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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, November 14, 2022

1,369 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.56/cwt +5.56 vs last sale · ≈ $774/hd at 551 lb · 128 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $145.26/cwt +6.76 vs last sale · ≈ $664/hd at 457 lb · 103 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $167.00/cwt ≈ $915/hd at 548 lb · 88 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,369 1,292 1,042
Feeder cattle 1,369 1,292 1,042

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 372, Heifers 696, Bulls 301)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 2 200.00 $200.00 $754 +9.78
427 427 2 158.00 $158.00 $675 —
462 462 35 185.00 $185.00 $855 +6.00
548 548 88 167.00 $167.00 $915 —
562 562 7 145.00 $145.00 $815 -28.50
634 634 56 151.25 $151.25 $959 —
655 655 1 135.00 $135.00 $884 -22.50
735 735 16 152.50 $152.50 $1,121 -3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–385 365 9 177.00–204.00 $200.84 $733 +11.82
447 447 2 145.00 $145.00 $648 -13.00
454 454 39 184.25 $184.25 $836 +4.75
541 541 45 167.25 $167.25 $905 -3.00
647 647 32 150.75 $150.75 $975 +2.75
722 722 7 150.00 $150.00 $1,083 +1.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 167.50 $167.50 $653 -21.50
448 448 4 154.00 $154.00 $690 -2.50
542 542 7 145.50 $145.50 $789 +5.00
619 619 6 132.50 $132.50 $820 -3.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 2 120.00 $120.00 $470 —
418 418 3 125.00 $125.00 $522 -3.93
540 540 5 124.00 $124.00 $670 ±0.00
646 646 3 116.00 $116.00 $749 -6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 13 162.00 $162.00 $588 +1.65
451–461 461 79 136.00–144.75 $144.42 $666 -0.09
551–560 551 128 133.00–140.62 $140.56 $774 +5.56
637–642 642 72 126.00–131.25 $130.96 $841 -1.34
734 734 28 144.00 $144.00 $1,057 +8.00
775 775 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,015 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–357 357 41 148.00–167.00 $165.16 $590 -4.34
456–471 457 103 139.50–145.50 $145.26 $664 +6.76
532 532 2 133.00 $133.00 $708 -0.50
551 551 71 140.25 $140.25 $773 +1.75
645 645 43 134.50 $134.50 $868 +3.00
660 660 2 126.00 $126.00 $832 -2.50
734 734 13 139.50 $139.50 $1,024 +5.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 11 146.00 $146.00 $499 —
451–455 451 28 117.50–130.00 $129.55 $584 -14.45
505–542 540 19 122.50–137.50 $136.76 $739 +3.74
662–675 663 9 110.00–128.50 $126.41 $838 +11.41
750 750 1 110.00 $110.00 $825 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 141.00 $141.00 $515 +3.00
440 440 17 139.00 $139.00 $612 +1.00
549 549 10 117.00 $117.00 $642 -11.00
660 660 2 115.00 $115.00 $759 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–341 340 25 175.00–201.50 $200.52 $682 +3.52
414–445 415 43 155.00–180.00 $179.38 $744 +2.38
481–487 486 35 130.00–161.25 $155.95 $758 -7.71
530 530 1 128.00 $128.00 $678 —
559 559 30 144.25 $144.25 $806 -6.88
624 624 11 130.00 $130.00 $811 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 7 201.00 $201.00 $687 —
422–423 423 29 160.00–179.50 $178.16 $754 +1.16
483–486 486 34 138.00–157.00 $154.78 $752 -8.22
564–572 564 33 130.00–142.50 $141.73 $799 -9.71
626 626 30 132.50 $132.50 $829 -3.25
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 9 120.00 $120.00 $431 -12.50
418 418 5 163.00 $163.00 $681 +8.00
510 510 5 124.00 $124.00 $632 —
573 573 4 105.00 $105.00 $602 -15.00

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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.