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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, December 7, 2020

1,051 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $117.65/cwt ≈ $648/hd at 551 lb · 94 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $137.36/cwt ≈ $762/hd at 555 lb · 84 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $133.59/cwt ≈ $604/hd at 452 lb · 68 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,051 846 1,745
Feeder cattle 1,051 846 1,745

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 324, Heifers 449, Bulls 278)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 2 179.00 $179.00 $639 +10.00
450–472 471 32 130.00–156.25 $155.47 $732 +2.47
555–556 555 84 124.50–138.00 $137.36 $762 —
639–645 639 68 116.50–125.00 $124.62 $796 -1.08
742 742 27 119.50 $119.50 $887 -1.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 9 188.50 $188.50 $665 +15.50
457–475 458 28 130.00–156.50 $155.52 $712 +3.52
543–547 543 29 123.00–136.00 $135.10 $734 +0.10
631 631 15 118.50 $118.50 $748 -0.50
695 695 1 112.00 $112.00 $778 -0.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 164.00 $164.00 $623 +14.50
473 473 8 141.25 $141.25 $668 —
581 581 3 115.00 $115.00 $668 —
661 661 3 110.50 $110.50 $730 +1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 114.00 $114.00 $542 +4.00
520 520 1 94.00 $94.00 $489 -14.50
577 577 5 104.00 $104.00 $600 —
620 620 4 105.00 $105.00 $651 —
675 675 1 99.00 $99.00 $668 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 10 131.50 $131.50 $480 +0.11
449 449 35 133.75 $133.75 $601 -1.75
462 462 2 118.00 $118.00 $545 —
551–560 551 94 110.00–118.00 $117.65 $648 —
632–638 632 46 106.00–107.50 $107.40 $679 -7.52
737–740 737 11 100.00–101.00 $100.09 $738 -8.91
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–395 364 30 120.00–134.50 $133.98 $488 +0.48
451–467 452 68 119.50–134.75 $133.59 $604 —
522–543 542 56 111.00–115.50 $115.19 $624 -6.67
620–629 629 23 105.00–109.50 $109.31 $688 -1.49
740 740 3 98.00 $98.00 $725 -2.00
780 780 1 100.00 $100.00 $780 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 13 122.50 $122.50 $437 -0.50
455–475 456 15 112.00–118.50 $118.05 $538 —
548 548 13 107.50 $107.50 $589 -2.00
620 620 3 99.00 $99.00 $614 -2.43
745 745 3 97.00 $97.00 $723 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 117.00 $117.00 $427 +12.00
440 440 1 108.00 $108.00 $475 -13.50
456 456 10 111.00 $111.00 $506 +3.50
536 536 6 105.00 $105.00 $563 -6.00
660 660 3 85.00 $85.00 $561 —
780 780 1 80.00 $80.00 $624 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 25 185.00 $185.00 $635 +7.71
375–397 390 3 160.00–170.00 $163.21 $637 +8.21
415 415 38 165.50 $165.50 $687 +6.75
484 484 33 142.00 $142.00 $687 +7.75
567 567 22 124.50 $124.50 $706 -4.14
632 632 12 112.00 $112.00 $708 -3.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 8 183.00 $183.00 $602 +5.00
427–445 428 22 147.00–159.50 $158.91 $680 +5.30
494 494 35 140.00 $140.00 $692 +6.97
505 505 2 123.00 $123.00 $621 +3.50
561 561 37 126.75 $126.75 $711 -3.50
626 626 19 116.75 $116.75 $731 -0.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 128.00 $128.00 $474 —
410 410 6 120.50 $120.50 $494 +1.50
488 488 9 112.50 $112.50 $549 +0.50
554 554 6 113.00 $113.00 $626 -3.50

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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.