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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, March 22, 2021

923 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $133.88/cwt +6.47 vs last sale · ≈ $598/hd at 447 lb · 60 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $165.00/cwt +5.25 vs last sale · ≈ $894/hd at 542 lb · 56 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.00/cwt +13.00 vs last sale · ≈ $710/hd at 542 lb · 53 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 923 1,535 458
Feeder cattle 923 1,535 458

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 314, Heifers 383, Bulls 226)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 3 170.00 $170.00 $626 +10.00
415 415 1 160.00 $160.00 $664 —
456 456 31 164.00 $164.00 $748 +7.50
542 542 56 165.00 $165.00 $894 +5.25
585 585 1 150.00 $150.00 $878 +5.00
639 639 31 144.50 $144.50 $923 -7.50
705–723 721 10 122.00–130.50 $129.67 $935 -1.83
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 364 19 170.00–177.50 $177.12 $645 +12.12
433–448 447 36 159.00–164.00 $163.60 $731 +22.60
540–542 542 51 142.00–165.25 $164.80 $893 —
642 642 22 142.75 $142.75 $916 —
743 743 5 130.50 $130.50 $970 +1.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 2 169.00 $169.00 $595 +22.95
461 461 17 156.00 $156.00 $719 +21.00
527 527 9 145.00 $145.00 $764 +7.00
620 620 3 125.00 $125.00 $775 +0.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 150.00 $150.00 $495 —
364 364 7 160.00 $160.00 $582 —
457 457 2 150.00 $150.00 $686 —
562 562 6 130.00 $130.00 $731 —
645 645 1 107.50 $107.50 $693 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 23 147.00 $147.00 $525 +11.47
433–448 447 60 132.50–134.00 $133.88 $598 +6.47
536–543 536 45 115.00–129.75 $128.75 $690 +9.00
637 637 22 122.75 $122.75 $782 +7.43
733 733 7 112.00 $112.00 $821 +7.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 363 11 135.00–140.00 $139.51 $506 +7.51
444 444 45 131.50 $131.50 $584 +10.50
487 487 2 129.50 $129.50 $631 —
535–542 542 53 118.00–131.50 $131.00 $710 +13.00
635 635 16 118.00–119.00 $118.88 $755 +2.88
720 720 5 113.50 $113.50 $817 +7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 17 141.00 $141.00 $505 +15.75
445–449 449 35 123.00–129.00 $128.66 $578 —
505–535 533 13 110.00–122.50 $121.59 $648 +5.50
628 628 4 97.00 $97.00 $609 -9.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 2 129.00 $129.00 $486 +2.33
469 469 6 124.00 $124.00 $582 +2.50
515–540 538 12 110.00–118.50 $117.82 $634 +0.86
618 618 4 101.00 $101.00 $624 —
725 725 1 83.00 $83.00 $602 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 340 9 175.00–179.50 $179.06 $609 —
417 417 27 167.50 $167.50 $698 +16.71
486 486 52 147.00 $147.00 $714 +5.40
541 541 3 126.50 $126.50 $684 —
562 562 22 133.25 $133.25 $749 +2.90
622 622 6 128.00 $128.00 $796 +8.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 4 170.00 $170.00 $604 —
423 423 18 162.50 $162.50 $687 +14.50
495 495 23 147.00 $147.00 $728 +3.19
567 567 27 129.25 $129.25 $733 +0.75
629 629 12 127.00 $127.00 $799 +4.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–440 412 8 146.00–157.00 $155.53 $641 +23.53
493 493 9 134.50 $134.50 $663 +8.17
562 562 6 128.75 $128.75 $724 +4.75

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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.