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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, February 22, 2021

473 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $126.73/cwt +6.73 vs last sale · ≈ $683/hd at 539 lb · 56 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $136.25/cwt +15.75 vs last sale · ≈ $616/hd at 452 lb · 37 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.50/cwt +8.50 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 541 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 473 144 1,104
Feeder cattle 473 144 1,104

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 123, Heifers 270, Bulls 80)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 4 165.50 $165.50 $639 +23.50
443 443 23 169.25 $169.25 $750 +39.25
530–543 542 19 137.00–147.00 $146.49 $794 —
628 628 7 133.00 $133.00 $835 +4.00
752 752 2 126.00 $126.00 $948 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 3 166.00 $166.00 $583 —
450 450 12 168.50 $168.50 $758 —
536–540 537 19 141.00–154.25 $152.14 $817 +13.64
646 646 8 136.50 $136.50 $882 —
727 727 7 128.50 $128.50 $934 +11.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 4 155.00 $155.00 $570 —
465 465 3 142.00 $142.00 $660 —
535 535 3 121.00 $121.00 $647 -0.50
655 655 2 107.00 $107.00 $701 +2.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 3 120.00 $120.00 $564 —
557 557 2 109.00 $109.00 $607 —
635 635 2 99.00 $99.00 $629 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 23 142.00 $142.00 $507 +20.07
430 430 2 126.50 $126.50 $544 —
452 452 37 136.25 $136.25 $616 +15.75
539–543 539 56 126.50–126.75 $126.73 $683 +6.73
637 637 18 115.50 $115.50 $736 —
715–730 729 10 108.00 $108.00 $787 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 139.00 $139.00 $521 +23.00
447 447 24 133.50 $133.50 $597 —
470 470 1 125.00 $125.00 $588 +6.00
541 541 25 125.50 $125.50 $679 +8.50
566 566 6 127.50 $127.50 $722 —
657 657 22 117.75 $117.75 $774 +8.75
722 722 7 109.50 $109.50 $791 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 113.00 $113.00 $390 —
380 380 5 120.00 $120.00 $456 +4.00
447 447 8 116.50 $116.50 $521 —
535 535 6 108.00 $108.00 $578 —
625 625 4 101.00 $101.00 $631 —
750 750 1 101.00 $101.00 $758 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 96.00 $96.00 $470 —
554 554 5 106.00 $106.00 $587 +9.00
656 656 5 89.00 $89.00 $584 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 171.50 $171.50 $571 +39.50
415–423 422 6 150.00–168.50 $165.47 $698 +26.97
497 497 11 146.75 $146.75 $729 +11.25
510–545 528 2 119.00–136.00 $127.22 $672 -2.78
561 561 9 134.50 $134.50 $755 —
615 615 3 122.00 $122.00 $750 +3.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 168.00 $168.00 $630 +53.00
420 420 6 165.50 $165.50 $695 +33.50
483 483 9 148.75 $148.75 $718 +10.75
553 553 7 134.50 $134.50 $744 +7.57
633 633 10 124.00 $124.00 $785 +3.25
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 3 110.00 $110.00 $482 —
505 505 4 114.00 $114.00 $576 —
553 553 6 110.50 $110.50 $611 —

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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.