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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, October 24, 2022

953 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.75/cwt -0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $765/hd at 551 lb · 63 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $148.50/cwt +7.26 vs last sale · ≈ $677/hd at 456 lb · 58 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $168.33/cwt +8.33 vs last sale · ≈ $934/hd at 555 lb · 52 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 953 1,168 1,208
Feeder cattle 953 1,168 1,208

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 283, Heifers 453, Bulls 217)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 184.00 $184.00 $681 +9.00
457 457 11 181.50 $181.50 $829 +12.00
554–565 555 52 154.50–169.50 $168.33 $934 +8.33
637 637 47 155.00 $155.00 $987 +8.00
675 675 3 144.00 $144.00 $972 +15.00
746 746 22 143.00 $143.00 $1,067 +7.00
755 755 3 129.00 $129.00 $974 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 8 195.00 $195.00 $698 +22.00
451 451 25 184.00 $184.00 $830 +15.00
534 534 23 174.50 $174.50 $932 +10.75
653–680 655 29 140.00–158.50 $157.18 $1,030 —
746 746 17 148.50 $148.50 $1,108 +16.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 4 159.00 $159.00 $585 +7.00
453 453 7 145.00 $145.00 $657 +10.00
553 553 10 150.50 $150.50 $832 —
659 659 5 136.00 $136.00 $896 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 163.00 $163.00 $619 -12.00
447 447 5 135.50 $135.50 $606 -8.50
555 555 7 145.00 $145.00 $805 —
665 665 1 136.00 $136.00 $904 +8.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 146.00 $146.00 $504 —
352 352 19 159.75 $159.75 $562 +7.25
427 427 2 137.00 $137.00 $585 —
456 456 58 148.50 $148.50 $677 +7.26
547 547 39 138.75 $138.75 $759 +4.00
556 556 3 131.00 $131.00 $728 —
641 641 40 132.00 $132.00 $846 +7.37
680 680 1 117.00 $117.00 $796 —
723 723 8 126.00 $126.00 $911 +1.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 155.00 $155.00 $535 +13.00
462–471 463 22 135.00–142.00 $141.03 $653 +1.75
546 546 5 130.00 $130.00 $710 -1.00
551 551 63 138.75 $138.75 $765 -0.25
635–640 640 51 123.00–128.00 $127.71 $817 -0.29
722–731 730 13 111.00–119.00 $117.78 $860 -2.22
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 8 149.00 $149.00 $507 —
462 462 19 138.50 $138.50 $640 +7.00
538 538 29 134.25 $134.25 $722 +10.25
635 635 7 109.00 $109.00 $692 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 9 156.25 $156.25 $542 —
385 385 1 127.50 $127.50 $491 -23.01
415 415 1 133.00 $133.00 $552 -5.00
451 451 19 143.25 $143.25 $646 +15.25
541 541 21 135.75 $135.75 $734 +4.75
635 635 7 116.00 $116.00 $737 -4.50
755 755 1 102.00 $102.00 $770 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 11 192.00 $192.00 $653 +30.50
353 353 4 173.00 $173.00 $611 —
419–420 419 30 145.00–175.00 $170.99 $716 +9.50
492 492 22 165.00 $165.00 $812 +24.24
558–565 564 29 147.00–149.00 $148.80 $839 +18.80
621 621 13 140.75 $140.75 $874 +20.75
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 5 185.00 $185.00 $666 —
413 413 9 170.00 $170.00 $702 +9.53
487 487 13 168.50 $168.50 $821 +31.50
560–564 563 31 141.00–155.00 $150.96 $850 +12.24
629 629 19 139.00 $139.00 $874 +9.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 137.00 $137.00 $480 —
429 429 6 164.00 $164.00 $704 +20.00
478 478 5 134.00 $134.00 $641 +3.50
540 540 1 120.00 $120.00 $648 —
564 564 16 139.75 $139.75 $788 +16.94

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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.