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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2020

415 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $123.50/cwt ≈ $563/hd at 456 lb · 36 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $128.31/cwt ≈ $830/hd at 647 lb · 35 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.00/cwt ≈ $546/hd at 451 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 415 1,197 1,601
Feeder cattle 415 — 1,601

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 152, Heifers 198, Bulls 65)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
377 377 2 148.00 $148.00 $558
461–462 461 23 135.00–157.50 $155.54 $717
546 546 31 139.50 $139.50 $762
556 556 3 119.00 $119.00 $662
647 647 35 117.00–129.00 $128.31 $830
732 732 13 122.75 $122.75 $899
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
370 370 3 158.50 $158.50 $586
449 449 17 148.50 $148.50 $667
544 544 10 138.75 $138.75 $755
635 635 1 124.00 $124.00 $787
740 740 1 120.00 $120.00 $888
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
385 385 1 116.00 $116.00 $447
458 458 3 118.00 $118.00 $540
550 550 1 113.00 $113.00 $622
635 635 1 106.00 $106.00 $673
760 760 1 106.00 $106.00 $806
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
330 330 1 123.00 $123.00 $406
452 452 2 125.00 $125.00 $565
523 523 3 122.00 $122.00 $638

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
367 367 9 129.00 $129.00 $473
440 440 1 114.00 $114.00 $502
451 451 34 121.00 $121.00 $546
540 540 5 111.50 $111.50 $602
557 557 25 118.00 $118.00 $657
622–640 638 23 110.00–115.00 $114.58 $731
748 748 8 112.00 $112.00 $838
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
348 348 8 134.00 $134.00 $466
420 420 1 113.00 $113.00 $475
456 456 36 123.50 $123.50 $563
505–530 527 17 114.00–121.50 $120.65 $636
641 641 8 115.50 $115.50 $740
723 723 5 104.00 $104.00 $752
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
335 335 3 112.00 $112.00 $375
442 442 4 109.00 $109.00 $482
536 536 4 115.50 $115.50 $619
625 625 3 104.00 $104.00 $650
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
507 507 3 105.00 $105.00 $532
645 645 1 104.00 $104.00 $671

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
358 358 3 165.00 $165.00 $591
418 418 8 149.00 $149.00 $623
489 489 13 139.00 $139.00 $680
552 552 6 128.50 $128.50 $709
615 615 3 126.00 $126.00 $775
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
305 305 1 164.00 $164.00 $500
418 418 15 152.50 $152.50 $637
475 475 7 135.50 $135.50 $644
570 570 5 124.50 $124.50 $710
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
365 365 1 141.00 $141.00 $515
455–490 473 2 95.00–111.00 $102.70 $486
580 580 1 100.00 $100.00 $580

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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.