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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, November 2, 2020

736 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $116.22/cwt +3.22 vs last sale · ≈ $633/hd at 545 lb · 59 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $136.40/cwt ≈ $752/hd at 551 lb · 44 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $124.86/cwt ≈ $797/hd at 638 lb · 44 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 736 840 1,810
Feeder cattle 736 840 1,810

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 219, Heifers 347, Bulls 170)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–366 363 5 153.00–157.00 $156.23 $567 +6.23
452–461 460 24 131.00–147.50 $146.15 $672 -0.85
551–553 551 44 123.00–137.75 $136.40 $752 —
638–647 638 44 122.00–125.00 $124.86 $797 —
700–723 720 7 109.00–118.50 $117.18 $844 -5.32
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 11 164.00 $164.00 $585 +11.00
451 451 23 150.75 $150.75 $680 +10.75
551 551 17 140.75 $140.75 $776 —
643 643 13 121.75 $121.75 $783 -2.25
765 765 1 112.00 $112.00 $857 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 3 144.50 $144.50 $514 +15.03
452–455 452 8 100.00–127.00 $123.61 $559 -6.89
547 547 9 121.50 $121.50 $665 +3.50
645 645 3 111.00 $111.00 $716 +3.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 113.00 $113.00 $441 -3.00
422 422 2 118.00 $118.00 $498 +11.00
527 527 2 107.00 $107.00 $564 +1.00
660 660 1 97.00 $97.00 $640 —
745 745 1 95.00 $95.00 $708 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359–370 360 17 126.00–134.00 $133.52 $481 +22.52
457 457 35 118.00–124.00 $123.66 $565 +7.13
535–545 545 59 108.00–116.50 $116.22 $633 +3.22
600–647 646 41 110.00–116.25 $116.11 $750 +11.11
722 722 5 106.00 $106.00 $765 +6.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–370 365 12 126.00–134.00 $133.32 $487 +14.74
460 460 38 124.25 $124.25 $572 +9.07
542 542 36 121.50 $121.50 $659 +11.50
595 595 1 112.00 $112.00 $666 —
631 631 25 114.00 $114.00 $719 -1.50
685 685 1 110.00 $110.00 $754 +5.00
737 737 4 106.50 $106.50 $785 +0.16
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 12 126.00 $126.00 $454 +11.18
438 438 20 118.00 $118.00 $517 +4.10
541 541 16 116.75 $116.75 $632 +7.65
633 633 6 103.00 $103.00 $652 —
685 685 1 96.00 $96.00 $658 ±0.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 8 119.00 $119.00 $541 —
539 539 6 97.00 $97.00 $523 —
685 685 2 92.00 $92.00 $630 -1.00
745 745 2 91.00 $91.00 $678 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 17 164.50 $164.50 $558 +9.00
407–410 407 25 128.00–146.75 $145.99 $594 +4.49
481 481 25 136.50 $136.50 $657 +6.75
562 562 14 124.75 $124.75 $701 +3.75
625 625 5 122.00 $122.00 $762 +3.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 4 158.00 $158.00 $526 —
420–435 421 28 120.00–143.00 $142.15 $598 +0.15
477 477 20 139.75 $139.75 $667 +9.25
560–567 567 16 122.00–126.50 $126.22 $716 +7.22
628 628 8 122.00 $122.00 $766 +2.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 120.00 $120.00 $378 +12.50
412 412 2 111.50 $111.50 $459 +0.50
475 475 2 108.00 $108.00 $513 —
580 580 2 96.00 $96.00 $557 +2.00

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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.