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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, October 10, 2022

1,512 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.31/cwt -3.90 vs last sale · ≈ $735/hd at 551 lb · 104 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $135.50/cwt ≈ $608/hd at 449 lb · 96 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.50/cwt ≈ $711/hd at 549 lb · 93 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,512 464 1,101
Feeder cattle 1,512 464 1,101

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 405, Heifers 717, Bulls 390)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 3 156.00 $156.00 $590 —
461 461 26 157.00 $157.00 $724 -12.00
552–571 553 76 160.00–168.00 $167.67 $927 +13.67
643–648 643 78 140.00–157.00 $155.68 $1,001 -10.32
741–747 741 42 134.00–152.00 $151.14 $1,120 +2.14
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 10 159.00 $159.00 $569 -21.00
462 462 30 154.00–157.00 $154.20 $712 -17.30
537–547 547 44 151.00–160.50 $160.08 $876 —
646 646 38 154.50 $154.50 $998 -5.94
695 695 1 135.00 $135.00 $938 —
745 745 15 145.50 $145.50 $1,084 +0.50
765 765 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,002 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 8 135.00 $135.00 $622 —
558 558 6 127.00 $127.00 $709 —
648 648 6 141.00 $141.00 $914 -1.00
755 755 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,042 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 2 134.00 $134.00 $626 —
541 541 12 141.50 $141.50 $766 —
640 640 6 136.00 $136.00 $870 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 2 135.00 $135.00 $468 —
360 360 28 147.00 $147.00 $529 -5.45
449 449 96 135.50 $135.50 $608 —
458 458 6 120.00 $120.00 $550 -29.00
549 549 93 129.50 $129.50 $711 —
560 560 7 119.00 $119.00 $666 -19.17
632–638 637 41 118.00–127.75 $126.81 $808 -13.19
732 732 13 125.00 $125.00 $915 -4.56
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 15 148.50 $148.50 $555 -4.00
460–475 460 60 121.00–134.50 $134.27 $618 -14.73
550–565 551 104 121.00–133.82 $133.31 $735 -3.90
635–640 636 75 117.00–121.00 $120.52 $767 -14.98
728–735 729 22 115.00–121.50 $120.90 $881 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 10 135.00 $135.00 $471 —
395 395 1 110.00 $110.00 $434 -27.00
453–485 454 31 110.00–125.00 $124.48 $565 —
548 548 37 121.00 $121.00 $663 -11.25
635–637 637 17 100.00–123.50 $122.12 $778 -6.88
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 3 117.00 $117.00 $417 -20.50
455 455 16 121.00 $121.00 $551 —
535–545 544 30 103.00–120.50 $119.35 $649 -7.85
640 640 9 119.50 $119.50 $765 -5.50
785 785 1 106.00 $106.00 $832 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 15 160.00 $160.00 $570 —
425–445 427 25 146.00–149.50 $149.21 $637 -5.79
494 494 48 139.00 $139.00 $687 -14.00
505 505 2 134.00 $134.00 $677 —
559–565 565 61 127.00–139.00 $138.03 $780 -9.73
626 626 27 131.00 $131.00 $820 -20.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–342 341 20 138.00–159.50 $157.39 $537 -3.61
413–414 414 42 143.00–146.00 $143.21 $593 -10.79
490–491 491 47 132.00–136.00 $132.17 $649 -26.58
557–590 559 44 120.00–130.50 $130.00 $727 -10.00
628 628 21 119.50 $119.50 $750 -14.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 2 129.00 $129.00 $467 -16.00
424 424 8 131.00 $131.00 $555 —
500 500 13 127.50 $127.50 $638 +1.50
556–570 557 15 110.00–121.00 $120.25 $670 -5.75

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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.