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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, February 15, 2021

144 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $121.93/cwt ≈ $430/hd at 353 lb · 13 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $138.50/cwt +5.50 vs last sale · ≈ $575/hd at 415 lb · 10 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $138.50/cwt -9.00 vs last sale · ≈ $733/hd at 529 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 144 377 974
Feeder cattle 144 377 974

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 38, Heifers 62, Bulls 44)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 6 142.50 $142.50 $634 —
529 529 10 138.50 $138.50 $733 -9.00
651 651 3 130.00 $130.00 $846 —
720 720 1 117.00 $117.00 $842 -1.68
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 3 142.00 $142.00 $508 +3.00
430 430 1 130.00 $130.00 $559 —
450 450 6 135.00 $135.00 $608 -22.03
576 576 3 131.00 $131.00 $755 —
610 610 1 129.00 $129.00 $787 +3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 2 129.50 $129.50 $579 —
510 510 1 121.50 $121.50 $620 —
650 650 1 105.00 $105.00 $682 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 353 13 105.00–123.50 $121.93 $430 —
455 455 9 120.50 $120.50 $548 —
530 530 8 120.00 $120.00 $636 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 109.00 $109.00 $371 —
358 358 4 116.00 $116.00 $415 -1.56
450 450 9 119.00 $119.00 $536 -6.39
526 526 5 117.00 $117.00 $615 +3.00
650 650 2 109.00 $109.00 $708 —
780–795 788 2 94.00–99.00 $96.52 $761 -10.48
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 116.00 $116.00 $435 -6.66
580 580 1 104.50 $104.50 $606 —
665 665 1 99.00 $99.00 $658 —
745 745 1 87.00 $87.00 $648 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 101.50 $101.50 $350 -5.50
400 400 1 104.00 $104.00 $416 —
565 565 1 97.00 $97.00 $548 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 3 132.00 $132.00 $417 -12.00
350 350 1 115.00 $115.00 $402 —
418 418 7 132.00 $132.00 $552 -2.00
483 483 4 138.00 $138.00 $667 -1.51
560–588 581 4 122.00–128.50 $126.93 $737 -4.82
630 630 2 120.75 $120.75 $761 -3.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 5 132.00 $132.00 $437 —
415 415 10 138.50 $138.50 $575 +5.50
481 481 4 135.50 $135.50 $652 —
545 545 1 130.00 $130.00 $708 -1.00
630 630 1 119.00 $119.00 $750 -5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 2 105.00 $105.00 $417 —

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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.