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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, November 30, 2020

846 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.62/cwt -4.14 vs last sale · ≈ $646/hd at 540 lb · 61 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $133.28/cwt +1.03 vs last sale · ≈ $596/hd at 447 lb · 59 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $121.86/cwt -2.78 vs last sale · ≈ $657/hd at 539 lb · 56 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 846 1,073 721
Feeder cattle 846 1,073 721

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 215, Heifers 406, Bulls 225)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 169.00 $169.00 $659 +16.00
458 458 27 153.00 $153.00 $701 +8.58
535–547 546 49 118.50–136.50 $135.42 $739 -3.14
635–637 637 43 113.00–127.00 $125.70 $801 -0.73
732 732 19 121.00 $121.00 $886 -8.25
770 770 1 109.00 $109.00 $839 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 8 173.00 $173.00 $642 +19.18
457 457 14 152.00 $152.00 $695 +3.90
545 545 16 135.00 $135.00 $736 -3.75
585 585 1 111.00 $111.00 $649 —
633 633 11 119.00 $119.00 $753 -10.25
660 660 2 112.50 $112.50 $742 +2.50
715 715 1 113.00 $113.00 $808 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 2 149.50 $149.50 $586 —
438 438 4 128.00 $128.00 $561 -6.50
531 531 5 120.50 $120.50 $640 -9.75
650 650 1 109.50 $109.50 $712 —
740 740 2 103.00 $103.00 $762 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 110.00 $110.00 $522 —
535 535 3 108.50 $108.50 $580 +7.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 30 133.50 $133.50 $475 +2.53
421–448 447 59 114.00–134.25 $133.28 $596 +1.03
539–545 539 56 114.00–122.00 $121.86 $657 -2.78
634–642 635 16 106.00–111.50 $110.80 $704 -4.95
700–734 730 8 100.00 $100.00 $730 -1.40
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–361 361 13 124.00–132.00 $131.39 $474 +0.14
446 446 30 135.50 $135.50 $604 —
517–541 540 61 115.50–119.75 $119.62 $646 -4.14
625–648 647 25 113.00–115.00 $114.92 $744 -2.00
740 740 9 109.00 $109.00 $807 ±0.00
755 755 1 105.00 $105.00 $793 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 19 123.00 $123.00 $439 +2.30
443–445 443 26 111.00–123.25 $120.89 $536 +0.51
538 538 11 109.50 $109.50 $589 +4.50
642–645 642 7 98.00–102.00 $101.43 $651 +0.61
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 4 105.00 $105.00 $383 +4.00
435 435 12 121.50 $121.50 $529 —
455 455 1 107.50 $107.50 $489 +2.50
542 542 13 111.00 $111.00 $602 -5.00
607–610 608 3 89.00–96.00 $93.66 $569 -2.34

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–347 346 14 169.00–179.50 $177.29 $613 +23.29
393 393 3 155.00 $155.00 $609 —
408 408 41 158.75 $158.75 $648 +1.24
491 491 34 134.25 $134.25 $659 +1.21
525 525 1 124.00 $124.00 $651 —
555–568 557 21 117.75–130.50 $128.64 $717 +5.70
637 637 6 115.50 $115.50 $736 +1.75
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 5 178.00 $178.00 $618 +16.50
417–423 422 20 150.00–154.00 $153.61 $648 -0.82
480–487 487 26 127.50–133.25 $133.03 $648 +0.96
540 540 1 119.50 $119.50 $645 —
559 559 27 130.25 $130.25 $728 +4.66
626 626 10 117.25 $117.25 $734 +0.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 416 4 119.00 $119.00 $495 +14.15
488 488 5 112.00 $112.00 $547 +12.00
560 560 7 116.50 $116.50 $652 +8.00

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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.