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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, March 15, 2021

1,535 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $127.41/cwt -14.17 vs last sale · ≈ $568/hd at 446 lb · 107 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.00/cwt -9.50 vs last sale · ≈ $576/hd at 450 lb · 83 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.00/cwt -5.50 vs last sale · ≈ $640/hd at 542 lb · 81 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,535 1,860 688
Feeder cattle 1,535 1,860 688

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 443, Heifers 699, Bulls 393)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 13 160.00 $160.00 $586 -16.52
457 457 75 156.50 $156.50 $715 -14.69
543 543 64 159.75 $159.75 $867 +7.25
550 550 3 145.00 $145.00 $798 -14.25
644 644 60 152.00 $152.00 $979 +1.90
665 665 1 141.00 $141.00 $938 —
746 746 26 131.50 $131.50 $981 -2.22
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 21 165.00 $165.00 $586 -16.50
441 441 3 141.00 $141.00 $622 —
451 451 48 157.00 $157.00 $708 -6.23
553 553 50 139.50–154.00 $153.13 $847 —
650 650 19 140.25 $140.25 $912 —
739 739 7 129.00 $129.00 $953 +1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–365 363 2 139.00–153.00 $146.05 $530 -15.45
445 445 18 151.00 $151.00 $672 +10.00
495 495 1 135.00 $135.00 $668 +10.00
547 547 9 138.00 $138.00 $755 -0.50
649 649 9 124.50 $124.50 $808 +0.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 5 133.00 $133.00 $579 +10.00
527 527 5 120.00 $120.00 $632 -4.19
650 650 3 119.00 $119.00 $774 +12.00
780 780 1 94.00 $94.00 $733 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–366 363 64 126.00–136.00 $135.53 $492 -6.72
446–447 446 107 125.00–127.50 $127.41 $568 -14.17
545 545 81 119.75 $119.75 $653 -5.19
605–634 633 24 111.00–115.50 $115.32 $730 -1.68
748 748 4 104.50 $104.50 $782 -0.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 33 132.00 $132.00 $479 -7.50
445 445 2 121.00 $121.00 $538 -8.50
450 450 83 128.00 $128.00 $576 -9.50
542 542 81 118.00 $118.00 $640 -5.50
640 640 45 116.00 $116.00 $742 +0.02
743 743 13 106.50 $106.50 $791 -1.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 35 125.25 $125.25 $446 -7.96
410 410 1 120.00 $120.00 $492 —
450 450 47 125.75 $125.75 $566 +3.75
522–533 532 29 107.00–116.75 $116.09 $618 -1.66
645 645 10 106.00 $106.00 $684 +1.29
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 6 120.00–128.00 $126.67 $475 +0.17
456 456 11 121.50 $121.50 $554 +6.50
536–545 537 18 108.00–117.50 $116.96 $628 -2.30
663 663 5 93.00 $93.00 $617 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–357 352 38 150.00–163.00 $162.31 $571 —
400–417 417 50 140.00–151.00 $150.79 $629 -15.53
460–489 488 57 130.00–142.00 $141.60 $691 -12.77
556–561 561 35 126.00–130.75 $130.35 $731 -12.07
633 633 12 120.00 $120.00 $760 -11.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 16 161.00 $161.00 $562 —
421 421 40 148.00 $148.00 $623 -19.18
483–491 490 61 136.00–144.50 $143.81 $705 -16.44
545 545 1 127.00 $127.00 $692 —
565 565 37 128.50 $128.50 $726 -16.32
627 627 21 123.00 $123.00 $771 -10.25
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 113.00 $113.00 $384 -21.50
365–395 385 3 115.00–139.00 $122.58 $472 —
426 426 6 132.00 $132.00 $562 +1.50
470–493 491 10 120.00–127.00 $126.33 $620 +4.83
552 552 5 124.00 $124.00 $684 -6.50

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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.