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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, July 25, 2022

444 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.77/cwt +5.96 vs last sale · ≈ $849/hd at 556 lb · 43 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $157.72/cwt +8.72 vs last sale · ≈ $733/hd at 465 lb · 32 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $171.00/cwt +5.25 vs last sale · ≈ $961/hd at 562 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 444 1,156 1,058
Feeder cattle 444 1,156 1,058

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 109, Heifers 219, Bulls 116)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 159.00 $159.00 $612 -5.00
420 420 1 172.00 $172.00 $722 —
471 471 8 173.00 $173.00 $815 +7.77
562 562 27 171.00 $171.00 $961 +5.25
638 638 21 172.00 $172.00 $1,097 +9.01
665 665 3 167.00 $167.00 $1,111 —
732–735 732 8 145.00–153.75 $152.65 $1,117 +2.65
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 7 165.00 $165.00 $742 -3.59
547 547 18 173.25 $173.25 $948 —
620–639 636 7 165.50–169.00 $165.99 $1,056 +5.99
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 142.50 $142.50 $492 +2.50
485 485 1 155.00 $155.00 $752 —
525 525 3 160.00 $160.00 $840 —
600 600 1 151.00 $151.00 $906 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 162.00 $162.00 $786 +2.32
575 575 1 161.00 $161.00 $926 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 5 151.00 $151.00 $513 —
455–467 456 18 142.00–158.00 $156.18 $712 +7.32
556–557 556 43 143.00–153.25 $152.77 $849 +5.96
638 638 23 139.50 $139.50 $890 +1.43
715–724 722 11 131.50 $131.50 $949 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 11 151.00 $151.00 $528 -3.94
461–476 465 32 146.00–161.75 $157.72 $733 +8.72
542 542 24 154.75 $154.75 $839 +9.75
565 565 2 140.00 $140.00 $791 -1.50
620–642 639 8 129.00–138.00 $136.91 $875 -5.34
755 755 2 131.50 $131.50 $993 +2.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343–347 346 11 131.00–134.00 $133.19 $461 —
457 457 7 143.00 $143.00 $654 -0.50
575 575 1 143.00 $143.00 $822 —
620 620 1 120.00 $120.00 $744 —
650 650 1 125.00 $125.00 $812 -10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 145.50 $145.50 $506 -3.50
355 355 1 130.00 $130.00 $462 —
465 465 6 143.50 $143.50 $667 -1.00
561 561 3 144.00 $144.00 $808 —
645 645 5 125.00 $125.00 $806 -4.00
730 730 1 120.00 $120.00 $876 +9.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 12 164.50 $164.50 $579 —
405–413 411 13 150.00–168.00 $163.91 $674 -8.09
470–486 484 15 158.00–161.50 $161.05 $779 +6.88
537 537 2 157.00 $157.00 $843 +12.00
560 560 7 155.00 $155.00 $868 +9.00
631 631 4 140.00 $140.00 $883 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 4 159.00 $159.00 $566 -5.00
405–439 432 14 160.00–173.00 $170.39 $736 +1.68
485–489 486 17 159.00–164.00 $162.23 $788 +8.31
559–573 564 9 158.50–159.50 $159.16 $898 +9.25
627 627 6 146.50 $146.50 $919 +2.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 411 3 143.00 $143.00 $588 -6.00
490 490 6 151.00 $151.00 $740 +16.50
545 545 3 148.00 $148.00 $807 —

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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.