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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, October 19, 2020

1,554 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $111.50/cwt ±0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $609/hd at 546 lb · 115 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $118.25/cwt -5.25 vs last sale · ≈ $532/hd at 450 lb · 106 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $112.31/cwt -8.34 vs last sale · ≈ $610/hd at 543 lb · 93 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,554 415 1,139
Feeder cattle 1,554 415 1,139

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 475, Heifers 701, Bulls 378)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 158.00 $158.00 $561 +10.00
460–470 470 41 126.00–143.00 $142.19 $668 -13.35
551–562 552 92 121.00–135.25 $134.15 $741 +15.15
641–645 645 86 114.00–122.75 $122.24 $788 -6.07
727–731 728 40 110.00–117.75 $116.78 $850 -5.97
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 159.00 $159.00 $533 —
361 361 6 163.00 $163.00 $588 +4.50
432 432 2 128.00 $128.00 $553 -20.50
453 453 34 145.75 $145.75 $660 —
542 542 54 131.00 $131.00 $710 -7.75
605–634 633 35 114.00–121.50 $121.30 $768 -2.70
724 724 9 112.50 $112.50 $814 -7.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 11 158.50 $158.50 $563 —
455 455 17 135.00 $135.00 $614 +10.00
525–544 543 19 106.00–115.00 $114.54 $622 -7.46
624 624 5 111.00 $111.00 $693 —
720 720 1 105.00 $105.00 $756 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 9 116.00 $116.00 $534 -2.00
528 528 11 114.00 $114.00 $602 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–375 354 44 113.00–123.50 $122.74 $434 —
442 442 2 108.50 $108.50 $480 -4.50
450 450 106 118.25 $118.25 $532 -5.25
543–546 543 93 109.00–112.50 $112.31 $610 -8.34
642 642 51 107.50 $107.50 $690 -8.00
655 655 1 102.00 $102.00 $668 —
730–745 732 8 98.00–102.00 $101.49 $743 -2.51
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 15 118.50 $118.50 $433 -10.50
445 445 3 112.00 $112.00 $498 -2.00
455 455 74 119.75 $119.75 $545 -1.25
546 546 115 111.50 $111.50 $609 ±0.00
556 556 6 113.00 $113.00 $628 -5.00
620–632 632 63 105.00–111.50 $111.40 $704 -3.18
740–742 742 20 95.00–96.00 $95.95 $712 -16.05
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 15 117.00 $117.00 $429 —
450–465 451 24 101.00–117.00 $115.63 $521 —
546 546 28 112.75 $112.75 $616 -2.75
634 634 11 103.50 $103.50 $656 -0.50
715 715 3 98.25 $98.25 $702 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 108.00 $108.00 $421 —
457 457 5 103.00 $103.00 $471 —
560–575 562 8 99.00–108.50 $107.28 $603 —
652 652 5 92.00 $92.00 $600 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 27 174.25 $174.25 $601 —
415–420 420 51 139.50–149.75 $149.35 $627 -3.15
470–489 488 60 115.00–125.00 $124.68 $608 -10.82
535 535 1 107.00 $107.00 $572 —
561 561 25 116.75 $116.75 $655 -7.75
618 618 16 113.00 $113.00 $698 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 16 165.00 $165.00 $578 ±0.00
412–435 415 41 139.00–148.50 $147.04 $610 -1.96
497 497 50 128.00 $128.00 $636 -11.00
501 501 6 114.50 $114.50 $574 —
560–585 561 50 107.00–116.75 $116.55 $654 -11.95
628 628 16 112.00 $112.00 $703 -14.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 115.00 $115.00 $431 -26.00
438 438 3 110.00 $110.00 $482 —
491 491 8 103.50 $103.50 $508 +0.80
554 554 7 102.50 $102.50 $568 +2.50

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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.