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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, November 23, 2020

1,073 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.76/cwt +4.01 vs last sale · ≈ $674/hd at 545 lb · 61 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $124.64/cwt +2.89 vs last sale · ≈ $678/hd at 544 lb · 54 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.27/cwt +1.66 vs last sale · ≈ $597/hd at 455 lb · 52 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,073 1,259 710
Feeder cattle 1,073 1,259 710

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 244, Heifers 464, Bulls 365)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 4 153.00 $153.00 $584 -12.00
462–480 463 25 131.00–145.00 $144.42 $669 -13.82
547–549 549 50 122.00–139.25 $138.56 $761 -0.44
635–640 640 46 112.00–126.75 $126.43 $809 —
748 748 17 129.25 $129.25 $967 +3.94
780 780 1 114.00 $114.00 $889 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–380 364 10 148.00–154.50 $153.82 $560 —
459–485 461 15 129.50–149.50 $148.10 $683 —
548 548 29 138.75 $138.75 $760 +1.25
648 648 14 129.25 $129.25 $838 +6.25
685 685 1 110.00 $110.00 $754 —
762 762 2 120.00 $120.00 $914 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 7 134.50 $134.50 $601 —
535 535 9 130.25 $130.25 $697 +8.75
565 565 1 108.00 $108.00 $610 —
610 610 1 102.00 $102.00 $622 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 110.00 $110.00 $490 —
535 535 8 101.00 $101.00 $540 —
625 625 1 100.00 $100.00 $625 —
700 700 1 100.00 $100.00 $700 +9.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 16 131.25 $131.25 $482 -1.58
455–463 455 52 123.50–131.75 $131.27 $597 +1.66
527–547 545 61 106.00–125.25 $123.76 $674 +4.01
642–645 642 49 113.00–117.00 $116.92 $751 +2.96
710–738 736 15 109.00 $109.00 $802 +1.84
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 357 35 118.00–132.25 $130.97 $468 -2.25
441 441 41 132.25 $132.25 $583 +2.65
453 453 6 118.00 $118.00 $535 —
531–545 544 54 121.00–125.00 $124.64 $678 +2.89
615–640 637 19 113.50–116.00 $115.75 $737 +1.16
735–741 740 10 96.00–102.00 $101.40 $750 -3.60
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–395 365 21 106.00–121.50 $120.70 $441 +102.70
420–440 439 30 109.00–120.75 $120.38 $528 -0.12
530 530 15 105.00 $105.00 $556 -7.00
635–636 635 11 99.00–101.50 $100.82 $640 +0.82
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 3 101.00 $101.00 $370 -4.00
463 463 11 105.00 $105.00 $486 -3.00
543 543 8 116.00 $116.00 $630 —
613 613 5 96.00 $96.00 $588 —
720 720 2 85.00 $85.00 $612 -2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 14 161.50 $161.50 $554 -16.50
415–421 421 43 141.00–154.75 $154.43 $650 -0.57
482–483 483 44 123.00–132.50 $132.07 $638 -5.36
556–563 557 47 116.00–126.75 $125.59 $700 -3.89
626 626 24 116.75 $116.75 $731 -1.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 39 154.00 $154.00 $528 -15.00
350 350 1 131.00 $131.00 $458 -49.00
415–419 419 48 135.00–159.00 $157.51 $660 +2.05
482–484 484 41 123.00–134.75 $133.04 $644 -4.48
553–570 555 20 105.00–125.00 $122.94 $682 -4.06
624 624 8 113.75 $113.75 $710 -1.25
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 120.00 $120.00 $396 —
410–417 412 9 94.00–108.00 $104.85 $432 —
493 493 12 100.00 $100.00 $493 -16.23
557 557 14 108.50 $108.50 $604 -5.32

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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.