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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, June 20, 2022

1,304 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.16/cwt -0.12 vs last sale · ≈ $790/hd at 552 lb · 125 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $165.00/cwt -1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,063/hd at 644 lb · 117 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $173.75/cwt +5.22 vs last sale · ≈ $963/hd at 554 lb · 116 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,304 1,172 1,111
Feeder cattle 1,304 1,172 1,111

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 511, Heifers 621, Bulls 172)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 5 174.00 $174.00 $609 —
467 467 30 168.00 $168.00 $785 +0.56
554 554 116 173.75 $173.75 $963 +5.22
644 644 117 165.00 $165.00 $1,063 -1.50
720–735 734 61 149.50–153.50 $153.31 $1,125 -5.69
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 11 183.50 $183.50 $672 +3.25
448 448 45 177.75 $177.75 $796 +26.75
470 470 2 147.00 $147.00 $691 -22.00
535 535 56 175.00 $175.00 $936 +6.00
575 575 1 154.00 $154.00 $886 —
648 648 24 156.00 $156.00 $1,011 -8.00
742 742 2 152.00 $152.00 $1,128 -3.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 147.00 $147.00 $522 -16.50
458 458 8 158.50 $158.50 $726 —
539 539 10 154.50 $154.50 $833 +6.00
638 638 5 148.00 $148.00 $944 —
735 735 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,044 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 142.00 $142.00 $561 +4.00
461 461 5 136.00 $136.00 $627 +2.00
543 543 3 131.00 $131.00 $711 +1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 9 155.00 $155.00 $532 —
454–458 454 52 145.50–152.00 $151.62 $688 +2.80
547 547 4 143.50 $143.50 $785 —
552 552 125 143.16 $143.16 $790 -0.12
610–635 634 67 136.50–139.00 $136.57 $866 +4.99
735–744 743 15 128.00–131.50 $131.27 $975 +2.08
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–363 363 29 154.00–162.75 $162.45 $590 +2.28
453–454 454 114 146.50–151.50 $151.37 $687 -0.12
530–536 536 80 144.00–146.00 $145.98 $782 +1.24
637 637 18 142.00 $142.00 $905 +5.00
650 650 1 132.00 $132.00 $858 —
732 732 4 132.00 $132.00 $966 -1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 14 161.50 $161.50 $567 +1.25
460 460 35 151.00 $151.00 $695 +2.75
550 550 28 142.75 $142.75 $785 —
641 641 5 129.50 $129.50 $830 +1.50
760 760 1 119.00 $119.00 $904 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 151.00 $151.00 $574 +7.00
450 450 10 141.75 $141.75 $638 -0.75
566 566 8 143.50 $143.50 $812 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 13 185.75 $185.75 $639 +6.25
413 413 22 178.25 $178.25 $736 +12.75
488 488 26 170.25 $170.25 $831 +15.49
520 520 1 151.00 $151.00 $785 —
555 555 20 158.75 $158.75 $881 +13.75
619 619 5 146.75 $146.75 $908 +9.25
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 2 172.00 $172.00 $631 —
424 424 15 172.00 $172.00 $729 +6.00
492 492 29 172.00 $172.00 $846 +8.75
535 535 1 148.00 $148.00 $792 —
560 560 22 160.75 $160.75 $900 +7.75
622 622 6 146.00 $146.00 $908 +4.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 2 145.00 $145.00 $587 -9.00
491 491 4 136.00 $136.00 $668 -2.00
551 551 3 130.00 $130.00 $716 —

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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.