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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, November 7, 2022

1,292 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.16/cwt ≈ $757/hd at 548 lb · 119 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $149.00/cwt +4.85 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 447 lb · 72 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.51/cwt +1.20 vs last sale · ≈ $658/hd at 455 lb · 67 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,292 1,126 1,279
Feeder cattle 1,292 1,126 1,279

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 359, Heifers 629, Bulls 304)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–380 375 3 175.00–198.00 $190.22 $713 +13.16
467 467 30 179.00 $179.00 $836 -5.50
552 552 59 173.50 $173.50 $958 +4.47
652 652 59 157.50 $157.50 $1,027 —
744 744 31 155.50 $155.50 $1,157 +1.13
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–368 365 14 170.00–194.00 $189.02 $690 -5.48
445 445 1 158.00 $158.00 $703 —
455 455 32 179.50 $179.50 $817 -0.50
543 543 36 170.25 $170.25 $924 -2.00
630 630 1 148.00 $148.00 $932 -8.00
650 650 11 150.00 $150.00 $975 —
738 738 11 148.50 $148.50 $1,096 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 4 189.00 $189.00 $714 +9.50
449 449 18 156.50 $156.50 $703 +1.00
547 547 11 140.50 $140.50 $769 +2.50
635 635 3 136.00 $136.00 $864 —
700 700 1 128.00 $128.00 $896 -2.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 355 5 122.50–130.00 $128.42 $456 —
435 435 14 115.00–130.00 $128.93 $561 -22.07
549 549 7 124.00 $124.00 $681 —
622 622 2 122.00 $122.00 $759 —
745 745 1 120.00 $120.00 $894 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–370 364 15 153.00–161.50 $160.35 $584 +4.35
455–456 455 67 138.50–145.00 $144.51 $658 +1.20
548 548 119 138.16 $138.16 $757 —
563 563 7 135.00 $135.00 $760 -3.18
632–637 636 66 128.50–132.75 $132.30 $841 -0.39
729 729 25 136.00 $136.00 $991 +8.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 38 169.50 $169.50 $625 +9.96
447 447 72 149.00 $149.00 $666 +4.85
461 461 3 138.50 $138.50 $638 —
515 515 2 133.50 $133.50 $688 -5.25
550 550 58 138.50 $138.50 $762 —
639 639 36 131.50 $131.50 $840 -5.50
661 661 3 128.50 $128.50 $849 —
725 725 1 134.00 $134.00 $972 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–378 375 17 140.00–157.50 $153.48 $576 +2.48
450 450 31 144.00 $144.00 $648 +16.50
536–542 541 19 121.00–135.25 $133.02 $720 -2.67
627 627 11 124.00 $124.00 $777 -2.37
660 660 1 115.00 $115.00 $759 —
742 742 2 121.00 $121.00 $898 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 138.00 $138.00 $518 -3.00
443 443 11 138.00 $138.00 $611 —
471 471 3 129.00 $129.00 $608 -6.00
544 544 14 128.00 $128.00 $696 -8.50
737 737 4 121.00 $121.00 $892 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 13 197.00 $197.00 $670 +6.50
417 417 49 177.00 $177.00 $738 +1.00
450–487 486 63 142.00–165.25 $163.66 $795 +1.66
565–597 567 36 125.00–152.75 $151.13 $857 +5.38
623 623 11 130.00 $130.00 $810 -0.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 359 4 188.00–199.00 $196.05 $704 +25.05
427 427 18 177.00 $177.00 $756 -1.79
496 496 27 163.00 $163.00 $808 -5.23
506 506 3 148.00 $148.00 $749 —
562–563 562 43 146.00–152.00 $151.44 $851 -5.95
627 627 17 135.75 $135.75 $851 +0.25
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 132.50 $132.50 $477 —
423 423 7 155.00 $155.00 $656 +4.00
450–477 473 7 127.00–130.00 $129.59 $613 —
554 554 5 120.00 $120.00 $665 -7.00

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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.