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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, August 8, 2022

1,010 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $180.25/cwt -0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,008/hd at 559 lb · 72 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.50/cwt ≈ $876/hd at 549 lb · 71 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $157.50/cwt +0.04 vs last sale · ≈ $863/hd at 548 lb · 70 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,010 857 1,053
Feeder cattle 1,010 857 1,053

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 284, Heifers 495, Bulls 231)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 183.00 $183.00 $659 +13.00
461 461 17 186.50 $186.50 $860 +10.52
559 559 72 180.25 $180.25 $1,008 -0.25
643 643 46 173.00 $173.00 $1,112 -11.99
736 736 22 166.00 $166.00 $1,222 +7.00
770 770 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,178 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 6 195.00 $195.00 $720 +18.00
464 464 30 187.75 $187.75 $871 +15.26
547 547 37 177.25 $177.25 $970 -1.25
575 575 1 164.00 $164.00 $943 —
638 638 14 173.00 $173.00 $1,104 -0.50
760 760 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,193 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 153.00 $153.00 $490 —
427 427 12 162.00 $162.00 $692 +10.00
531 531 4 155.50 $155.50 $826 +1.50
610 610 1 156.00 $156.00 $952 —
660 660 1 146.00 $146.00 $964 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 11 164.00 $164.00 $741 —
540 540 3 156.00 $156.00 $842 +15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 9 169.50 $169.50 $653 +4.50
453–465 453 48 157.00–165.50 $165.32 $749 +6.82
549 549 71 159.50 $159.50 $876 —
632–646 646 61 146.00–154.75 $154.47 $998 +8.47
734 734 18 140.25 $140.25 $1,029 +5.25
765 765 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,056 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 25 169.50 $169.50 $612 +2.00
459 459 47 163.25 $163.25 $749 -1.50
548 548 70 157.50 $157.50 $863 +0.04
563 563 3 145.00 $145.00 $816 —
634 634 42 151.50 $151.50 $961 +3.33
656 656 3 141.00 $141.00 $925 —
730 730 5 142.75 $142.75 $1,042 +11.75
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 13 158.00 $158.00 $556 +3.00
442 442 16 151.50 $151.50 $670 —
480 480 1 144.00 $144.00 $691 -9.50
540 540 14 151.00 $151.00 $815 -2.25
552 552 2 136.00 $136.00 $751 —
617 617 7 147.00 $147.00 $907 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 3 154.00 $154.00 $551 +9.00
442 442 25 162.75 $162.75 $719 +5.75
526 526 9 160.00 $160.00 $842 +15.00
710 710 1 134.00 $134.00 $951 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 4 189.50 $189.50 $656 +20.50
420 420 21 188.50 $188.50 $792 +2.50
490 490 38 174.00 $174.00 $853 +10.19
517 517 2 170.50 $170.50 $881 —
561–566 565 27 155.00–157.00 $156.78 $886 +1.78
627 627 17 156.25 $156.25 $980 +3.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 180.00 $180.00 $603 -9.50
351 351 24 198.00 $198.00 $695 —
412 412 29 185.00 $185.00 $762 +5.52
489 489 11 170.00 $170.00 $831 +2.25
500 500 2 167.00 $167.00 $835 —
565–570 570 23 160.00–163.25 $163.11 $930 +4.86
621 621 6 158.00 $158.00 $981 +1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 7 172.50 $172.50 $738 +23.50
495 495 13 158.00 $158.00 $782 +15.98
572 572 5 155.00 $155.00 $887 +6.05

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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.