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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, January 11, 2021

1,138 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $116.00/cwt -2.24 vs last sale · ≈ $629/hd at 542 lb · 95 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $126.75/cwt -0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $567/hd at 447 lb · 90 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $116.75/cwt +0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $642/hd at 550 lb · 77 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,138 486 1,399
Feeder cattle 1,138 486 1,399

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 269, Heifers 551, Bulls 318)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 167.00 $167.00 $618 -7.00
460 460 32 162.00 $162.00 $745 +7.50
554–560 554 49 130.00–138.00 $137.84 $764 +5.21
641 641 55 118.00–124.25 $123.68 $793 -2.32
726 726 9 120.00 $120.00 $871 +4.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 6 176.00 $176.00 $635 -6.00
410 410 2 160.00 $160.00 $656 +2.50
453 453 39 162.75 $162.75 $737 —
553 553 36 142.25 $142.25 $787 +22.25
617–635 632 12 118.00–121.00 $120.51 $762 -2.99
732 732 7 122.00 $122.00 $893 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 128.00 $128.00 $448 -10.00
446 446 4 149.50 $149.50 $667 —
541 541 3 138.00 $138.00 $747 —
630 630 4 115.00 $115.00 $724 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 127.00 $127.00 $521 —
545 545 1 108.00 $108.00 $589 +6.00
555 555 1 92.00 $92.00 $511 —
660 660 1 111.00 $111.00 $733 +11.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–362 362 37 128.00–137.50 $137.25 $497 +3.57
447 447 90 126.75 $126.75 $567 -0.50
472 472 2 117.00 $117.00 $552 -1.00
542 542 95 116.00 $116.00 $629 -2.24
561 561 4 110.50 $110.50 $620 —
633 633 3 92.00 $92.00 $582 -20.16
650 650 36 110.75 $110.75 $720 —
736 736 5 100.00 $100.00 $736 +4.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 17 139.50 $139.50 $494 +7.50
445 445 1 115.00 $115.00 $512 -11.00
455 455 47 125.75 $125.75 $572 +5.25
540 540 1 110.00 $110.00 $594 +0.50
550 550 77 116.75 $116.75 $642 +0.25
643 643 52 107.50 $107.50 $691 -4.00
677 677 2 97.00 $97.00 $657 —
750 750 21 98.00 $98.00 $735 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–367 364 11 126.00–133.00 $131.72 $479 +10.72
456 456 13 120.00 $120.00 $547 —
537 537 12 114.00 $114.00 $612 +5.50
658 658 4 90.50 $90.50 $595 -4.50
727 727 2 81.00 $81.00 $589 -13.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 6 105.00 $105.00 $373 —
453 453 5 106.00 $106.00 $480 +1.00
536 536 4 100.00 $100.00 $536 -3.00
635 635 2 91.00 $91.00 $578 -2.00
740 740 1 71.00 $71.00 $525 -8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 11 184.50 $184.50 $648 +7.50
418 418 48 171.50 $171.50 $717 +2.50
488 488 50 140.25 $140.25 $684 +3.87
545 545 2 116.00 $116.00 $632 —
556 556 49 129.75 $129.75 $721 +1.00
627 627 17 118.50 $118.50 $743 +0.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 23 186.00 $186.00 $645 —
414 414 32 171.50 $171.50 $710 +1.50
487 487 32 139.75 $139.75 $681 +2.50
560 560 20 130.00 $130.00 $728 +1.75
626 626 10 116.50 $116.50 $729 -2.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 110.00 $110.00 $385 —
409 409 5 121.50 $121.50 $497 —
520 520 1 113.00 $113.00 $588 —
552–560 553 8 102.00–110.50 $109.42 $605 -3.58

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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.