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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, August 29, 2022

1,010 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $162.09/cwt -8.19 vs last sale · ≈ $736/hd at 454 lb · 65 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $157.15/cwt -3.10 vs last sale · ≈ $861/hd at 548 lb · 64 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $179.42/cwt +11.42 vs last sale · ≈ $980/hd at 546 lb · 54 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,010 902 648
Feeder cattle 1,010 902 648

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 299, Heifers 457, Bulls 254)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 383 2 170.00–188.00 $179.18 $686 -12.82
463–470 469 28 179.00–180.00 $179.11 $840 -0.89
545–546 546 54 169.50–180.00 $179.42 $980 +11.42
630 630 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,021 -14.56
655 655 47 171.00 $171.00 $1,120 —
749 749 23 165.00 $165.00 $1,236 -4.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 10 195.00 $195.00 $702 +6.00
425–447 446 27 172.00–181.50 $181.16 $808 +1.66
540 540 1 161.00 $161.00 $869 -16.00
554 554 37 176.75 $176.75 $979 —
636 636 30 168.00 $168.00 $1,068 -3.05
730 730 3 158.00 $158.00 $1,153 -1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 2 157.00 $157.00 $553 -2.54
461 461 9 166.00 $166.00 $765 +2.00
530 530 1 155.00 $155.00 $822 -9.00
560 560 10 163.50 $163.50 $916 —
635 635 4 161.00 $161.00 $1,022 ±0.00
710 710 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,058 -3.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 151.00 $151.00 $528 —
466 466 4 156.00 $156.00 $727 —
547 547 2 149.00 $149.00 $815 -0.78
725 725 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,080 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 151.00 $151.00 $483 —
361 361 27 170.50 $170.50 $616 -8.08
453–478 454 65 154.00–162.50 $162.09 $736 -8.19
538–549 548 64 148.00–157.75 $157.15 $861 -3.10
639–645 640 26 148.00–157.00 $155.95 $998 -5.42
756 756 3 139.00 $139.00 $1,051 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 13 165.00 $165.00 $615 -12.50
448 448 40 168.00 $168.00 $753 —
495 495 2 149.00 $149.00 $738 -20.98
557 557 51 155.00 $155.00 $863 —
644 644 51 159.50 $159.50 $1,027 -6.10
660 660 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,010 —
740 740 7 141.50 $141.50 $1,047 +2.00
785 785 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,060 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–380 373 16 148.00–164.00 $162.98 $608 -2.02
451–495 453 28 143.00–160.00 $159.34 $722 —
553 553 19 151.50 $151.50 $838 -3.00
645 645 9 139.50 $139.50 $900 —
765 765 1 124.00 $124.00 $949 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 4 145.00 $145.00 $510 -17.33
452 452 14 153.50 $153.50 $694 —
500–545 539 8 139.00–153.50 $151.82 $818 -11.18
663 663 4 139.00 $139.00 $922 —
720 720 2 122.00 $122.00 $878 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 12 193.00 $193.00 $685 +2.00
400–411 410 17 163.00–196.00 $194.11 $796 +5.03
493 493 27 172.50 $172.50 $850 -6.95
550–564 564 44 150.00–158.75 $158.56 $894 +3.56
620 620 19 152.50 $152.50 $946 -4.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 22 199.00 $199.00 $679 +23.00
413–418 418 31 158.00–193.00 $189.65 $793 +1.15
486 486 27 170.75 $170.75 $830 -3.79
515 515 1 146.00 $146.00 $752 —
561–580 563 19 140.00–153.00 $151.59 $853 -7.38
624 624 6 147.00 $147.00 $917 -9.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 159.00 $159.00 $588 -11.00
426 426 6 166.00 $166.00 $707 -12.00
504 504 12 151.00 $151.00 $761 +2.00
553 553 10 145.50 $145.50 $805 +1.50

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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.