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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, January 4, 2021

486 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $127.25/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $569/hd at 447 lb · 36 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.00/cwt ≈ $562/hd at 446 lb · 34 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $132.63/cwt -6.12 vs last sale · ≈ $736/hd at 555 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 486 1,130 996
Feeder cattle 486 1,130 996

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 151, Heifers 223, Bulls 112)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 174.00 $174.00 $652 —
461 461 20 154.50 $154.50 $712 -3.50
554–555 555 31 125.50–134.00 $132.63 $736 -6.12
649 649 30 126.00 $126.00 $818 +2.75
690 690 1 110.00 $110.00 $759 —
742 742 12 115.75 $115.75 $859 +0.50
760 760 1 104.00 $104.00 $790 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 7 182.00 $182.00 $664 +3.00
441 441 9 157.50 $157.50 $695 —
534 534 14 134.00 $134.00 $716 -2.25
565 565 1 120.00 $120.00 $678 —
647 647 8 123.50 $123.50 $799 +5.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 3 118.50 $118.50 $537 +2.00
545 545 3 102.00 $102.00 $556 —
655 655 3 99.50 $99.50 $652 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 3 138.00 $138.00 $512 +4.00
465 465 1 126.00 $126.00 $586 —
680 680 1 106.00 $106.00 $721 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–380 367 15 126.00–134.25 $133.68 $491 +1.31
447 447 36 127.25 $127.25 $569 +2.00
460 460 1 118.00 $118.00 $543 —
526–547 545 30 113.50–118.75 $118.24 $644 +2.00
600–633 631 14 104.00–112.75 $112.16 $708 -0.34
743 743 3 96.00 $96.00 $713 -4.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 6 132.00 $132.00 $499 -2.25
446 446 34 126.00 $126.00 $562 —
482 482 2 120.50 $120.50 $581 -3.50
525 525 1 109.50 $109.50 $575 -5.50
558 558 18 116.50 $116.50 $650 +8.50
637 637 28 111.50 $111.50 $710 -2.00
736 736 3 96.00 $96.00 $707 -5.62
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 121.00 $121.00 $466 +2.50
428 428 8 114.00 $114.00 $488 —
544 544 10 108.50 $108.50 $590 -2.07
662 662 2 95.00 $95.00 $629 —
705 705 1 94.00 $94.00 $663 ±0.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 3 105.00 $105.00 $502 —
545 545 5 103.00 $103.00 $561 —
620 620 1 93.00 $93.00 $577 -6.00
730 730 1 79.00 $79.00 $577 -6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 2 177.00 $177.00 $641 ±0.00
416 416 11 169.00 $169.00 $703 +11.50
475–496 495 20 129.00–136.75 $136.38 $675 +3.88
557 557 13 128.75 $128.75 $717 +5.94
623 623 14 118.00 $118.00 $735 +3.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 10 185.50 $185.50 $666 —
422 422 13 170.00 $170.00 $717 +13.20
489 489 15 137.25 $137.25 $671 +5.75
566 566 7 128.25 $128.25 $726 +6.25
628 628 3 118.50 $118.50 $744 +6.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 95.00 $95.00 $442 -22.00
555 555 1 113.00 $113.00 $627 ±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.