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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, November 21, 2022

1,090 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.14/cwt ≈ $787/hd at 546 lb · 115 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $143.75/cwt +10.75 vs last sale · ≈ $789/hd at 549 lb · 85 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $149.48/cwt +4.22 vs last sale · ≈ $676/hd at 452 lb · 82 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,090 1,369 633
Feeder cattle 1,090 1,369 633

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 236, Heifers 590, Bulls 264)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 185.00 $185.00 $648 -15.00
460–465 461 18 170.00–182.00 $180.65 $833 -4.35
554–592 556 34 132.00–171.75 $169.26 $941 +24.26
645 645 33 157.00 $157.00 $1,013 +5.75
651 651 6 132.00 $132.00 $859 -3.00
735 735 11 138.50 $138.50 $1,018 -14.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 183.00 $183.00 $659 -17.84
432 432 2 146.00 $146.00 $631 +1.00
460 460 36 176.00 $176.00 $810 -8.25
531–535 531 27 131.00–171.75 $170.23 $904 +2.98
615–635 634 16 138.00–150.00 $149.27 $946 -1.48
722 722 2 143.00 $143.00 $1,032 -7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 4 161.00 $161.00 $592 -6.50
454 454 15 137.00 $137.00 $622 —
552 552 14 134.50 $134.50 $742 —
641 641 4 140.00 $140.00 $897 +7.50
740 740 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,036 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 150.00 $150.00 $585 +30.00
472 472 2 131.00 $131.00 $618 —
536 536 3 121.00 $121.00 $649 -3.00
585 585 1 105.00 $105.00 $614 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 14 162.00 $162.00 $586 ±0.00
452–461 453 48 144.00–154.00 $153.36 $695 +8.94
546–549 546 115 135.00–145.50 $144.14 $787 —
642–645 642 45 124.00–134.75 $134.51 $864 +3.55
736 736 32 130.00 $130.00 $957 -14.00
765 765 2 131.00 $131.00 $1,002 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–364 363 28 154.00–165.50 $164.70 $598 -0.46
452–455 452 82 143.00–150.00 $149.48 $676 +4.22
549 549 85 143.75 $143.75 $789 +10.75
561 561 4 140.00 $140.00 $785 -0.25
621–642 640 32 131.00–136.00 $135.55 $868 +1.05
744 744 10 134.50 $134.50 $1,001 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 15 159.50 $159.50 $590 —
425–443 441 25 138.00–139.50 $139.33 $614 —
530–531 530 18 120.00–138.00 $135.00 $716 -1.76
643 643 5 125.00 $125.00 $804 —
705 705 1 124.00 $124.00 $874 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 2 149.00 $149.00 $524 +8.00
455 455 12 138.00 $138.00 $628 —
523 523 6 130.00 $130.00 $680 +13.00
661 661 5 123.00 $123.00 $813 +8.00
737 737 4 123.50 $123.50 $910 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 22 170.00 $170.00 $581 -30.52
420–423 423 33 156.00–169.75 $169.34 $716 -10.04
485–490 490 34 128.00–158.25 $155.61 $762 -0.34
542 542 2 120.00 $120.00 $650 -8.00
556 556 31 145.00 $145.00 $806 +0.75
630 630 12 128.00 $128.00 $806 -2.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 5 170.00 $170.00 $570 -31.00
410–411 410 25 152.00–165.00 $163.44 $670 -14.72
485–495 486 32 133.00–152.00 $150.79 $733 -3.99
560–585 561 32 131.00–140.25 $139.95 $785 -1.78
627 627 17 130.00 $130.00 $815 -2.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 2 132.50 $132.50 $486 +12.50
418 418 4 130.00 $130.00 $543 -33.00
491 491 5 123.00 $123.00 $604 —
535 535 1 108.00 $108.00 $578 -16.00
577 577 7 110.00 $110.00 $635 +5.00

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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.