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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, May 30, 2022

439 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $173.75/cwt +7.25 vs last sale · ≈ $952/hd at 548 lb · 65 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.50/cwt ≈ $772/hd at 538 lb · 47 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $162.25/cwt -0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,035/hd at 638 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 439 1,086 692
Feeder cattle 439 1,086 692

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 168, Heifers 203, Bulls 68)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 23 171.00 $171.00 $787 -5.00
548 548 65 173.75 $173.75 $952 +7.25
638 638 35 162.25 $162.25 $1,035 -0.75
747 747 4 140.50 $140.50 $1,050 -13.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 8 175.00 $175.00 $642 -9.75
457 457 15 168.50 $168.50 $770 -4.50
558 558 4 157.00 $157.00 $876 —
675 675 1 146.50 $146.50 $989 -0.50
730 730 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,051 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 2 150.00 $150.00 $675 —
533 533 4 144.00 $144.00 $768 +13.00
635 635 2 140.00 $140.00 $889 -6.50
720 720 1 135.50 $135.50 $976 -7.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
547 547 2 129.00 $129.00 $706 —
695 695 1 141.00 $141.00 $980 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 3 149.00 $149.00 $560 -8.28
445 445 1 134.00 $134.00 $596 -9.00
465 465 27 141.00 $141.00 $656 -5.50
538 538 47 143.50 $143.50 $772 —
633 633 23 125.25 $125.25 $793 -9.30
736 736 6 127.00 $127.00 $935 -0.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 16 152.00 $152.00 $550 -7.75
457–495 458 34 131.00–143.00 $142.62 $653 -4.38
537 537 8 137.00 $137.00 $736 -3.79
667 667 9 126.25 $126.25 $842 —
755 755 1 114.00 $114.00 $861 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–372 366 3 136.00–140.00 $138.71 $508 -16.29
454 454 9 137.75 $137.75 $625 +0.75
544 544 7 134.00 $134.00 $729 -4.50
620 620 3 124.50 $124.50 $772 -2.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 125.00 $125.00 $531 -15.00
522 522 2 125.00 $125.00 $652 -10.50
618 618 3 120.00 $120.00 $742 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 7 176.50 $176.50 $616 —
360–390 380 3 154.00–159.00 $157.42 $598 -24.58
410 410 10 162.50 $162.50 $666 -11.50
484 484 14 163.00 $163.00 $789 +3.95
581 581 3 156.00 $156.00 $906 -1.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 159.00 $159.00 $541 —
402 402 2 159.00 $159.00 $639 -13.00
486 486 9 153.00 $153.00 $744 -14.00
520 520 1 146.00 $146.00 $759 —
564 564 6 158.50 $158.50 $894 +2.25
600–623 620 9 147.00–148.00 $147.89 $917 +2.39
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 134.00 $134.00 $677 —
582 582 2 134.00 $134.00 $780 +0.50

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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.