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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, June 27, 2022

1,081 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.00/cwt +4.50 vs last sale · ≈ $813/hd at 549 lb · 93 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $173.99/cwt +0.24 vs last sale · ≈ $976/hd at 561 lb · 88 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $149.50/cwt +3.52 vs last sale · ≈ $810/hd at 542 lb · 70 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,081 1,304 1,269
Feeder cattle 1,081 1,304 1,269

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 336, Heifers 512, Bulls 233)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 2 174.00 $174.00 $656 ±0.00
464–490 465 27 158.00–170.50 $170.01 $791 +2.01
555–561 561 88 165.50–174.50 $173.99 $976 +0.24
600–643 642 61 158.00–161.75 $161.69 $1,038 -3.31
710–729 728 21 156.00–160.50 $160.29 $1,167 +6.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374–390 375 11 168.00–183.75 $182.26 $683 -1.24
458 458 30 185.25 $185.25 $848 +38.25
537–542 542 41 168.00–179.25 $178.71 $969 +3.71
645 645 21 165.00 $165.00 $1,064 +9.00
731 731 8 155.00 $155.00 $1,133 +3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 2 146.00 $146.00 $536 -1.00
442 442 4 151.50 $151.50 $670 —
532 532 4 153.00 $153.00 $814 -1.50
648 648 4 153.00 $153.00 $991 +5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 3 143.00 $143.00 $676 +7.00
506 506 3 136.00 $136.00 $688 —
645 645 1 139.00 $139.00 $897 —
658 658 4 149.00 $149.00 $980 —
780 780 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,115 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–390 366 12 154.00–160.75 $159.55 $584 —
463 463 33 154.25 $154.25 $714 +2.63
549 549 93 148.00 $148.00 $813 +4.50
558 558 6 144.50 $144.50 $806 +1.34
630–637 637 67 140.00–142.75 $142.63 $909 +6.06
736 736 16 132.50 $132.50 $975 +1.23
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 352 19 157.00–170.00 $169.23 $596 +6.78
455–457 457 54 148.00–153.25 $152.96 $699 +1.59
542 542 70 149.50 $149.50 $810 +3.52
560 560 7 148.00 $148.00 $829 —
625–635 634 33 136.00–140.00 $139.76 $886 -2.24
760 760 7 134.50 $134.50 $1,022 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–367 367 9 152.00–159.00 $158.23 $581 -3.27
450–460 450 32 144.00–154.00 $153.68 $692 +2.68
537 537 14 148.25 $148.25 $796 —
628 628 8 137.00 $137.00 $860 +7.50
727 727 2 127.00 $127.00 $923 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 7 148.00 $148.00 $506 —
424 424 13 146.00 $146.00 $619 —
540 540 7 142.50 $142.50 $770 —
655 655 1 130.00 $130.00 $852 —
737 737 2 122.00 $122.00 $899 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344–347 345 11 177.00–185.50 $183.94 $635 -1.81
380 380 1 169.00 $169.00 $642 —
410 410 28 179.75 $179.75 $737 +1.50
490–491 490 45 150.00–173.00 $171.46 $840 +1.21
560–563 563 26 145.00–159.25 $158.70 $893 -0.05
628 628 17 144.50 $144.50 $907 -2.25
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 8 180.00 $180.00 $614 —
415 415 15 174.50 $174.50 $724 +2.50
494 494 21 172.50 $172.50 $852 +0.50
515 515 1 154.50 $154.50 $796 +6.50
555–566 565 18 156.00–161.50 $161.20 $911 +0.45
619 619 20 147.25 $147.25 $911 +1.25
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 151.00 $151.00 $551 —
419 419 11 153.00 $153.00 $641 +8.00
487 487 6 142.00 $142.00 $692 +6.00
566 566 3 142.00 $142.00 $804 +12.00

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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.