 $152.00 $705 +7.00
510 510 1 142.00 $142.00 $724 —
558 558 4 151.00 $151.00 $843 -2.50
642 642 7 154.50 $154.50 $992 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 151.00 $151.00 $476 —
437 437 2 157.00 $157.00 $686 —
671 671 3 149.00 $149.00 $1,000 —
705 705 1 132.00 $132.00 $931 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 9 155.50 $155.50 $563 +1.50
461 461 38 148.50 $148.50 $685 +8.65
515–541 541 63 142.00–143.00 $142.98 $774 +3.16
639 639 30 134.75 $134.75 $861 +1.75
740 740 13 132.50 $132.50 $980 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–366 362 29 155.00–164.50 $163.17 $591 +2.06
422–448 447 44 144.00–149.25 $149.02 $666 +5.59
535–544 544 43 139.00–144.50 $144.37 $785 +2.87
640 640 10 137.00 $137.00 $877 +3.00
665 665 2 129.50 $129.50 $861 —
748 748 4 132.00 $132.00 $987 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 20 163.00 $163.00 $603 +5.00
441 441 26 148.00 $148.00 $653 +8.00
455 455 1 136.00 $136.00 $619 +6.00
540 540 17 143.00 $143.00 $772 +3.86
570 570 3 115.50 $115.50 $658 —
685 685 2 125.00 $125.00 $856 —
730 730 2 124.00 $124.00 $905 +6.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–380 371 3 139.00–146.00 $143.61 $533 —
460 460 8 140.50 $140.50 $646 —
565 565 9 135.00 $135.00 $763 ±0.00
624 624 6 122.50 $122.50 $764 +1.50
739 739 6 121.00 $121.00 $894 +3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–393 356 23 166.00–182.00 $179.70 $640 —
416 416 31 174.50 $174.50 $726 +8.50
474 474 22 160.50 $160.50 $761 +5.50
500 500 2 149.00 $149.00 $745 +8.00
560–570 567 10 145.00–153.50 $150.98 $856 +0.90
620 620 1 144.00 $144.00 $893 +2.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 4 176.00 $176.00 $612 —
421 421 19 170.00 $170.00 $716 +9.50
475–487 487 29 156.00–162.25 $162.04 $789 +2.04
555 555 21 159.00 $159.00 $882 +1.98
623 623 12 147.00 $147.00 $916 +10.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 378 2 150.00–151.00 $150.52 $569 —
510–540 520 3 135.00–141.00 $138.92 $722 —

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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.