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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, May 16, 2022

1,329 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $173.75/cwt +3.19 vs last sale · ≈ $956/hd at 550 lb · 161 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $160.00/cwt +2.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,030/hd at 644 lb · 123 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.79/cwt +8.79 vs last sale · ≈ $803/hd at 551 lb · 102 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,329 922 983
Feeder cattle 1,329 922 983

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 537, Heifers 576, Bulls 216)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 10 184.00 $184.00 $697 +2.00
465 465 66 175.00 $175.00 $814 -3.44
550–555 550 161 154.00–174.00 $173.75 $956 +3.19
644 644 123 160.00 $160.00 $1,030 +2.75
677 677 2 149.00 $149.00 $1,009 —
717–729 728 23 149.50–151.00 $150.87 $1,098 +3.87
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–385 385 11 170.00–189.75 $187.98 $724 -8.02
448 448 49 180.00 $180.00 $806 +1.89
485 485 2 164.00 $164.00 $795 —
545 545 43 167.00 $167.00 $910 +3.80
645 645 10 159.00 $159.00 $1,026 -3.50
738 738 4 145.50 $145.50 $1,074 -1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 4 184.00 $184.00 $657 +14.00
446 446 7 174.00 $174.00 $776 +13.00
520 520 1 152.00 $152.00 $790 -8.00
551 551 9 163.00 $163.00 $898 —
655 655 5 144.25 $144.25 $945 -1.75
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 156.00 $156.00 $593 +5.00
467 467 5 146.00 $146.00 $682 -8.00
565 565 1 140.00 $140.00 $791 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–366 365 14 159.00–161.50 $161.15 $588 -0.85
457 457 70 152.00 $152.00 $695 +2.50
551 551 102 139.00–146.00 $145.79 $803 +8.79
625–644 643 62 132.00–138.00 $137.81 $886 +4.81
734 734 16 129.50 $129.50 $951 -0.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–370 364 44 156.00–165.00 $164.79 $600 +1.29
455–460 455 81 141.00–152.75 $152.60 $694 +1.21
536–545 545 79 140.00–143.50 $143.33 $781 -0.42
637 637 22 139.25 $139.25 $887 +3.25
660 660 2 134.50 $134.50 $888 —
739 739 8 133.00 $133.00 $983 +1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 11 159.00 $159.00 $571 —
455–465 465 22 144.00–149.00 $148.78 $692 +5.28
550–562 551 18 136.00–141.00 $140.43 $774 —
627–645 631 5 128.50–131.50 $130.89 $826 +3.39
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 146.00 $146.00 $548 +8.00
455 455 9 139.50 $139.50 $635 —
549 549 7 136.00 $136.00 $747 —
660 660 3 121.00 $121.00 $799 +1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 3 184.00 $184.00 $650 —
429 429 15 174.50 $174.50 $749 +0.56
486 486 31 170.00 $170.00 $826 +2.75
560–564 564 33 145.00–158.00 $157.22 $887 +1.52
629 629 21 146.50 $146.50 $921 +0.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 10 188.50 $188.50 $647 -6.00
424–435 424 23 164.00–178.50 $177.85 $754 +3.45
489 489 31 175.25 $175.25 $857 +5.50
515 515 1 150.00 $150.00 $772 ±0.00
563 563 24 154.00 $154.00 $867 -3.25
643 643 7 138.50 $138.50 $891 -7.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 147.00 $147.00 $500 —
355 355 1 154.00 $154.00 $547 —
428 428 3 145.00 $145.00 $621 -13.50
478 478 6 151.00 $151.00 $722 +3.00
557–590 563 6 130.00–138.00 $136.60 $769 +0.60

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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.