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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, November 9, 2020

1,608 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $127.75/cwt ≈ $574/hd at 449 lb · 111 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.78/cwt -1.72 vs last sale · ≈ $652/hd at 544 lb · 104 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $118.96/cwt +2.74 vs last sale · ≈ $641/hd at 539 lb · 97 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,608 736 1,444
Feeder cattle 1,608 736 1,444

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 362, Heifers 752, Bulls 494)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 2 169.00 $169.00 $620 +12.77
473 473 25 154.00 $154.00 $728 +7.85
547 547 56 141.25 $141.25 $773 —
590 590 1 127.00 $127.00 $749 —
620–644 644 59 123.00–127.75 $127.67 $822 +2.81
743 743 15 127.00 $127.00 $944 +9.82
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–362 362 12 165.00–170.00 $169.59 $614 +5.59
425 425 1 149.00 $149.00 $633 —
450 450 43 157.25 $157.25 $708 +6.50
535–545 545 42 130.00–140.50 $140.25 $764 —
639 639 30 124.50 $124.50 $796 +2.75
717 717 7 127.00 $127.00 $911 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 9 162.00 $162.00 $590 +17.50
451–465 452 23 115.00–153.00 $151.30 $684 +27.69
551 551 15 125.50 $125.50 $692 —
600–632 621 3 115.00–116.00 $115.32 $716 +4.32
705 705 1 109.00 $109.00 $768 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 2 125.00 $125.00 $465 +12.00
433 433 10 125.00 $125.00 $541 +7.00
535 535 4 113.00 $113.00 $605 +6.00
682 682 2 104.00 $104.00 $709 +7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–360 358 62 123.00–135.75 $135.54 $485 +2.02
449 449 111 127.75 $127.75 $574 —
453 453 8 126.00 $126.00 $571 +2.34
539–548 539 97 112.25–119.25 $118.96 $641 +2.74
645–647 645 37 105.00–109.00 $108.78 $702 -7.33
715–745 742 11 97.00–104.00 $103.39 $767 -2.61
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 2 126.00 $126.00 $437 —
364 364 18 134.25 $134.25 $489 +0.93
443 443 7 129.00 $129.00 $571 —
455 455 71 132.25 $132.25 $602 +8.00
533–545 544 104 112.00–120.50 $119.78 $652 -1.72
607–639 638 57 107.00–112.00 $111.83 $713 -2.17
700–746 743 16 103.00–105.00 $104.88 $779 -1.62
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 31 125.75 $125.75 $446 -0.25
449 449 29 122.25 $122.25 $549 +4.25
480 480 1 112.50 $112.50 $540 —
547 547 36 113.00 $113.00 $618 -3.75
600–630 623 8 97.00–99.00 $98.52 $614 -4.48
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 116.00 $116.00 $429 —
405 405 1 100.00 $100.00 $405 —
455 455 17 108.00 $108.00 $491 -11.00
551 551 19 98.00 $98.00 $540 —
623 623 6 84.00 $84.00 $523 —
670 670 1 75.00 $75.00 $502 -17.00
735 735 1 86.00 $86.00 $632 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–341 340 16 162.00–170.00 $169.52 $576 +11.52
416–419 419 62 152.00–154.00 $153.78 $644 +11.63
494–495 494 83 145.00–149.50 $149.34 $738 +9.59
560–562 562 58 116.00–130.25 $129.76 $729 +3.54
626 626 18 119.75 $119.75 $750 -2.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 38 172.75 $172.75 $598 +8.25
365 365 1 164.00 $164.00 $599 —
420–425 420 71 150.00–155.75 $155.18 $652 +9.19
460–491 490 68 147.00–150.00 $149.88 $734 +13.38
560–565 564 35 115.00–129.50 $127.86 $721 +3.11
629 629 16 122.50 $122.50 $771 +0.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 2 126.00 $126.00 $450 —
429 429 8 116.00 $116.00 $498 +4.50
465–487 483 10 103.00–117.00 $114.30 $552 +6.30
557–560 557 8 99.00–108.00 $106.87 $595 +10.87

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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.