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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, October 31, 2022

1,126 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.18/cwt -0.57 vs last sale · ≈ $767/hd at 555 lb · 101 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $144.15/cwt +7.15 vs last sale · ≈ $641/hd at 445 lb · 80 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.69/cwt +4.98 vs last sale · ≈ $845/hd at 637 lb · 67 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,126 953 1,075
Feeder cattle 1,126 953 1,075

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 281, Heifers 580, Bulls 265)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–387 378 3 160.00–185.00 $177.06 $669 -6.94
467 467 24 184.50 $184.50 $862 +3.00
558–561 558 62 158.00–170.00 $169.03 $943 +0.70
633–642 641 66 139.00–157.50 $156.39 $1,002 +1.39
728–735 734 26 149.50–155.25 $154.37 $1,133 +11.37
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 9 194.50 $194.50 $722 -0.50
465 465 19 180.00 $180.00 $837 -4.00
536 536 29 172.25 $172.25 $923 -2.25
555 555 3 159.00 $159.00 $882 —
645 645 10 156.00 $156.00 $1,006 —
758 758 4 149.00 $149.00 $1,129 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 8 179.50 $179.50 $630 +16.50
432 432 5 155.50 $155.50 $672 +20.00
540 540 5 138.00 $138.00 $745 —
725 725 1 130.00 $130.00 $942 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 3 151.00 $151.00 $672 —
505 505 1 135.00 $135.00 $682 —
780 780 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,100 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 21 156.00 $156.00 $576 —
450–478 452 55 135.00–144.00 $143.31 $648 +2.28
555–561 555 101 130.50–138.50 $138.18 $767 -0.57
630–638 637 67 130.00–133.00 $132.69 $845 +4.98
720 720 15 127.50 $127.50 $918 +9.72
777 777 2 124.00 $124.00 $963 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–382 357 38 135.00–161.00 $159.54 $570 -0.21
430–445 445 80 140.00–144.25 $144.15 $641 +7.15
540 540 54 138.75 $138.75 $749 ±0.00
628 628 21 137.00 $137.00 $860 +5.00
761 761 8 130.00 $130.00 $989 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 19 151.00 $151.00 $557 +23.50
449 449 19 142.50 $142.50 $640 +9.50
460 460 1 127.50 $127.50 $586 -15.75
536–547 537 22 118.00–137.50 $135.69 $729 -0.06
635–646 645 14 118.00–127.00 $126.37 $815 +10.37
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 5 141.00 $141.00 $513 —
457 457 13 135.00 $135.00 $617 -3.50
540 540 18 136.50 $136.50 $737 +2.25
655 655 7 125.50 $125.50 $822 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 12 185.00 $185.00 $638 —
362 362 2 171.00 $171.00 $619 -14.00
423–427 423 25 165.00–180.00 $178.79 $756 +8.79
486–493 488 32 162.00–170.00 $168.23 $821 -0.27
555–558 558 48 152.00–157.50 $157.39 $878 +6.43
622 622 20 135.50 $135.50 $843 -3.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 19 190.50 $190.50 $648 -1.50
370 370 1 166.00 $166.00 $614 -7.00
417 417 20 176.00 $176.00 $734 +5.01
487 487 35 162.00 $162.00 $789 -3.00
525 525 1 142.00 $142.00 $746 —
559 559 14 145.75 $145.75 $815 -3.05
618 618 11 130.50 $130.50 $806 -10.25
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419 419 6 151.00 $151.00 $633 -13.00
501 501 14 127.50 $127.50 $639 —
573 573 5 127.00 $127.00 $728 -12.75

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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.