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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, November 28, 2022

633 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.75/cwt +1.61 vs last sale · ≈ $793/hd at 544 lb · 46 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $147.08/cwt +3.33 vs last sale · ≈ $800/hd at 544 lb · 45 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.37/cwt +2.86 vs last sale · ≈ $876/hd at 638 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 633 1,090 898
Feeder cattle 633 1,090 898

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 148, Heifers 322, Bulls 163)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 190.00 $190.00 $722 +5.00
458 458 9 180.00 $180.00 $824 -0.65
555 555 36 171.25 $171.25 $950 +1.99
610–639 638 40 148.00–159.75 $159.47 $1,017 +2.47
730 730 18 153.75 $153.75 $1,122 +15.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 4 190.00 $190.00 $712 +7.00
443 443 11 183.00 $183.00 $811 +37.00
536 536 13 171.00 $171.00 $917 +0.77
645 645 4 159.50 $159.50 $1,029 +10.23
756–790 763 5 144.00–150.50 $149.15 $1,138 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 139.00 $139.00 $646 +2.00
551 551 3 141.50 $141.50 $780 +7.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 119.00 $119.00 $696 +14.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 6 164.50 $164.50 $574 —
455 455 28 153.50 $153.50 $698 +0.14
544 544 46 145.75 $145.75 $793 +1.61
638–640 638 41 132.00–137.50 $137.37 $876 +2.86
740 740 10 135.00 $135.00 $999 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–377 363 21 158.00–169.00 $167.91 $610 +3.21
425 425 1 150.00 $150.00 $638 —
455 455 41 156.00 $156.00 $710 +6.52
532–545 544 45 140.00–147.75 $147.08 $800 +3.33
638 638 14 140.50 $140.50 $896 +4.95
740 740 1 132.00 $132.00 $977 -2.50
756 756 8 136.50 $136.50 $1,032 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 150.00 $150.00 $472 —
361 361 6 162.50 $162.50 $587 +3.00
458–460 458 14 135.00–150.00 $148.92 $682 —
543 543 13 140.00 $140.00 $760 +5.00
550 550 1 130.00 $130.00 $715 —
637 637 4 129.00 $129.00 $822 +4.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 2 159.00 $159.00 $591 +10.00
425–438 437 9 135.00–146.00 $144.81 $633 —
558 558 5 131.00 $131.00 $731 —
605 605 3 130.50 $130.50 $790 —
735 735 2 126.00 $126.00 $926 +2.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 2 178.00 $178.00 $618 +8.00
426 426 7 178.00 $178.00 $758 +14.56
485 485 22 166.00 $166.00 $805 +15.21
561 561 25 152.50 $152.50 $856 +12.55
627 627 20 142.50 $142.50 $893 +12.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 11 187.00 $187.00 $630 +17.00
375–380 378 2 174.00–175.00 $174.50 $660 —
422 422 12 184.00 $184.00 $776 +14.66
497 497 20 164.00 $164.00 $815 +8.39
510 510 1 149.00 $149.00 $760 +29.00
553 553 14 147.50 $147.50 $816 +2.50
624 624 10 142.00 $142.00 $886 +14.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 153.00 $153.00 $536 +20.50
413 413 4 150.00 $150.00 $620 +20.00
492 492 8 140.00 $140.00 $689 +17.00
562–580 571 4 120.00–129.00 $124.43 $710 +14.43

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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.