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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, April 4, 2022

964 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.96/cwt -0.02 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 544 lb · 87 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $154.44/cwt ≈ $701/hd at 454 lb · 59 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $144.71/cwt +0.34 vs last sale · ≈ $777/hd at 537 lb · 49 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 964 831 1,077
Feeder cattle 964 831 1,077

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 234, Heifers 445, Bulls 285)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 168.00 $168.00 $655 —
440 440 1 160.00 $160.00 $704 -5.00
459 459 27 174.00 $174.00 $799 -5.00
549 549 49 170.25 $170.25 $935 -0.20
570 570 3 164.50 $164.50 $938 —
639 639 31 166.75 $166.75 $1,066 +6.30
720–737 736 12 154.00–157.50 $157.21 $1,157 +3.96
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 8 180.00 $180.00 $666 -7.00
453–495 454 31 151.00–169.00 $168.37 $764 -3.63
541 541 28 171.50 $171.50 $928 —
575 575 1 160.00 $160.00 $920 -12.71
655 655 13 168.50 $168.50 $1,104 +15.00
730 730 3 158.00 $158.00 $1,153 +4.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 2 145.00 $145.00 $554 —
438 438 10 169.00 $169.00 $740 +23.00
530–547 544 6 150.00–159.50 $157.96 $859 +15.96
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 2 160.00 $160.00 $768 —
520 520 1 145.00 $145.00 $754 —
647 647 4 148.00 $148.00 $958 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 9 159.00 $159.00 $568 +3.50
459–490 460 48 143.00–150.50 $150.33 $692 +1.83
525–544 544 87 139.00–143.00 $142.96 $778 -0.02
639 639 39 135.75 $135.75 $867 +1.00
743 743 9 132.50 $132.50 $984 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–361 361 33 159.00–163.50 $163.37 $590 +0.20
452–475 454 59 154.00–159.00 $154.44 $701 —
537–545 537 49 138.00–145.00 $144.71 $777 +0.34
638 638 13 138.25 $138.25 $882 +1.25
723 723 3 130.00 $130.00 $940 -2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–368 367 14 145.00–162.50 $161.29 $592 -1.71
443 443 26 150.00 $150.00 $664 +2.00
537 537 19 144.00 $144.00 $773 +1.00
628 628 6 128.00 $128.00 $804 —
742 742 2 120.00 $120.00 $890 -4.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 6 135.00 $135.00 $500 -8.61
410–443 440 11 121.00–129.00 $128.32 $565 —
538 538 11 134.00 $134.00 $721 —
650 650 1 119.00 $119.00 $774 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–364 363 11 166.00–175.00 $174.21 $632 —
415–419 419 28 160.00–173.00 $172.54 $723 +2.54
492 492 42 167.50 $167.50 $824 +5.46
570 570 42 160.25 $160.25 $913 +1.25
622 622 17 149.50 $149.50 $930 +2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 21 183.50 $183.50 $629 —
380 380 1 159.00 $159.00 $604 -20.70
416 416 46 175.00 $175.00 $728 +0.50
483–489 484 33 158.00–165.25 $163.92 $793 +3.42
546 546 3 156.00 $156.00 $852 —
559 559 13 158.00 $158.00 $883 +7.02
633 633 4 145.00 $145.00 $918 +1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 2 149.00 $149.00 $502 —
404 404 6 157.00 $157.00 $634 —
485 485 7 143.00 $143.00 $694 —
550–566 564 9 134.00–146.50 $145.15 $819 —

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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.