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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, September 5, 2022

372 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $159.00/cwt +1.85 vs last sale · ≈ $862/hd at 542 lb · 27 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.50/cwt +0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $868/hd at 558 lb · 23 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $180.75/cwt ≈ $1,005/hd at 556 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 372 1,010 558
Feeder cattle 372 1,010 558

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 109, Heifers 184, Bulls 79)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 189.00–197.00 $193.00 $762 +13.82
470–471 471 11 173.00–184.00 $183.00 $862 +3.89
552–556 556 20 174.00–181.50 $180.75 $1,005 —
643 643 18 173.50 $173.50 $1,116 +11.50
736 736 10 164.00 $164.00 $1,207 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 2 200.00 $200.00 $724 +5.00
447 447 5 190.50 $190.50 $852 +9.34
534–542 535 13 165.00–181.25 $178.72 $956 +17.72
646 646 6 168.50 $168.50 $1,089 +0.50
770 770 2 154.00 $154.00 $1,186 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 6 155.00 $155.00 $736 -1.00
543 543 6 151.00 $151.00 $820 +2.00
645 645 2 151.00 $151.00 $974 —
715 715 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,037 -4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 160.00 $160.00 $632 —
422 422 2 179.00 $179.00 $755 —
552 552 2 157.00 $157.00 $867 -6.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 7 173.00 $173.00 $593 —
466 466 14 166.50 $166.50 $776 +17.50
545 545 1 150.00 $150.00 $818 —
558 558 23 155.50 $155.50 $868 +0.50
645 645 11 146.25 $146.25 $943 -13.25
655 655 1 140.50 $140.50 $920 -12.50
743 743 12 134.50 $134.50 $999 -7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 9 174.50 $174.50 $611 +4.00
460 460 14 154.00–165.50 $164.68 $758 +2.59
542 542 27 159.00 $159.00 $862 +1.85
653 653 12 148.50 $148.50 $970 —
739 739 5 138.00 $138.00 $1,020 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 165.00 $165.00 $544 —
448 448 9 160.50 $160.50 $719 —
540 540 3 146.00 $146.00 $788 —
552 552 10 153.50 $153.50 $847 +2.00
649 649 6 144.00 $144.00 $935 +4.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 160.00 $160.00 $576 +15.00
460–490 475 2 140.00–143.00 $141.55 $672 -11.95
550 550 9 148.00 $148.00 $814 —
634 634 5 140.00 $140.00 $888 —
665 665 1 133.00 $133.00 $884 -6.00
705 705 1 130.00 $130.00 $916 +8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 2 199.00 $199.00 $710 +6.00
423 423 3 196.00 $196.00 $829 +1.89
500 500 12 178.00 $178.00 $890 —
556 556 10 167.00 $167.00 $929 +8.44
624 624 7 158.50 $158.50 $989 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 6 203.50 $203.50 $680 +4.50
407 407 5 196.50 $196.50 $800 +6.85
503 503 10 175.50 $175.50 $883 +29.50
580 580 2 161.00 $161.00 $934 +9.41
620 620 1 152.00 $152.00 $942 +5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 162.00 $162.00 $599 +3.00
421 421 6 180.00 $180.00 $758 +14.00
500 500 8 151.50 $151.50 $758 +0.50
571 571 5 152.00 $152.00 $868 +6.50

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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.