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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, July 11, 2022

1,501 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $169.88/cwt +8.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,097/hd at 646 lb · 130 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $148.50/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $815/hd at 549 lb · 114 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.39/cwt +3.89 vs last sale · ≈ $827/hd at 557 lb · 99 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,501 1,081 1,272
Feeder cattle 1,501 1,081 1,272

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 562, Heifers 716, Bulls 223)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–395 381 6 165.00–174.00 $172.44 $657 -1.56
471 471 29 176.00 $176.00 $829 +5.99
560 560 93 171.75 $171.75 $962 -2.24
630–646 646 130 164.50–170.00 $169.88 $1,097 +8.19
705–743 742 49 149.00–156.25 $156.11 $1,158 -4.18
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 17 177.00 $177.00 $646 -5.26
420 420 1 161.00 $161.00 $676 —
460 460 51 179.25 $179.25 $825 -6.00
548 548 76 171.00 $171.00 $937 -7.71
563 563 3 167.50 $167.50 $943 —
620–647 646 32 162.50–168.50 $168.32 $1,087 +3.32
736 736 9 154.50 $154.50 $1,137 -0.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 9 164.00 $164.00 $574 +18.00
430–449 448 22 146.00–161.00 $160.35 $718 +8.85
558–580 564 4 140.00–150.00 $147.43 $832 —
607 607 2 158.00 $158.00 $959 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 2 147.00 $147.00 $569 —
445 445 8 155.00 $155.00 $690 —
525–548 546 11 141.00–162.50 $160.62 $877 —
637 637 5 156.00 $156.00 $994 +17.00
751 751 3 143.00 $143.00 $1,074 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 158.00 $158.00 $490 —
357 357 41 162.50 $162.50 $580 -6.73
452–470 452 85 148.00–152.75 $152.69 $690 -0.27
549 549 114 148.50 $148.50 $815 -1.00
585 585 2 144.00 $144.00 $842 -4.00
637 637 38 140.00 $140.00 $892 +0.24
650 650 1 135.00 $135.00 $878 —
739 739 13 128.00 $128.00 $946 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–380 373 5 153.00–158.00 $156.98 $586 -2.57
461 461 45 158.00 $158.00 $728 +3.75
555–557 557 99 143.00–148.50 $148.39 $827 +3.89
641 641 81 142.75 $142.75 $915 +0.12
670 670 2 135.00 $135.00 $904 —
726 726 13 129.00 $129.00 $937 -3.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 15 159.50 $159.50 $581 +1.27
415 415 1 144.00 $144.00 $598 —
451 451 34 151.50 $151.50 $683 -2.18
549 549 35 144.50 $144.50 $793 -3.75
643 643 4 133.00 $133.00 $855 -4.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 16 153.00 $153.00 $549 —
442 442 35 146.50 $146.50 $648 +0.50
535 535 1 134.00 $134.00 $717 -8.50
550 550 27 145.50 $145.50 $800 —
635 635 6 133.00 $133.00 $845 —
760 760 1 115.00 $115.00 $874 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 21 180.00 $180.00 $621 -3.94
412–420 412 27 165.00–172.50 $172.22 $710 -7.53
485–490 490 22 152.00–165.00 $163.83 $803 -7.63
563 563 24 161.00 $161.00 $906 +2.30
627 627 7 150.00 $150.00 $940 +5.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 6 173.00 $173.00 $599 -7.00
413 413 16 174.00 $174.00 $719 -0.50
491–495 491 28 160.00–166.00 $165.57 $813 -6.93
561 561 12 162.00 $162.00 $909 +0.80
627 627 14 153.00 $153.00 $959 +5.75
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 7 164.00 $164.00 $574 +13.00
411 411 17 163.00 $163.00 $670 +10.00
488 488 9 144.00 $144.00 $703 +2.00
563 563 13 148.00 $148.00 $833 +6.00

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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.