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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, January 25, 2021

957 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $130.00/cwt +4.29 vs last sale · ≈ $584/hd at 449 lb · 76 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.30/cwt ≈ $575/hd at 448 lb · 49 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $157.50/cwt -1.87 vs last sale · ≈ $655/hd at 416 lb · 48 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 957 1,123 1,183
Feeder cattle 957 1,123 1,183

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 238, Heifers 419, Bulls 300)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 10 170.50 $170.50 $569 —
449 449 31 162.00 $162.00 $727 —
549 549 46 144.25 $144.25 $792 +5.00
642 642 42 128.75 $128.75 $827 +8.10
730 730 16 122.00–125.50 $125.28 $915 +9.28
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 7 168.50 $168.50 $598 -3.25
450 450 18 161.50 $161.50 $727 +1.75
503 503 2 132.00 $132.00 $664 +9.00
557 557 22 140.00 $140.00 $780 ±0.00
651 651 13 126.00 $126.00 $820 —
730 730 5 121.00 $121.00 $883 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 5 119.50 $119.50 $528 +11.50
556 556 4 108.50 $108.50 $603 +4.00
658 658 4 98.50 $98.50 $648 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 4 128.00 $128.00 $567 -15.00
550 550 2 119.00 $119.00 $654 -7.00
631 631 3 114.00 $114.00 $719 —
707 707 2 102.50 $102.50 $725 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 3 127.00 $127.00 $400 —
361 361 28 139.50 $139.50 $504 +5.50
449 449 76 130.00 $130.00 $584 +4.29
472 472 5 121.50 $121.50 $573 —
515–537 536 43 112.00–120.50 $120.31 $645 +5.01
639 639 23 114.50 $114.50 $732 +7.00
657 657 2 109.50 $109.50 $719 +16.00
733 733 4 105.50 $105.50 $773 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 11 137.00 $137.00 $500 +3.50
426–449 448 49 121.00–128.75 $128.30 $575 —
551 551 48 115.00 $115.00 $634 —
638 638 28 112.00 $112.00 $715 —
749 749 7 105.00 $105.00 $786 +8.75
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 112.00 $112.00 $383 -1.00
358 358 11 125.50 $125.50 $449 -6.25
458 458 17 118.50 $118.50 $543 —
547 547 12 109.50 $109.50 $599 -4.00
646 646 10 109.50 $109.50 $707 +21.50
760–762 761 3 81.00–98.50 $92.68 $705 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 5 100.50 $100.50 $372 +5.50
453 453 14 114.00 $114.00 $516 +19.00
540 540 8 97.00 $97.00 $524 +1.25
595 595 1 90.00 $90.00 $536 —
637 637 8 99.00 $99.00 $631 —
700 700 1 91.00 $91.00 $637 +17.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 25 169.50 $169.50 $590 -2.00
350–380 360 3 139.00–161.50 $153.58 $553 -7.42
416 416 48 157.50 $157.50 $655 -1.87
485–495 485 44 131.00–140.00 $139.79 $678 +10.04
557–583 561 20 119.00–130.75 $128.92 $723 +7.17
605 605 1 119.00 $119.00 $720 +4.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 9 167.00 $167.00 $596 -3.00
419 419 32 159.50 $159.50 $668 -0.25
491 491 39 146.00 $146.00 $717 +16.25
561–566 562 37 123.00–130.50 $129.68 $729 +6.94
626 626 17 120.00 $120.00 $751 +5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 5 115.50 $115.50 $415 +4.50
430 430 7 120.50 $120.50 $518 +6.50
485 485 7 115.00 $115.00 $558 +7.00
575 575 3 104.50 $104.50 $601 +1.50

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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.