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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, November 16, 2020

1,259 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.60/cwt +1.85 vs last sale · ≈ $577/hd at 445 lb · 91 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $139.00/cwt -2.25 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 544 lb · 84 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $121.75/cwt +2.79 vs last sale · ≈ $661/hd at 543 lb · 83 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,259 1,608 1,283
Feeder cattle 1,259 1,608 1,283

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 343, Heifers 602, Bulls 314)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 9 178.00 $178.00 $614 —
385 385 1 165.00 $165.00 $635 -4.00
456–480 457 46 147.00–158.50 $158.24 $723 +4.24
543–544 544 84 139.00 $139.00 $756 -2.25
651–662 651 48 119.00–127.50 $127.14 $828 —
710–727 726 17 114.00–126.00 $125.31 $910 -1.69
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 19 179.50 $179.50 $625 —
430–447 447 37 149.00–155.00 $154.84 $692 +5.84
539 539 29 137.50 $137.50 $741 -2.75
570 570 1 123.00 $123.00 $701 —
639 639 20 123.00 $123.00 $786 -1.50
775 775 1 115.00 $115.00 $891 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 3 152.00 $152.00 $559 -10.00
459–490 462 12 120.00–139.00 $137.32 $634 -13.98
540 540 7 121.50 $121.50 $656 —
665 665 2 108.00 $108.00 $718 —
795 795 1 102.00 $102.00 $811 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 3 118.00 $118.00 $537 —
552 552 2 108.00 $108.00 $596 —
710 710 1 91.00 $91.00 $646 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–352 352 43 127.50–133.50 $133.22 $469 -2.32
434–446 445 91 127.00–129.75 $129.60 $577 +1.85
543 543 83 121.75 $121.75 $661 +2.79
555 555 4 118.00 $118.00 $655 —
610–640 639 29 110.00–114.75 $114.59 $732 +5.81
736 736 6 105.00 $105.00 $773 +1.61
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–368 366 18 127.00–134.00 $132.83 $486 -1.42
462–463 463 62 124.00–130.00 $129.61 $600 -2.64
539 539 74 119.75 $119.75 $645 -0.03
560 560 6 116.50 $116.50 $652 —
630–640 640 54 112.00–114.00 $113.96 $729 +2.13
732–746 745 20 104.00–107.50 $107.16 $798 +2.28
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 106.00 $106.00 $334 —
365 365 10 18.00 $18.00 $66 -107.75
444 444 28 120.50 $120.50 $535 -1.75
510–548 543 25 112.00 $112.00 $608 -1.00
647 647 5 100.00 $100.00 $647 +1.48
720 720 1 90.00 $90.00 $648 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 3 105.00 $105.00 $392 -11.00
468 468 23 108.00 $108.00 $505 ±0.00
584 584 10 99.50 $99.50 $581 +1.50
663 663 3 90.00 $90.00 $597 +15.00
730 730 3 87.00 $87.00 $635 +1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 8 178.00 $178.00 $593 +8.48
424 424 33 155.00 $155.00 $657 +1.22
497–498 498 37 129.00–138.75 $137.43 $684 -11.91
564–566 564 55 120.50–130.00 $129.48 $730 -0.28
621 621 22 118.00 $118.00 $733 -1.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 169.00 $169.00 $549 -3.75
350 350 23 180.00 $180.00 $630 +16.00
402–417 416 42 149.50–155.75 $155.46 $647 +0.28
489–490 489 42 128.00–138.00 $137.52 $672 -12.36
566 566 22 127.00 $127.00 $719 -0.86
631 631 11 115.00 $115.00 $726 -7.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 138.00 $138.00 $490 +12.00
450–482 479 12 116.00–119.00 $116.23 $557 +1.93
565–570 569 5 101.00–117.00 $113.82 $648 +6.95

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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.