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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, October 26, 2020

840 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $116.53/cwt -1.72 vs last sale · ≈ $526/hd at 451 lb · 67 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $111.00/cwt -2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $612/hd at 551 lb · 48 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $113.00/cwt +0.69 vs last sale · ≈ $612/hd at 542 lb · 48 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 840 1,554 1,202
Feeder cattle 840 1,554 1,202

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 234, Heifers 402, Bulls 204)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 150.00 $150.00 $548 -8.00
466 466 28 147.00 $147.00 $685 +4.81
543–548 547 47 125.00–138.00 $136.63 $747 —
655 655 33 129.50 $129.50 $848 —
733 733 21 122.50 $122.50 $898 +5.72
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 6 153.00 $153.00 $563 -10.00
454 454 20 140.00 $140.00 $636 -5.75
540 540 26 135.50 $135.50 $732 +4.50
631 631 11 124.00 $124.00 $782 +2.70
736 736 5 119.50 $119.50 $880 +7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 359 8 107.00–133.00 $129.47 $465 -29.03
462 462 9 130.50 $130.50 $603 -4.50
541 541 7 118.00 $118.00 $638 +3.46
645 645 6 108.00 $108.00 $697 -3.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 2 116.00 $116.00 $426 —
425 425 1 107.00 $107.00 $455 —
530 530 2 106.00 $106.00 $562 -8.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 27 122.50 $122.50 $428 —
370 370 2 111.00 $111.00 $411 -11.74
450–466 451 67 112.00–116.75 $116.53 $526 -1.72
542 542 48 113.00 $113.00 $612 +0.69
580 580 1 102.00 $102.00 $592 —
645 645 28 105.00 $105.00 $677 -2.50
746 746 3 100.00 $100.00 $746 -1.49
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–385 368 12 109.00–119.50 $118.58 $436 +0.08
456–484 459 45 109.00–116.00 $115.18 $529 -4.57
545 545 11 110.00 $110.00 $600 -1.50
551 551 48 111.00 $111.00 $612 -2.00
639 639 36 115.50 $115.50 $738 +4.10
657 657 2 105.00 $105.00 $690 —
725–737 736 12 99.00–107.00 $106.34 $783 +10.39
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–380 356 10 105.00–116.00 $114.82 $409 -2.18
430–437 436 12 96.00–115.50 $113.90 $497 —
510–539 538 20 101.00–109.50 $109.10 $587 -3.65
660–665 663 2 95.00–97.00 $96.00 $636 —
745 745 2 99.00 $99.00 $738 +0.75
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 101.00 $101.00 $364 -7.00
432 432 2 87.00 $87.00 $376 —
556 556 10 102.00 $102.00 $567 -5.28
665 665 1 93.00 $93.00 $618 +1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 4 148.50 $148.50 $523 -16.50
415 415 25 142.00 $142.00 $589 -5.04
481 481 31 130.50 $130.50 $628 +2.50
501–540 509 5 114.00–117.00 $116.36 $592 +1.86
555 555 27 119.00 $119.00 $660 +2.45
623 623 10 120.00 $120.00 $748 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 14 155.50 $155.50 $533 -18.75
370–398 391 4 135.00–139.00 $138.05 $540 —
420 420 34 141.50 $141.50 $594 -7.85
481 481 24 129.75 $129.75 $624 +5.07
563 563 15 121.00 $121.00 $681 +4.25
626 626 5 119.00 $119.00 $745 +6.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 107.50 $107.50 $366 —
445 445 1 111.00 $111.00 $494 +1.00
520 520 2 106.00 $106.00 $551 —
585 585 1 94.00 $94.00 $550 -8.50

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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.