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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, April 18, 2022

469 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $170.00/cwt +0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $942/hd at 554 lb · 37 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.00/cwt ≈ $799/hd at 555 lb · 29 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $154.00/cwt +4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $713/hd at 463 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 469 884 1,434
Feeder cattle 469 884 1,434

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 143, Heifers 200, Bulls 126)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 166.00 $166.00 $631 -2.00
462–480 477 14 143.00–165.00 $161.96 $773 +13.96
546 546 4 164.00 $164.00 $895 +2.50
554 554 37 170.00 $170.00 $942 +0.50
639 639 28 165.00 $165.00 $1,054 +7.00
690 690 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,063 —
705 705 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,072 —
758 758 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,213 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 5 185.00 $185.00 $696 -0.11
463–495 466 12 148.00–166.00 $164.41 $766 -11.09
548 548 13 175.00 $175.00 $959 +6.76
630 630 9 171.00 $171.00 $1,077 —
755 755 5 152.00 $152.00 $1,148 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 151.00 $151.00 $506 -18.00
421 421 3 148.00 $148.00 $623 -5.18
547 547 2 159.00 $159.00 $870 -8.00
655 655 1 139.00 $139.00 $910 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 139.00 $139.00 $806 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 22 164.75 $164.75 $583 +1.04
444 444 5 151.50 $151.50 $673 +8.50
463 463 28 154.00 $154.00 $713 +4.00
544–547 544 27 147.50–148.50 $148.43 $807 +4.68
640 640 2 134.00 $134.00 $858 +0.14
655 655 11 136.75 $136.75 $896 —
765 765 2 132.00 $132.00 $1,010 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 2 154.00 $154.00 $673 —
466 466 13 149.50 $149.50 $697 +1.19
523 523 3 142.00 $142.00 $743 -2.44
555 555 29 144.00 $144.00 $799 —
655 655 11 131.00 $131.00 $858 —
741 741 4 131.00 $131.00 $971 +1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 160.00 $160.00 $592 -1.29
449 449 11 150.00 $150.00 $674 +1.50
555–560 555 11 140.00–146.50 $145.90 $810 —
612–645 623 3 128.00–130.00 $129.31 $806 +6.31
732 732 2 127.00 $127.00 $930 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 2 139.00 $139.00 $649 —
537 537 5 135.00 $135.00 $725 -3.50
655 655 1 127.00 $127.00 $832 —
735 735 3 128.00 $128.00 $941 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 158.00 $158.00 $545 -6.00
423 423 14 165.00 $165.00 $698 -4.00
467–486 484 20 149.00–171.50 $169.33 $820 +4.83
578 578 26 160.00 $160.00 $925 +0.26
643 643 5 148.00 $148.00 $952 -2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 5 184.00 $184.00 $646 +4.00
412–421 420 14 137.00–178.00 $172.25 $723 -3.25
455–487 486 23 140.00–172.50 $171.18 $832 +12.68
555–563 562 9 140.00–155.50 $153.80 $864 -4.76
621 621 3 146.00 $146.00 $907 -1.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 148.00 $148.00 $555 -4.00
425 425 3 153.00 $153.00 $650 +3.00
525 525 1 119.00 $119.00 $625 —

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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.