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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, March 1, 2021

456 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $138.42/cwt +11.92 vs last sale · ≈ $610/hd at 441 lb · 32 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.46/cwt -1.04 vs last sale · ≈ $681/hd at 547 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.21/cwt +2.48 vs last sale · ≈ $694/hd at 537 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 456 473 909
Feeder cattle 456 473 909

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 90, Heifers 219, Bulls 147)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453–490 456 13 152.00–169.00 $167.59 $764 -0.91
553–554 554 16 144.50–156.50 $154.25 $855 —
630 630 6 141.50 $141.50 $891 +5.00
675 675 1 137.50 $137.50 $928 —
729 729 5 130.00 $130.00 $948 +1.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 172.00 $172.00 $628 +6.50
455 455 12 172.00 $172.00 $783 —
540 540 13 155.50 $155.50 $840 +9.01
641 641 3 139.00 $139.00 $891 +6.00
740 740 1 129.00 $129.00 $955 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–430 428 5 134.50–149.50 $143.54 $614 —
530 530 1 136.00 $136.00 $721 +15.00
554 554 5 147.50 $147.50 $817 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 119.00 $119.00 $541 -1.00
557 557 4 119.00 $119.00 $663 +10.00
645 645 2 116.00 $116.00 $748 +17.00
735 735 1 106.00 $106.00 $779 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–375 368 16 134.50–147.50 $146.67 $540 +4.67
437–442 441 32 132.50–139.50 $138.42 $610 +11.92
507–540 537 23 126.00–129.50 $129.21 $694 +2.48
633 633 13 120.75 $120.75 $764 +5.25
743 743 4 109.00 $109.00 $810 +1.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 9 127.00 $127.00 $450 -12.00
457 457 17 138.50 $138.50 $633 +13.50
545–547 547 25 123.50–124.50 $124.46 $681 -1.04
644 644 17 117.75 $117.75 $758 —
728 728 8 110.50 $110.50 $804 +1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 5 137.00 $137.00 $478 +24.00
447 447 15 129.50 $129.50 $579 +13.00
525–542 537 17 102.00–121.75 $116.07 $623 +8.07
775 775 2 96.00 $96.00 $744 -5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 120.00 $120.00 $438 —
476 476 3 108.00 $108.00 $514 +12.00
548 548 9 113.50 $113.50 $622 —
685 685 2 94.00 $94.00 $644 +5.00
715 715 1 92.00 $92.00 $658 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 9 184.50 $184.50 $651 +16.50
426 426 10 171.00 $171.00 $728 +5.50
494 494 20 155.50 $155.50 $768 +6.75
560 560 21 134.00–139.50 $139.24 $780 +4.74
628 628 11 126.50 $126.50 $794 +2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 13 187.50 $187.50 $656 —
420 420 19 168.00–174.00 $173.68 $729 +8.21
484 484 12 159.00 $159.00 $770 +12.25
525 525 1 139.00 $139.00 $730 +11.78
557 557 13 141.00 $141.00 $785 +6.50
626 626 5 125.50 $125.50 $786 +3.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 2 133.00 $133.00 $468 —
423 423 4 124.00 $124.00 $525 +14.00
504 504 5 124.50 $124.50 $627 +10.50
562 562 2 120.00 $120.00 $674 +9.50

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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.