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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, October 17, 2022

1,168 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $134.75/cwt +5.25 vs last sale · ≈ $733/hd at 544 lb · 94 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.00/cwt +5.69 vs last sale · ≈ $766/hd at 551 lb · 89 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $141.24/cwt +21.24 vs last sale · ≈ $643/hd at 455 lb · 77 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,168 1,512 1,389
Feeder cattle 1,168 1,512 1,389

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 334, Heifers 573, Bulls 261)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 2 175.00 $175.00 $651 +19.00
445 445 1 146.00 $146.00 $650 —
468 468 23 169.50 $169.50 $793 +12.50
554 554 64 160.00 $160.00 $886 -7.67
636 636 57 147.00 $147.00 $935 -8.68
685 685 1 129.00 $129.00 $884 —
740 740 21 136.00 $136.00 $1,006 -15.14
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 8 173.00 $173.00 $633 +14.00
450 450 27 169.00 $169.00 $760 +14.80
544 544 36 163.75 $163.75 $891 +3.67
590 590 1 131.00 $131.00 $773 —
646 646 36 154.00 $154.00 $995 -0.50
721 721 3 132.50 $132.50 $955 -13.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 11 175.00 $175.00 $634 —
445 445 12 144.00 $144.00 $641 —
539 539 8 134.50 $134.50 $725 -7.00
675 675 1 128.00 $128.00 $864 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 2 152.00 $152.00 $596 —
455 455 8 135.00 $135.00 $614 ±0.00
547 547 7 135.00 $135.00 $738 —
645 645 3 122.00 $122.00 $787 -19.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 32 152.50 $152.50 $546 +5.50
455–461 455 77 135.00–141.50 $141.24 $643 +21.24
544 544 94 134.75 $134.75 $733 +5.25
600–634 633 30 121.00–124.75 $124.63 $789 -2.18
727 727 5 125.00 $125.00 $909 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 142.00 $142.00 $454 —
353 353 8 151.50 $151.50 $535 +3.00
456–485 458 51 136.00–139.50 $139.28 $638 +5.01
543 543 3 131.00 $131.00 $711 —
551 551 89 139.00 $139.00 $766 +5.69
639 639 50 128.00 $128.00 $818 +7.48
724 724 9 120.00 $120.00 $869 -0.90
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–356 356 14 131.00–153.75 $150.51 $536 —
439 439 25 138.00 $138.00 $606 —
460 460 1 128.00 $128.00 $589 +3.52
546 546 29 131.00 $131.00 $715 +10.00
632 632 10 120.50 $120.50 $762 -1.62
735 735 2 115.00 $115.00 $845 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 8 131.00 $131.00 $477 +14.00
456 456 10 131.50 $131.50 $600 +10.50
533 533 17 124.00 $124.00 $661 +4.65
655 655 3 118.50 $118.50 $776 —
715 715 3 111.00 $111.00 $794 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 25 161.50 $161.50 $546 +4.11
400–415 415 33 161.00–161.50 $161.49 $670 +18.28
483–493 492 32 139.75–148.00 $140.76 $693 +8.59
554 554 19 130.00 $130.00 $720 ±0.00
634 634 10 120.00 $120.00 $761 +0.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–348 347 11 162.00–169.00 $168.39 $584 —
423–432 430 21 160.00–162.00 $160.47 $690 +11.26
491 491 32 137.00 $137.00 $673 -2.00
501 501 6 145.00 $145.00 $726 +11.00
561–579 564 28 133.00–140.00 $138.72 $782 +0.69
627 627 13 130.00 $130.00 $815 -1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 336 4 135.00–143.00 $141.16 $474 —
411 411 8 144.00 $144.00 $592 +13.00
472 472 7 130.50 $130.50 $616 —
561–572 563 12 117.00–124.00 $122.81 $691 +2.56

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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.