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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, February 8, 2021

377 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.39/cwt +6.39 vs last sale · ≈ $578/hd at 461 lb · 31 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $139.51/cwt ≈ $684/hd at 490 lb · 28 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $144.48/cwt ≈ $786/hd at 544 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 377 40 788
Feeder cattle 377 40 788

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 110, Heifers 169, Bulls 98)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 140.00 $140.00 $511 —
454–470 466 23 153.50–159.50 $157.97 $736 +11.97
536 536 15 147.50 $147.50 $791 +8.00
567 567 2 139.00 $139.00 $788 +11.00
633 633 13 130.75 $130.75 $828 +5.75
715–722 720 3 116.00–120.00 $118.68 $854 +1.68
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 139.00 $139.00 $514 —
462–466 463 19 144.00–159.50 $157.03 $727 —
520–545 544 27 137.00–144.75 $144.48 $786 —
618 618 3 126.00 $126.00 $779 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 126.00 $126.00 $580 +6.00
615 615 1 111.00 $111.00 $683 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 114.00 $114.00 $519 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376–395 381 4 116.00–122.00 $117.56 $448 -3.44
460–466 461 31 118.00–126.50 $125.39 $578 +6.39
540 540 1 114.00 $114.00 $616 —
550 550 25 119.25 $119.25 $656 +8.25
644 644 8 111.00 $111.00 $715 —
767 767 4 107.00 $107.00 $821 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 7 124.00 $124.00 $428 —
448 448 20 123.50 $123.50 $553 —
550–554 554 25 117.00–119.00 $118.92 $659 —
624 624 5 115.00 $115.00 $718 —
727 727 2 107.00 $107.00 $778 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 369 8 114.00–124.00 $122.66 $453 +4.66
449 449 10 118.00 $118.00 $530 —
544 544 9 111.00 $111.00 $604 —
645 645 3 105.00 $105.00 $677 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 107.00 $107.00 $364 —
475 475 1 100.00 $100.00 $475 —
535 535 2 96.00 $96.00 $514 —
610 610 1 95.00 $95.00 $580 —
765 765 2 89.00 $89.00 $681 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 6 144.00 $144.00 $492 —
409 409 6 134.00 $134.00 $548 -1.00
490 490 28 137.50–141.25 $139.51 $684 —
502–547 525 4 128.00–129.00 $128.48 $675 —
566 566 19 131.75 $131.75 $746 +0.75
623 623 7 124.50 $124.50 $776 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 4 134.00 $134.00 $482 —
405 405 13 133.00 $133.00 $539 -1.00
542 542 5 131.00 $131.00 $710 ±0.00
557 557 2 127.00 $127.00 $707 —
605 605 1 124.00 $124.00 $750 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 124.00 $124.00 $570 —
535 535 2 112.00 $112.00 $599 —

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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.