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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, September 19, 2022

1,098 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.79/cwt +5.79 vs last sale · ≈ $857/hd at 550 lb · 89 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $154.32/cwt +0.26 vs last sale · ≈ $836/hd at 542 lb · 88 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $176.22/cwt -2.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,135/hd at 644 lb · 73 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,098 1,094 1,236
Feeder cattle 1,098 1,094 1,236

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 325, Heifers 540, Bulls 233)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 205.00 $205.00 $748 +25.00
459–495 461 16 168.00–181.00 $180.13 $830 -4.87
554–577 555 65 171.00–181.50 $180.83 $1,004 +5.72
632–644 644 73 175.00–176.25 $176.22 $1,135 -2.20
746 746 21 168.00 $168.00 $1,253 +5.00
765 765 2 148.00 $148.00 $1,132 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–395 373 10 180.00–209.00 $205.93 $768 +12.93
455–460 455 30 159.00–182.00 $180.45 $821 +0.83
528–546 545 39 162.50–179.75 $178.46 $973 -1.79
658 658 24 168.50 $168.50 $1,109 —
740 740 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,117 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 161.00 $161.00 $531 —
442 442 7 166.25 $166.25 $735 —
566 566 5 156.00 $156.00 $883 +7.00
664 664 7 159.50 $159.50 $1,059 —
735 735 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,051 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464–470 465 7 150.00–154.00 $153.42 $713 +8.42
576 576 9 156.00 $156.00 $899 +2.00
621 621 4 147.00 $147.00 $913 +5.00
770 770 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,109 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 34 170.00 $170.00 $605 -4.50
448 448 68 166.25 $166.25 $745 —
470 470 1 152.00 $152.00 $714 -12.32
542–545 542 88 146.50–154.50 $154.32 $836 +0.26
644 644 30 146.50 $146.50 $943 -5.84
660 660 1 138.00 $138.00 $911 —
710–723 721 6 140.00–144.00 $143.34 $1,033 +5.34
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 12 164.00 $164.00 $607 -9.50
459–460 460 50 153.00–160.00 $159.30 $733 -2.66
550–560 550 89 147.00–156.00 $155.79 $857 +5.79
628–643 642 47 141.00–144.75 $144.52 $928 -5.98
731 731 14 142.50 $142.50 $1,042 +0.89
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–375 362 14 143.00–163.00 $161.52 $585 +11.52
400–449 446 18 144.00–156.50 $155.88 $695 +5.88
539 539 15 150.00 $150.00 $808 —
636 636 12 142.50 $142.50 $906 +12.50
650 650 1 134.00 $134.00 $871 +10.00
705 705 2 137.00 $137.00 $966 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 7 154.50 $154.50 $579 —
460 460 6 150.00 $150.00 $690 -6.00
547 547 17 149.50 $149.50 $818 —
632 632 6 138.00 $138.00 $872 -7.00
705–710 708 2 130.00 $130.00 $920 +1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 16 187.00 $187.00 $645 -10.00
419 419 33 180.00 $180.00 $754 -3.45
477–490 489 24 151.00–173.50 $171.67 $839 +9.09
558 558 27 158.25 $158.25 $883 +0.75
617 617 4 155.00 $155.00 $956 +2.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 4 180.00 $180.00 $625 —
423–435 424 14 155.00–174.50 $173.07 $734 -7.93
487 487 26 173.00 $173.00 $843 -3.38
560–569 568 36 157.00–162.50 $161.90 $920 -5.76
622 622 13 160.50 $160.50 $998 +5.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 140.00 $140.00 $455 —
426 426 13 162.00 $162.00 $690 -3.00
485 485 17 149.25 $149.25 $724 +4.75
569 569 5 150.50 $150.50 $856 -4.00

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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.