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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, May 2, 2022

1,072 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $151.50/cwt +5.50 vs last sale · ≈ $683/hd at 451 lb · 108 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $168.50/cwt -0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $927/hd at 550 lb · 91 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.04/cwt +1.08 vs last sale · ≈ $764/hd at 542 lb · 70 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,072 1,279 1,244
Feeder cattle 1,072 1,279 1,244

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 334, Heifers 507, Bulls 231)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 4 177.00 $177.00 $667 +9.00
466 466 39 175.50 $175.50 $818 +1.25
550 550 91 168.50 $168.50 $927 -0.50
625–634 634 57 150.00–157.75 $157.48 $998 +1.48
740 740 8 151.50 $151.50 $1,121 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–390 362 12 171.00–192.00 $188.23 $681 +1.73
432–445 444 31 170.00–178.50 $177.97 $790 —
541 541 32 172.00 $172.00 $931 -2.97
555 555 1 151.00 $151.00 $838 —
653 653 16 161.50 $161.50 $1,055 -2.50
730 730 6 151.50 $151.50 $1,106 -0.77
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 4 153.00 $153.00 $554 +2.00
436 436 6 169.50 $169.50 $739 +14.52
557 557 6 157.00 $157.00 $874 -9.00
617 617 5 150.50 $150.50 $929 +3.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 153.00 $153.00 $543 —
440 440 5 150.00 $150.00 $660 -6.00
560 560 3 138.00 $138.00 $773 -4.00
653 653 5 145.00 $145.00 $947 +5.50
745 745 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,006 -3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 158.00 $158.00 $506 +2.00
372 372 35 164.75 $164.75 $613 -0.25
438 438 4 146.50 $146.50 $642 -4.00
451 451 108 151.50 $151.50 $683 +5.50
525–548 547 60 138.00–142.00 $141.81 $776 -2.74
640 640 22 133.50 $133.50 $854 —
750 750 14 128.00 $128.00 $960 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 7 156.50 $156.50 $579 -1.50
460 460 49 150.00 $150.00 $690 +1.50
505–543 542 70 141.00–144.00 $141.04 $764 +1.08
627 627 26 134.75 $134.75 $845 +4.00
736 736 10 127.50 $127.50 $938 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 159.00 $159.00 $549 +2.50
360 360 16 157.75 $157.75 $568 —
445 445 1 140.00 $140.00 $623 -8.46
460 460 18 148.75 $148.75 $684 —
530 530 16 140.00 $140.00 $742 -3.75
646 646 8 123.50 $123.50 $798 -1.50
715 715 1 120.00 $120.00 $858 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 140.00 $140.00 $532 -15.50
456 456 18 147.50 $147.50 $673 +1.25
542 542 10 139.00 $139.00 $753 +0.50
630 630 7 123.50 $123.50 $778 +8.50
723 723 3 120.50 $120.50 $871 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 12 184.00 $184.00 $638 +0.23
380 380 1 158.00 $158.00 $600 —
420 420 36 176.50 $176.50 $741 +4.00
491–495 491 32 139.00–155.50 $154.46 $758 -9.93
560 560 24 152.75 $152.75 $855 -3.75
630 630 6 135.00 $135.00 $850 -7.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 6 180.50 $180.50 $630 —
420 420 17 175.50 $175.50 $737 +9.75
493 493 33 159.00 $159.00 $784 -8.25
568 568 33 152.75 $152.75 $868 -4.10
624 624 13 144.25 $144.25 $900 -1.25
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 162.00 $162.00 $608 —
402 402 6 157.50 $157.50 $633 +10.00
494 494 7 145.50 $145.50 $719 +5.00
551 551 3 134.00 $134.00 $738 ±0.00
600 600 1 122.00 $122.00 $732 —

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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.