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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, January 18, 2021

1,123 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $125.71/cwt -1.04 vs last sale · ≈ $553/hd at 440 lb · 77 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $159.37/cwt -12.13 vs last sale · ≈ $660/hd at 414 lb · 61 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $112.79/cwt +2.79 vs last sale · ≈ $617/hd at 547 lb · 56 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,123 1,138 1,104
Feeder cattle 1,123 1,138 1,104

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 300, Heifers 456, Bulls 367)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 371 6 162.00–168.00 $167.06 $620 +0.06
457 457 45 161.25 $161.25 $737 -0.75
546 546 52 139.25 $139.25 $760 —
552 552 2 126.00 $126.00 $696 -11.84
635–645 644 50 116.50–121.00 $120.65 $777 -3.03
739 739 19 116.00 $116.00 $857 -4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 9 171.75 $171.75 $605 -4.25
450 450 30 159.75 $159.75 $719 -3.00
515 515 1 123.00 $123.00 $633 —
552 552 28 140.00 $140.00 $773 -2.25
636 636 20 118.50 $118.50 $754 -2.01
755 755 4 113.00 $113.00 $853 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 108.00 $108.00 $454 -19.00
455 455 1 123.00 $123.00 $560 —
540 540 2 92.00 $92.00 $497 -16.00
570 570 4 104.50 $104.50 $596 +12.50
642 642 7 100.00 $100.00 $642 —
726 726 3 105.00 $105.00 $762 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 2 130.00 $130.00 $464 +2.00
446 446 11 143.00 $143.00 $638 -6.50
573 573 3 126.00 $126.00 $722 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 23 133.50 $133.50 $490 -6.00
454–460 454 52 118.00–126.25 $125.93 $572 +0.18
535–547 547 56 107.00–113.00 $112.79 $617 +2.79
651–652 652 34 99.00–105.75 $105.16 $686 +8.16
736 736 14 96.25 $96.25 $708 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 28 134.00 $134.00 $482 -3.25
440–443 440 77 125.25–125.75 $125.71 $553 -1.04
505–542 541 44 106.00–115.50 $115.30 $624 -0.70
645 645 15 107.50 $107.50 $693 +15.50
665 665 2 93.50 $93.50 $622 -17.25
752 752 6 93.50 $93.50 $703 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 3 113.00 $113.00 $391 —
360 360 14 131.75 $131.75 $474 +0.03
417–448 443 24 112.50–120.50 $119.24 $528 —
522 522 14 113.50 $113.50 $592 -0.50
640 640 6 88.00 $88.00 $563 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 5 95.00 $95.00 $335 -10.00
458 458 9 95.00 $95.00 $435 -11.00
540–545 545 12 93.00–96.00 $95.75 $522 -4.25
656 656 13 84.50 $84.50 $554 —
735 735 3 74.00 $74.00 $544 +3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 19 170.00 $170.00 $595 -14.50
418 418 42 159.75 $159.75 $668 -11.75
491 491 47 129.75 $129.75 $637 -10.50
559–567 560 43 113.00–123.75 $122.74 $687 -7.01
629 629 20 115.00 $115.00 $723 -3.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 30 171.50 $171.50 $583 -14.50
370 370 1 161.00 $161.00 $596 —
414–417 414 61 155.50–159.50 $159.37 $660 -12.13
490 490 39 129.75 $129.75 $636 -10.00
557 557 23 121.75 $121.75 $678 -8.25
627 627 14 115.00 $115.00 $721 -1.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 2 111.00 $111.00 $402 +1.00
431 431 5 114.00 $114.00 $491 -7.50
470 470 7 108.00 $108.00 $508 —
556 556 8 103.00 $103.00 $573 -6.42

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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.