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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, May 9, 2022

922 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $170.56/cwt +2.06 vs last sale · ≈ $947/hd at 555 lb · 111 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.25/cwt -0.79 vs last sale · ≈ $770/hd at 549 lb · 91 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $157.25/cwt -0.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,005/hd at 639 lb · 80 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 922 1,072 702
Feeder cattle 922 1,072 702

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 364, Heifers 397, Bulls 161)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 5 182.00 $182.00 $690 +5.00
463–490 464 36 160.00–179.00 $178.44 $828 +2.94
554–590 555 111 148.00–171.00 $170.56 $947 +2.06
639 639 80 157.25 $157.25 $1,005 -0.23
733 733 19 147.00 $147.00 $1,078 -4.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 21 196.00 $196.00 $721 +7.77
444–445 444 39 171.00–178.50 $178.11 $791 +0.14
515–544 542 19 148.00–164.00 $163.20 $885 -8.80
635 635 11 162.50 $162.50 $1,032 —
748 748 3 146.50 $146.50 $1,096 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 3 170.00 $170.00 $614 +17.00
412 412 2 161.00 $161.00 $663 -8.50
535 535 2 160.00 $160.00 $856 —
661 661 3 146.00 $146.00 $965 —
720 720 1 138.00 $138.00 $994 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 151.00 $151.00 $596 —
465 465 3 154.00 $154.00 $716 —
535 535 2 143.00 $143.00 $765 —
650 650 2 137.00 $137.00 $890 -8.00
735 735 1 134.00 $134.00 $985 -1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 8 162.00 $162.00 $604 +5.50
465–477 465 56 143.00–149.75 $149.50 $695 -0.50
549 549 91 140.25 $140.25 $770 -0.79
580 580 1 137.00 $137.00 $795 —
649 649 47 133.00 $133.00 $863 -1.75
738 738 9 129.75 $129.75 $958 +2.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 12 163.50 $163.50 $613 -1.25
455–476 456 50 146.00–151.75 $151.39 $690 -0.11
538 538 38 143.75 $143.75 $773 +1.94
642 642 17 136.00 $136.00 $873 +2.50
732 732 7 132.00 $132.00 $966 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 6 159.50 $159.50 $555 +0.50
438 438 20 147.75 $147.75 $647 +7.75
453 453 4 143.50 $143.50 $650 -5.25
546 546 14 140.00 $140.00 $764 ±0.00
630 630 5 127.50 $127.50 $803 +4.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 138.00 $138.00 $524 -2.00
440 440 8 136.50 $136.50 $601 —
570 570 2 130.00 $130.00 $741 —
655 655 1 120.00 $120.00 $786 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 2 185.00 $185.00 $596 +4.50
426–445 428 11 159.00–175.50 $173.94 $744 -1.56
498 498 26 167.25 $167.25 $833 +8.25
502 502 2 157.00 $157.00 $788 —
558–575 559 31 141.00–156.75 $155.70 $870 +2.95
624 624 13 146.00 $146.00 $911 +1.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 7 194.50 $194.50 $654 +10.50
416–435 417 26 160.00–175.00 $174.40 $727 -2.10
494 494 12 169.75 $169.75 $839 +15.29
515 515 1 150.00 $150.00 $772 —
556 556 17 157.25 $157.25 $874 +4.50
616 616 3 146.00 $146.00 $899 +11.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 3 158.50 $158.50 $686 +1.00
487 487 4 148.00 $148.00 $721 +2.50
566 566 3 136.00 $136.00 $770 +2.00

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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.