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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, June 6, 2022

1,150 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.00/cwt +1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $796/hd at 549 lb · 94 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $165.75/cwt +3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,059/hd at 639 lb · 93 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $172.75/cwt ≈ $964/hd at 558 lb · 92 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,150 439 1,293
Feeder cattle 1,150 439 1,293

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 428, Heifers 524, Bulls 198)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 173.00 $173.00 $571 —
445 445 1 158.00 $158.00 $703 —
470 470 28 171.00 $171.00 $804 ±0.00
558 558 92 172.75 $172.75 $964 —
639 639 93 165.75 $165.75 $1,059 +3.50
739 739 38 156.75 $156.75 $1,158 +16.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 13 179.50 $179.50 $675 +4.50
456 456 39 170.00 $170.00 $775 +1.50
554 554 36 167.00 $167.00 $925 +10.00
637–646 645 22 153.00–161.50 $160.74 $1,037 —
752–755 752 10 151.00–155.00 $154.60 $1,163 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 6 164.00 $164.00 $590 —
461 461 8 152.00 $152.00 $701 +2.00
540 540 21 156.00 $156.00 $842 +12.00
641 641 6 150.50 $150.50 $965 +10.50
727 727 4 146.00 $146.00 $1,061 +10.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 5 130.00 $130.00 $699 +1.00
647 647 2 137.00 $137.00 $886 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 11 156.50 $156.50 $565 +7.50
459 459 56 151.50 $151.50 $695 +10.50
549 549 94 145.00 $145.00 $796 +1.50
570 570 2 136.00 $136.00 $775 —
638 638 44 136.00 $136.00 $868 +10.75
725 725 3 128.50 $128.50 $932 +1.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 29 165.50 $165.50 $597 +13.50
455 455 83 151.75 $151.75 $690 +9.13
541–545 541 62 143.00–144.75 $144.64 $783 +7.64
632–635 635 20 126.00–139.75 $138.38 $879 —
725 725 3 126.00 $126.00 $914 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 17 164.00 $164.00 $549 —
390 390 1 143.00 $143.00 $558 +4.29
405 405 1 147.00 $147.00 $595 —
453 453 26 150.50 $150.50 $682 +12.75
538 538 3 135.00 $135.00 $726 +1.00
558 558 22 143.00 $143.00 $798 —
639 639 8 128.00 $128.00 $818 +3.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 4 135.50 $135.50 $499 —
447 447 14 139.00 $139.00 $621 +14.00
470 470 1 129.00 $129.00 $606 —
500–536 533 14 130.00–138.00 $137.46 $733 +12.46
622 622 5 122.00 $122.00 $759 +2.00
790 790 1 103.00 $103.00 $814 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–370 358 9 163.00–171.00 $170.08 $609 —
416 416 23 164.50 $164.50 $684 +5.50
498 498 28 153.00 $153.00 $762 ±0.00
564 564 22 157.25 $157.25 $887 -1.25
630 630 9 146.50 $146.50 $923 -1.39
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 20 180.00 $180.00 $605 +3.50
413 413 23 162.00 $162.00 $669 -0.50
493 493 24 158.50 $158.50 $781 -4.50
563 563 16 153.00 $153.00 $861 -3.00
610 610 2 139.50 $139.50 $851 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 140.00 $140.00 $497 —
428 428 4 144.00 $144.00 $616 —
500–543 522 16 127.00–132.00 $129.40 $675 -4.60

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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.