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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, August 15, 2022

978 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $182.04/cwt +1.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,007/hd at 553 lb · 79 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.25/cwt ≈ $889/hd at 555 lb · 74 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $171.20/cwt -1.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,101/hd at 643 lb · 69 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 978 1,010 1,089
Feeder cattle 978 1,010 1,089

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 307, Heifers 477, Bulls 194)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 3 189.00 $189.00 $673 +6.00
468–490 469 19 165.00–184.50 $183.43 $860 -3.07
553–575 553 79 166.00–182.25 $182.04 $1,007 +1.79
643–645 643 69 161.00–172.00 $171.20 $1,101 -1.80
740 740 25 158.00 $158.00 $1,169 -8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–385 359 5 176.00–199.00 $194.07 $697 -0.93
466–490 468 12 169.00–183.50 $182.23 $853 -5.52
552–565 553 42 169.00–181.25 $180.36 $997 +16.36
645 645 17 168.25 $168.25 $1,085 -4.75
742 742 7 157.50 $157.50 $1,169 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 3 170.00 $170.00 $651 —
438 438 4 173.00 $173.00 $758 —
558 558 6 161.50 $161.50 $901 —
636 636 8 163.50 $163.50 $1,040 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 176.00 $176.00 $634 —
485 485 1 159.00 $159.00 $771 —
545 545 4 159.00 $159.00 $867 +3.50
610 610 2 155.00 $155.00 $946 -1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 6 169.00 $169.00 $605 -0.50
457–460 457 39 155.00–164.25 $164.01 $750 -1.31
545 545 1 147.00 $147.00 $801 -12.50
555 555 74 160.25 $160.25 $889 —
630–643 642 62 149.00–159.00 $158.53 $1,018 +4.06
730–735 730 23 139.25–139.50 $139.27 $1,017 -0.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–375 365 28 162.00–170.50 $170.19 $621 +0.69
454–462 454 65 156.00–166.00 $165.69 $752 +2.44
521 521 4 152.00 $152.00 $792 -5.50
551 551 52 157.25 $157.25 $866 +12.25
644 644 17 152.50 $152.50 $982 +1.00
660 660 1 149.00 $149.00 $983 +8.00
740 740 3 143.50 $143.50 $1,062 +0.75
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–362 361 17 145.00–165.00 $162.70 $587 +4.70
451 451 34 155.25 $155.25 $700 +11.25
551–595 553 23 148.00–154.00 $153.72 $850 +17.72
620–632 630 6 139.00–146.50 $145.27 $915 -1.73
700 700 1 138.00 $138.00 $966 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 5 163.00 $163.00 $580 +9.00
444 444 6 160.00 $160.00 $710 -2.75
548 548 9 159.50 $159.50 $874 -0.50
600 600 1 146.00 $146.00 $876 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 8 195.00 $195.00 $661 +5.50
411–413 411 28 175.00–192.50 $190.62 $783 +2.12
494 494 25 180.00 $180.00 $889 +6.00
525–535 533 4 162.50–169.00 $164.10 $875 -6.40
559 559 21 163.25 $163.25 $913 +6.47
629 629 10 160.00 $160.00 $1,006 +3.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 13 196.50 $196.50 $688 -1.50
400–413 413 29 180.00–187.00 $186.77 $771 +1.77
467–484 483 24 166.00–175.50 $174.73 $844 +4.73
556 556 15 160.50 $160.50 $892 -2.61
615 615 2 159.00 $159.00 $978 +1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 2 160.00 $160.00 $555 —
435 435 2 175.00 $175.00 $761 +2.50
478 478 5 156.50 $156.50 $748 -1.50
566 566 6 159.50 $159.50 $903 +4.50

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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.