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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, April 11, 2022

884 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.44/cwt +1.48 vs last sale · ≈ $781/hd at 541 lb · 71 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $150.00/cwt -4.44 vs last sale · ≈ $678/hd at 452 lb · 53 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $169.50/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $934/hd at 551 lb · 53 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 884 964 1,184
Feeder cattle 884 964 1,184

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 221, Heifers 431, Bulls 232)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 2 168.00 $168.00 $617 ±0.00
443 443 14 168.00 $168.00 $744 +8.00
485 485 1 148.00 $148.00 $718 -26.00
542 542 2 161.50 $161.50 $875 -8.75
551 551 53 169.50 $169.50 $934 +5.00
610 610 2 158.00 $158.00 $964 -8.75
651 651 30 164.50 $164.50 $1,071 —
740–745 745 22 153.00–157.25 $157.06 $1,170 -0.15
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–395 366 12 161.00–187.50 $185.11 $678 +5.11
435 435 2 154.00 $154.00 $670 —
453 453 23 175.50 $175.50 $795 +7.13
520–536 535 14 158.00–169.00 $168.24 $900 -3.26
650 650 10 169.50 $169.50 $1,102 +1.00
720–739 737 11 157.00–160.00 $159.73 $1,177 +1.73
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 169.00 $169.00 $558 —
433–445 434 9 139.00–155.00 $153.18 $665 -15.82
542 542 4 167.00 $167.00 $905 +9.04
645 645 2 160.50 $160.50 $1,035 —
740 740 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,103 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 149.00 $149.00 $581 —
425 425 1 151.00 $151.00 $642 —
531 531 4 140.00 $140.00 $743 -5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–385 361 30 149.00–164.25 $163.71 $591 +0.34
446 446 5 143.00 $143.00 $638 —
452 452 53 150.00 $150.00 $678 -4.44
542 542 52 143.75 $143.75 $779 -0.96
630–642 641 13 126.00–134.50 $133.86 $858 -4.39
725 725 4 134.00 $134.00 $972 +4.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 11 155.00 $155.00 $556 -4.00
458–485 459 36 142.00–148.50 $148.31 $681 -2.02
520–541 541 71 140.00–144.50 $144.44 $781 +1.48
642 642 22 135.00 $135.00 $867 -0.75
740 740 5 130.00 $130.00 $962 -2.50
750 750 1 125.00 $125.00 $938 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–367 354 23 149.00–164.00 $161.29 $571 ±0.00
430 430 6 148.50 $148.50 $639 -1.50
450 450 34 148.00 $148.00 $666 —
538 538 29 143.50 $143.50 $772 -0.50
643 643 6 123.00 $123.00 $791 -5.00
775 775 1 119.00 $119.00 $922 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 7 149.00 $149.00 $517 —
432 432 7 146.00 $146.00 $631 +17.68
537 537 8 138.50 $138.50 $744 +4.50
645 645 5 120.50 $120.50 $777 —
767 767 2 117.00 $117.00 $897 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 164.00 $164.00 $558 —
410 410 25 169.00 $169.00 $693 -3.54
495 495 34 164.50 $164.50 $814 -3.00
520 520 2 144.00 $144.00 $749 —
563–570 563 31 156.00–160.00 $159.74 $899 -0.51
622 622 15 150.00 $150.00 $933 +0.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 17 180.00 $180.00 $634 +21.00
419 419 30 175.50 $175.50 $735 +0.50
488 488 32 158.50 $158.50 $773 -5.42
550–568 565 19 152.00–159.75 $158.56 $896 +0.56
621 621 6 147.50 $147.50 $916 +2.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 3 152.00 $152.00 $541 —
437 437 2 150.00 $150.00 $656 -7.00
491 491 5 145.00 $145.00 $712 +2.00
566 566 10 141.00 $141.00 $798 -4.15

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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.