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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, October 3, 2022

464 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.50/cwt -9.48 vs last sale · ≈ $859/hd at 634 lb · 41 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $138.17/cwt ≈ $768/hd at 556 lb · 37 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.21/cwt ≈ $757/hd at 552 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 464 1,212 994
Feeder cattle 464 1,212 994

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 109, Heifers 263, Bulls 92)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 7 169.00 $169.00 $796 -14.88
543 543 18 171.00 $171.00 $929 +7.00
577 577 2 154.00 $154.00 $889 -20.75
641 641 20 166.00 $166.00 $1,064 +2.75
723 723 9 149.00 $149.00 $1,077 -5.65
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 3 180.00 $180.00 $653 -12.73
463 463 13 171.50 $171.50 $794 -2.75
551 551 13 166.75 $166.75 $919 —
600–642 637 8 145.00–162.50 $160.44 $1,022 -1.54
743 743 5 145.00 $145.00 $1,077 -9.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 145.00 $145.00 $602 —
528 528 5 138.00 $138.00 $729 —
627 627 2 142.00 $142.00 $890 —
720 720 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,015 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 154.00 $154.00 $647 —
505 505 1 144.00 $144.00 $727 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–355 350 13 140.00–153.50 $152.45 $534 -15.69
453 453 27 149.00 $149.00 $675 +6.00
550–556 556 37 126.00–138.50 $138.17 $768 —
642 642 20 140.00 $140.00 $899 +5.00
685 685 1 126.00 $126.00 $863 -2.00
725–735 734 9 126.00–130.00 $129.56 $951 +0.06
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 4 152.50 $152.50 $549 -6.67
445 445 1 135.00 $135.00 $601 —
459 459 23 149.00 $149.00 $684 -5.00
551–572 552 29 127.00–138.00 $137.21 $757 —
634 634 41 135.50 $135.50 $859 -9.48
756–775 759 7 123.00–127.00 $126.42 $960 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 137.00 $137.00 $514 —
441 441 11 133.00 $133.00 $587 —
543 543 12 132.25 $132.25 $718 -4.75
630 630 8 129.00 $129.00 $813 +2.63
730 730 1 110.00 $110.00 $803 -7.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 4 137.50 $137.50 $510 -19.50
428 428 4 133.50 $133.50 $571 -7.44
520–543 539 6 123.00–128.00 $127.20 $686 -8.30
625 625 4 125.00 $125.00 $781 +4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 169.00 $169.00 $515 —
413 413 8 155.00 $155.00 $640 -6.98
495 495 13 153.00 $153.00 $757 -7.50
564–595 566 15 138.00–148.50 $147.76 $836 -2.72
622 622 10 151.50 $151.50 $942 +5.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 8 161.00 $161.00 $549 -13.00
408 408 13 154.00 $154.00 $628 -10.61
482 482 10 158.75 $158.75 $765 -2.41
558 558 4 140.00 $140.00 $781 -6.80
627 627 2 133.50 $133.50 $837 -4.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 145.00 $145.00 $529 -19.00
525 525 1 126.00 $126.00 $662 —
560 560 6 126.00 $126.00 $706 -12.00

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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.