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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, August 22, 2022

902 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $160.25/cwt +8.25 vs last sale · ≈ $875/hd at 546 lb · 57 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.02/cwt +17.02 vs last sale · ≈ $894/hd at 545 lb · 53 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $176.56/cwt +5.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,141/hd at 646 lb · 53 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 902 978 1,093
Feeder cattle 902 978 1,093

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 264, Heifers 414, Bulls 224)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 192.00 $192.00 $730 +3.00
451 451 8 180.00 $180.00 $812 -3.43
530 530 1 168.00 $168.00 $890 —
551 551 47 181.50 $181.50 $1,000 -0.54
646–647 646 53 159.00–177.25 $176.56 $1,141 +5.36
728–735 728 26 163.00–169.25 $169.01 $1,230 +11.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 3 189.00 $189.00 $696 -5.07
441 441 16 179.50 $179.50 $792 —
545 545 31 177.00 $177.00 $965 —
630–642 641 29 158.00–172.00 $171.05 $1,096 +2.80
724 724 6 159.00 $159.00 $1,151 +1.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–363 360 4 155.00–161.00 $159.54 $574 -10.46
470 470 5 164.00 $164.00 $771 —
540 540 10 164.00 $164.00 $886 —
626 626 3 161.00 $161.00 $1,008 -2.50
727 727 2 152.00 $152.00 $1,105 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 166.00 $166.00 $573 —
444 444 5 156.00 $156.00 $693 —
530 530 9 136.00–151.50 $149.78 $794 -9.22
617 617 2 154.00 $154.00 $950 -1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–370 363 26 156.00–179.50 $178.58 $648 +8.39
456–460 456 48 157.00–171.50 $170.28 $776 +4.59
546 546 57 160.25 $160.25 $875 +8.25
571 571 4 153.00 $153.00 $874 -4.25
610–634 633 26 145.00–162.00 $161.37 $1,021 +8.87
752 752 2 139.00 $139.00 $1,045 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 8 177.50 $177.50 $643 +8.50
455–461 461 33 153.00–170.50 $169.98 $784 +5.97
540–545 545 53 155.00–164.75 $164.02 $894 +17.02
610–642 641 38 150.00–166.00 $165.60 $1,061 +7.07
741 741 17 139.50 $139.50 $1,034 +0.23
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 15 165.00 $165.00 $582 +2.30
430–448 446 15 150.00–163.50 $161.76 $721 —
520 520 1 147.00 $147.00 $764 —
550 550 20 154.50 $154.50 $850 +0.78
665 665 1 138.00 $138.00 $918 —
730 730 1 128.00 $128.00 $934 -10.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–395 371 8 145.00–165.00 $162.33 $602 -0.67
400–435 433 16 144.00–161.00 $160.02 $693 +0.02
541 541 17 163.00 $163.00 $882 +3.50
555 555 1 144.00 $144.00 $799 —
627 627 6 146.00 $146.00 $915 ±0.00
765 765 1 125.00 $125.00 $956 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 7 191.00 $191.00 $670 —
415–426 425 21 180.50–189.50 $189.08 $804 -1.54
475–487 486 38 160.00–180.50 $179.45 $872 -0.55
559 559 36 155.00 $155.00 $866 -8.25
625 625 12 157.00 $157.00 $981 -3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 176.00 $176.00 $607 —
356 356 8 199.75 $199.75 $711 +3.25
426 426 16 188.50 $188.50 $803 +1.73
460–493 492 23 152.00–175.50 $174.54 $859 -0.19
557–565 558 16 140.00–160.25 $158.97 $887 -1.53
622 622 7 156.50 $156.50 $973 -2.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 4 170.00 $170.00 $615 —
421 421 8 178.00 $178.00 $749 +3.00
494 494 20 163.50 $163.50 $808 +7.00
505 505 1 149.00 $149.00 $752 —
570 570 6 144.00 $144.00 $821 -15.50

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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.