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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, December 12, 2022

871 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $155.22/cwt +13.72 vs last sale · ≈ $702/hd at 452 lb · 66 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $142.81/cwt +0.56 vs last sale · ≈ $777/hd at 544 lb · 56 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.59/cwt +0.14 vs last sale · ≈ $759/hd at 540 lb · 55 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 871 1,034 981
Feeder cattle 871 1,034 981

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 174, Heifers 430, Bulls 267)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 3 189.00 $189.00 $648 —
467–475 467 20 166.00–189.25 $188.07 $878 +10.28
510–549 548 34 169.00–174.50 $174.35 $955 —
642 642 23 160.50 $160.50 $1,030 ±0.00
661 661 3 147.00 $147.00 $972 +12.00
736 736 14 153.00 $153.00 $1,126 -0.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 10 196.50 $196.50 $707 +3.50
435 435 1 184.00 $184.00 $800 —
462 462 17 191.50 $191.50 $885 +6.64
534 534 9 169.50 $169.50 $905 +1.25
645 645 10 154.50 $154.50 $997 +2.00
675 675 1 145.00 $145.00 $979 —
736 736 8 139.00 $139.00 $1,023 -9.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 2 148.00 $148.00 $536 —
435 435 7 149.50 $149.50 $650 —
546 546 3 135.00 $135.00 $737 -12.00
633 633 3 133.00 $133.00 $842 —
720 720 1 129.00 $129.00 $929 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 3 125.00 $125.00 $606 —
585 585 2 125.00 $125.00 $731 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–380 363 26 152.00–170.25 $169.51 $615 +7.01
452 452 66 147.00–155.75 $155.22 $702 +13.72
537–544 544 56 137.50–143.00 $142.81 $777 +0.56
646 646 19 139.75 $139.75 $903 +2.80
725 725 9 139.00 $139.00 $1,008 -0.25
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 12 167.50 $167.50 $595 +9.50
450–480 451 45 146.00–154.50 $154.10 $695 +7.10
528–541 540 55 138.50–140.75 $140.59 $759 +0.14
605–630 629 35 135.25–136.00 $135.27 $851 +3.77
735 735 6 134.00 $134.00 $985 +5.00
755 755 1 131.00 $131.00 $989 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 15 145.00 $145.00 $529 +4.00
454 454 20 140.50 $140.50 $638 +0.25
510–539 535 8 120.00–138.00 $135.86 $727 +7.36
631 631 7 129.00 $129.00 $814 +6.00
660 660 1 108.00 $108.00 $713 —
700 700 1 106.00 $106.00 $742 -3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 140.00 $140.00 $434 —
361 361 10 163.50 $163.50 $590 +14.27
453 453 20 142.25 $142.25 $644 —
520–545 543 14 110.00–140.50 $138.41 $752 -2.09
610–642 631 3 105.00–124.00 $117.88 $744 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 21 188.50 $188.50 $645 +1.17
420–430 420 41 174.00–185.00 $184.73 $776 -0.36
485–493 486 39 156.00–173.75 $172.36 $838 +5.09
555–570 556 25 127.00–157.00 $155.77 $866 +6.61
623 623 9 135.50 $135.50 $844 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345–346 346 15 165.00–183.50 $182.27 $631 —
425–426 426 19 170.00–184.75 $183.98 $784 +6.98
460–492 491 26 165.00–172.25 $171.99 $844 +7.05
558 558 33 158.00 $158.00 $882 +4.25
600–626 624 16 139.00–143.00 $142.76 $891 +3.26
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 7 137.50 $137.50 $481 -5.00
412 412 5 141.50 $141.50 $583 -3.50
482 482 7 134.50 $134.50 $648 +3.50
558 558 4 126.00 $126.00 $703 +3.39

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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.