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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, May 23, 2022

1,086 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $166.50/cwt ≈ $914/hd at 549 lb · 116 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.19/cwt -5.60 vs last sale · ≈ $771/hd at 550 lb · 113 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $147.00/cwt -5.60 vs last sale · ≈ $662/hd at 450 lb · 89 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,086 1,329 997
Feeder cattle 1,086 1,329 997

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 384, Heifers 534, Bulls 168)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 6 179.00 $179.00 $639 -5.00
459 459 30 176.00 $176.00 $808 +1.00
549 549 116 166.50 $166.50 $914 —
641 641 56 163.00 $163.00 $1,045 +3.00
738 738 13 153.50 $153.50 $1,133 +2.63
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 15 184.75 $184.75 $689 -3.23
460 460 54 173.00 $173.00 $796 +9.00
538 538 32 166.25 $166.25 $894 -0.75
645 645 11 156.50 $156.50 $1,009 -2.50
665 665 1 147.00 $147.00 $978 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 5 178.00 $178.00 $641 -6.00
438 438 13 169.00 $169.00 $740 -5.00
500 500 1 131.00 $131.00 $655 -21.00
563 563 7 139.00 $139.00 $783 -24.00
646 646 6 146.50 $146.50 $946 —
721 721 3 143.00 $143.00 $1,031 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 148.00 $148.00 $570 -8.00
459 459 6 156.00 $156.00 $716 +10.00
555–575 565 2 119.00–126.00 $122.56 $692 -17.44
605 605 1 135.00 $135.00 $817 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 364 9 152.00–158.00 $157.28 $572 -3.87
420 420 1 143.00 $143.00 $601 —
458 458 68 146.50 $146.50 $671 -5.50
550 550 113 138.00–140.25 $140.19 $771 -5.60
600–638 637 45 134.50–137.00 $134.55 $857 -3.26
740 740 13 127.50 $127.50 $944 -2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 152.50 $152.50 $518 —
360 360 34 159.75 $159.75 $575 -5.04
447 447 6 143.00 $143.00 $639 —
450 450 89 147.00 $147.00 $662 -5.60
522–535 534 47 136.00–141.00 $140.79 $752 -2.54
637 637 15 139.00 $139.00 $885 -0.25
715 715 2 126.00 $126.00 $901 -7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 8 155.00 $155.00 $552 -4.00
443 443 28 144.00 $144.00 $638 —
480 480 1 137.00 $137.00 $658 -11.78
535 535 12 138.50 $138.50 $741 —
640 640 8 127.00 $127.00 $813 -3.89
720 720 1 110.00 $110.00 $792 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 13 140.00 $140.00 $616 —
545 545 12 135.50 $135.50 $738 -0.50
628 628 6 125.00 $125.00 $785 —
765 765 1 105.00 $105.00 $803 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 17 182.00 $182.00 $641 —
419 419 20 174.00 $174.00 $729 -3.85
495–496 496 22 149.00–162.00 $159.05 $789 -16.20
553 553 18 157.50 $157.50 $871 +3.50
626 626 5 140.00 $140.00 $876 +1.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 6 170.00 $170.00 $612 -14.00
417 417 13 172.00 $172.00 $717 -2.50
481 481 16 167.00 $167.00 $803 -3.00
562 562 22 156.25 $156.25 $878 -0.97
627 627 10 145.50 $145.50 $912 -1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 4 139.50 $139.50 $590 -5.50
495 495 7 139.00 $139.00 $688 -12.00
558 558 7 133.50 $133.50 $745 -3.10

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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.