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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, December 5, 2022

1,034 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $151.50/cwt +1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 448 lb · 67 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.45/cwt -5.30 vs last sale · ≈ $770/hd at 548 lb · 66 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $142.25/cwt -4.83 vs last sale · ≈ $780/hd at 548 lb · 66 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,034 633 1,295
Feeder cattle 1,034 633 1,295

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 222, Heifers 498, Bulls 314)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–366 366 4 148.00–187.00 $177.27 $649 -12.73
456–470 467 22 149.00–184.00 $177.79 $830 -2.21
554–585 555 47 146.00–169.75 $169.22 $939 -2.03
644 644 42 160.50 $160.50 $1,034 +1.03
685 685 3 135.00 $135.00 $925 —
739 739 30 153.50 $153.50 $1,134 -0.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 193.00 $193.00 $695 +3.00
455–475 456 20 146.00–187.00 $184.86 $843 —
544 544 24 168.25 $168.25 $915 -2.75
645 645 10 152.50 $152.50 $984 -7.00
741 741 6 148.00 $148.00 $1,097 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 4 152.00 $152.00 $704 +13.00
545 545 1 147.00 $147.00 $801 —
767 767 2 115.00 $115.00 $882 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 3 139.00 $139.00 $751 —
657 657 2 103.00 $103.00 $677 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 28 162.50 $162.50 $583 -5.41
448 448 67 151.50 $151.50 $679 +1.50
452 452 7 141.50 $141.50 $640 -14.50
548 548 66 142.25 $142.25 $780 -4.83
555 555 2 135.50 $135.50 $752 —
610–643 642 23 130.00–137.25 $136.95 $879 -3.55
733 733 10 139.25 $139.25 $1,021 +7.25
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 152.00 $152.00 $479 -12.50
360 360 13 158.00 $158.00 $569 —
450 450 44 147.00 $147.00 $662 -6.50
548 548 66 135.00–141.00 $140.45 $770 -5.30
642 642 49 131.50 $131.50 $844 -5.87
675 675 1 125.00 $125.00 $844 —
734 734 23 129.00 $129.00 $947 -6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–385 365 14 127.50–151.00 $149.23 $545 -13.27
440–445 445 27 120.00–139.25 $138.54 $617 —
535 535 23 140.50 $140.50 $752 +0.50
654 654 7 129.50 $129.50 $847 —
740 740 1 120.00 $120.00 $888 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 7 141.00 $141.00 $501 -18.00
450 450 7 140.25 $140.25 $631 —
545 545 5 128.50 $128.50 $700 —
629 629 6 123.00 $123.00 $774 -7.50
705 705 1 109.00 $109.00 $768 -17.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341–345 341 28 156.00–188.50 $187.33 $639 +0.33
402–419 417 43 166.00–187.50 $185.09 $772 +1.09
481–490 489 54 152.00–169.50 $167.27 $818 +3.27
559–591 562 45 124.00–151.75 $149.16 $838 +1.66
627 627 12 135.50 $135.50 $850 -6.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–392 369 5 159.00–180.00 $171.07 $631 —
420 420 14 177.00 $177.00 $743 -1.00
468–492 490 38 152.00–166.00 $164.94 $808 -1.06
542 542 2 145.00 $145.00 $786 —
562 562 34 153.75 $153.75 $864 +1.25
620 620 22 139.50 $139.50 $865 -3.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 142.50 $142.50 $520 -10.50
412 412 7 145.00 $145.00 $597 -5.00
493 493 4 131.00 $131.00 $646 -9.00
555–558 557 5 117.00–124.00 $122.61 $683 -1.82

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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.