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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, April 25, 2022

1,279 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $169.00/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $931/hd at 551 lb · 119 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $150.50/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $676/hd at 449 lb · 104 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.96/cwt -2.04 vs last sale · ≈ $764/hd at 546 lb · 75 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,279 469 1,177
Feeder cattle 1,279 469 1,177

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 405, Heifers 569, Bulls 305)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 5 168.00 $168.00 $645 +2.00
459 459 56 174.25 $174.25 $800 +12.29
542 542 5 160.00 $160.00 $867 -4.00
551 551 119 169.00 $169.00 $931 -1.00
637 637 53 156.00 $156.00 $994 -9.00
653 653 4 150.50 $150.50 $983 —
738 738 28 152.50 $152.50 $1,125 +0.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 11 186.50 $186.50 $670 +1.50
458–466 459 34 154.00–169.50 $168.11 $772 +3.70
531–537 536 28 160.00–176.75 $174.97 $938 -0.03
652 652 13 164.00 $164.00 $1,069 —
725–742 739 6 146.00–153.50 $152.27 $1,125 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 7 151.00 $151.00 $536 —
430–448 447 12 149.00–155.50 $154.98 $693 +6.98
540 540 2 150.00 $150.00 $810 -9.00
554 554 7 166.00 $166.00 $920 —
641 641 5 147.50 $147.50 $945 —
745 745 2 136.00 $136.00 $1,013 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 156.00 $156.00 $686 —
552 552 4 142.00 $142.00 $784 +3.00
660 660 2 139.50 $139.50 $921 —
715 715 1 138.00 $138.00 $987 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 156.00 $156.00 $499 —
362 362 31 165.00 $165.00 $597 +0.25
449 449 104 150.50 $150.50 $676 -1.00
457 457 2 146.00 $146.00 $667 -8.00
532–538 538 56 139.00–144.75 $144.55 $778 -3.88
653–654 654 25 130.00–136.00 $135.28 $885 -1.47
732 732 10 129.50 $129.50 $948 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 18 158.00 $158.00 $574 —
462–480 463 66 148.50 $148.50 $688 -1.00
530–547 546 75 139.00–140.00 $139.96 $764 -2.04
642 642 39 130.75 $130.75 $839 —
695 695 1 126.00 $126.00 $876 —
750 750 23 129.50 $129.50 $971 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 11 156.50 $156.50 $545 —
431–442 441 49 140.00–149.00 $148.46 $655 -1.54
543 543 20 143.75 $143.75 $781 —
587 587 2 130.00 $130.00 $763 -15.90
626 626 10 125.00 $125.00 $782 -4.31
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 4 155.50 $155.50 $561 —
458 458 13 146.25 $146.25 $670 +7.25
548 548 7 138.50 $138.50 $759 +3.50
607 607 2 115.00 $115.00 $698 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347–348 348 42 154.00–185.25 $183.77 $640 —
413 413 43 172.50 $172.50 $712 +0.25
460–490 489 40 139.00–165.00 $164.39 $804 -6.79
556 556 23 156.50 $156.50 $870 +2.70
622 622 2 142.00 $142.00 $883 -4.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–390 368 4 155.00–166.00 $163.09 $600 —
425 425 25 165.75 $165.75 $704 +0.75
492 492 35 167.25 $167.25 $823 -2.08
501 501 3 154.00 $154.00 $772 —
559–560 559 47 150.00–157.00 $156.85 $877 -3.15
625 625 19 145.50 $145.50 $909 -2.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 152.00 $152.00 $520 —
420 420 6 147.50 $147.50 $620 -5.50
496 496 9 140.50 $140.50 $697 —
571 571 5 134.00 $134.00 $765 —

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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.