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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, August 1, 2022

857 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.83/cwt +4.06 vs last sale · ≈ $866/hd at 552 lb · 73 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $157.46/cwt +2.71 vs last sale · ≈ $857/hd at 544 lb · 62 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $164.75/cwt +7.03 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 460 lb · 58 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 857 444 1,097
Feeder cattle 857 444 1,097

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 254, Heifers 399, Bulls 204)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 170.00 $170.00 $612 +11.00
459–460 459 23 160.00–177.50 $175.98 $808 +2.98
550 550 39 180.50 $180.50 $993 +9.50
643–645 643 44 174.00–185.25 $184.99 $1,189 +12.99
747 747 10 159.00 $159.00 $1,188 +6.35
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 6 177.00 $177.00 $658 —
452–465 453 26 160.00–173.00 $172.49 $781 +7.49
542 542 46 178.50 $178.50 $967 +5.25
635 635 28 173.50 $173.50 $1,102 +7.51
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 5 155.00 $155.00 $581 —
441 441 10 172.00 $172.00 $759 —
515 515 1 141.00 $141.00 $726 —
563 563 5 159.00 $159.00 $895 -2.00
635 635 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,029 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 144.00 $144.00 $554 —
430 430 2 152.00 $152.00 $654 —
548 548 5 154.00 $154.00 $844 -6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 7 165.00 $165.00 $594 —
410 410 2 160.00 $160.00 $656 —
472 472 27 158.50 $158.50 $748 +2.32
552–575 552 73 145.00–157.00 $156.83 $866 +4.06
643 643 43 146.00 $146.00 $939 +6.50
737 737 15 135.00 $135.00 $995 +3.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 19 167.50 $167.50 $615 +16.50
460 460 58 164.75 $164.75 $758 +7.03
543–544 544 62 146.00–158.25 $157.46 $857 +2.71
632–637 637 23 142.00–148.75 $148.17 $944 +11.26
717 717 2 131.00 $131.00 $939 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 11 155.00 $155.00 $567 +25.00
452 452 15 153.50 $153.50 $694 +10.00
543 543 15 153.25 $153.25 $832 —
595 595 1 140.00 $140.00 $833 -4.00
654 654 5 140.00 $140.00 $916 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 4 145.00 $145.00 $563 —
439 439 10 157.00 $157.00 $689 —
540 540 6 145.00 $145.00 $783 —
600 600 1 130.00 $130.00 $780 +10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 4 169.00 $169.00 $583 —
415 415 24 186.00 $186.00 $772 +15.61
477–493 492 40 160.00–164.00 $163.81 $806 +1.58
561 561 28 155.00 $155.00 $870 -4.16
628 628 13 153.00 $153.00 $961 +6.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 6 189.50 $189.50 $644 —
410–418 418 16 160.00–180.75 $179.48 $750 +15.57
488 488 28 167.75 $167.75 $819 +6.70
565 565 15 158.25 $158.25 $894 +3.25
627 627 7 157.00 $157.00 $984 +17.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 147.00 $147.00 $470 —
424 424 5 149.00 $149.00 $632 +6.00
450–489 484 8 141.50–146.00 $142.02 $687 -8.98
581–595 583 9 131.00–151.25 $148.95 $868 —

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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.