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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, March 8, 2021

1,860 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $141.58/cwt +3.16 vs last sale · ≈ $634/hd at 448 lb · 130 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.50/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $622/hd at 452 lb · 101 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $124.94/cwt -4.27 vs last sale · ≈ $680/hd at 544 lb · 98 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,860 456 994
Feeder cattle 1,860 456 994

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 489, Heifers 849, Bulls 522) ***Correction Medium and Large 1 Steers 552 lbs***

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–392 363 19 165.00–178.00 $176.52 $641 —
460–461 460 69 150.00–172.50 $171.19 $787 +3.60
539 539 5 152.50 $152.50 $822 —
552 552 82 159.25 $159.25 $879 +5.00
620–646 646 65 140.00–150.25 $150.10 $970 +8.60
715–728 727 21 131.00–134.00 $133.72 $972 +3.72
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 23 181.50 $181.50 $653 +9.50
457 457 60 155.50–164.25 $163.23 $746 -8.77
537–547 537 48 146.00–159.25 $158.69 $852 +3.19
643 643 26 144.50 $144.50 $929 +5.50
720 720 3 128.00 $128.00 $922 -1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 2 161.50 $161.50 $617 —
442 442 24 141.00 $141.00 $623 -2.54
460 460 2 125.00 $125.00 $575 —
542 542 15 138.50 $138.50 $751 +2.50
632 632 2 124.00 $124.00 $784 —
725 725 1 110.00 $110.00 $798 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 365 2 123.00–136.00 $129.77 $474 —
449 449 10 123.00 $123.00 $552 —
485 485 1 116.00 $116.00 $563 -3.00
534–535 534 8 115.00–125.50 $124.19 $663 —
670 670 1 107.00 $107.00 $717 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 29 139.50 $139.50 $488 +12.50
448 448 6 129.50 $129.50 $580 —
452 452 101 137.50 $137.50 $622 -1.00
549 549 97 123.50 $123.50 $678 -0.96
557 557 7 122.00 $122.00 $680 —
605–636 636 63 115.00–116.00 $115.98 $738 -1.77
741 741 14 108.00 $108.00 $800 -2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–380 354 53 130.00–142.50 $142.25 $504 -4.42
448 448 130 136.00–142.00 $141.58 $634 +3.16
533–545 544 98 120.00–125.25 $124.94 $680 -4.27
628 628 24 117.00 $117.00 $735 -3.75
715 715 1 105.00 $105.00 $751 -4.00
750 750 6 107.00 $107.00 $802 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–390 359 32 125.00–133.50 $133.21 $478 —
448 448 56 127.00 $127.00 $569 -2.50
468 468 4 122.00 $122.00 $571 —
547 547 49 117.75 $117.75 $644 +1.68
565 565 3 108.00 $108.00 $610 —
625–640 626 14 101.00–105.00 $104.71 $655 —
765 765 3 91.00 $91.00 $696 -5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 8 126.50 $126.50 $457 +6.50
436 436 14 132.00 $132.00 $576 —
452 452 2 115.00 $115.00 $520 +7.00
532–547 546 20 117.00–119.50 $119.26 $651 +5.76
643 643 8 97.00 $97.00 $624 —
732 732 7 99.00 $99.00 $725 +7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 168.00 $168.00 $512 —
351 351 19 174.00 $174.00 $611 -10.50
419–445 420 72 150.00–168.25 $167.18 $702 -3.82
489 489 73 160.25 $160.25 $784 +4.75
504 504 5 156.50 $156.50 $789 —
561–585 561 57 135.00–145.00 $144.82 $812 +5.58
625 625 23 133.25 $133.25 $833 +6.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 32 174.50 $174.50 $592 —
403–415 414 64 152.00–167.00 $166.32 $689 -7.36
485–488 488 69 140.50–155.00 $154.37 $753 -4.63
563–568 568 42 134.50–143.25 $142.42 $809 +1.42
626 626 12 131.00 $131.00 $820 +5.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 7 134.50 $134.50 $467 —
404 404 12 130.50 $130.50 $527 +6.50
486 486 20 121.50 $121.50 $590 —
500–545 523 2 105.00–109.00 $106.91 $559 -17.59
570 570 12 130.50 $130.50 $744 +10.50

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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.