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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, December 14, 2020

1,130 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $125.25/cwt ≈ $560/hd at 447 lb · 116 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $156.80/cwt -8.70 vs last sale · ≈ $659/hd at 420 lb · 60 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $116.24/cwt +1.05 vs last sale · ≈ $632/hd at 544 lb · 56 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,130 1,051 860
Feeder cattle 1,130 1,051 860

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 273, Heifers 507, Bulls 350)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 6 174.50 $174.50 $599 —
452 452 24 158.00 $158.00 $714 +2.53
525 525 1 124.00 $124.00 $651 —
550 550 54 138.75 $138.75 $763 +1.39
644 644 45 123.25 $123.25 $794 -1.37
731 731 12 115.25 $115.25 $842 -4.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 11 179.00 $179.00 $653 -9.50
453 453 31 159.25 $159.25 $721 +3.73
543 543 40 136.25 $136.25 $740 +1.15
630 630 13 118.00 $118.00 $743 -0.50
795 795 1 108.00 $108.00 $859 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 6 159.00 $159.00 $539 —
380 380 1 134.00 $134.00 $509 -30.00
446 446 8 151.50 $151.50 $676 —
540 540 1 114.00 $114.00 $616 —
625 625 3 112.00 $112.00 $700 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 125.00 $125.00 $469 —
469 469 6 116.50 $116.50 $546 +2.50
565 565 3 102.50 $102.50 $579 -1.50
715 715 1 99.00 $99.00 $708 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–353 353 42 129.50–132.75 $132.37 $467 -1.61
447–449 447 116 119.75–125.50 $125.25 $560 —
541–544 544 56 111.00–116.75 $116.24 $632 +1.05
641 641 22 112.50 $112.50 $721 +3.19
736 736 3 100.00 $100.00 $736 +2.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 125.00 $125.00 $394 —
360 360 16 134.25 $134.25 $483 +2.75
460 460 46 124.00 $124.00 $570 +6.00
545 545 54 115.00 $115.00 $627 —
585 585 1 108.00 $108.00 $632 -9.65
639 639 40 113.50 $113.50 $725 +6.10
685 685 1 100.00 $100.00 $685 —
730–735 735 13 97.00–102.00 $101.62 $747 +1.53
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 18 118.50 $118.50 $423 -4.00
450 450 25 118.50 $118.50 $533 +0.45
545 545 21 102.00–111.00 $110.57 $603 +3.07
630 630 6 104.00 $104.00 $655 +5.00
730 730 1 94.00 $94.00 $686 -3.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 112.00 $112.00 $403 -5.00
437 437 11 106.50 $106.50 $465 -1.50
556 556 4 111.00 $111.00 $617 —
647 647 7 99.00 $99.00 $641 —
735 735 2 85.00 $85.00 $625 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–344 344 42 171.50–178.00 $177.39 $610 -7.61
415–421 420 60 150.50–157.75 $156.80 $659 -8.70
486 486 42 131.50 $131.50 $639 -10.50
564 564 28 122.00 $122.00 $688 -2.50
623 623 8 112.50 $112.50 $701 +0.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 17 177.00 $177.00 $620 —
416 416 33 157.50 $157.50 $655 -1.41
496 496 47 132.50 $132.50 $657 -7.50
561–570 562 37 105.00–125.00 $122.81 $690 -3.94
628 628 17 114.25 $114.25 $717 -2.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 120.00 $120.00 $432 -8.00
427 427 5 119.00 $119.00 $508 -1.50
494 494 6 117.00 $117.00 $578 +4.50
530 530 1 92.50 $92.50 $490 —
570 570 2 113.00 $113.00 $644 ±0.00

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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.