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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, March 29, 2021

971 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $140.00/cwt +6.12 vs last sale · ≈ $620/hd at 443 lb · 72 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $136.50/cwt +7.75 vs last sale · ≈ $736/hd at 539 lb · 54 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $165.00/cwt +15.00 vs last sale · ≈ $912/hd at 553 lb · 53 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 971 923 919
Feeder cattle 971 923 919

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 276, Heifers 440, Bulls 255)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 6 163.00 $163.00 $603 -7.00
460–467 461 22 153.00–157.00 $156.63 $722 -7.37
536 536 3 159.50 $159.50 $855 -5.50
553 553 53 165.00 $165.00 $912 +15.00
640 640 34 141.00 $141.00 $902 -3.50
736 736 10 131.00 $131.00 $964 +1.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 7 168.00 $168.00 $630 -9.12
455–456 456 39 155.50–160.00 $159.42 $727 —
513–541 539 40 160.00–163.00 $162.79 $877 -2.01
641 641 19 145.25 $145.25 $931 +2.50
715 715 3 134.00 $134.00 $958 +3.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 6 171.00 $171.00 $583 —
452 452 7 154.00 $154.00 $696 -2.00
531 531 5 145.00 $145.00 $770 ±0.00
657 657 4 135.00 $135.00 $887 —
750 750 1 117.00 $117.00 $878 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 155.00 $155.00 $473 +5.00
456 456 3 138.00 $138.00 $629 -12.00
505 505 3 127.00 $127.00 $641 —
643 643 6 114.00 $114.00 $733 +6.50
752 752 4 108.00 $108.00 $812 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 23 143.00 $143.00 $516 -4.00
443 443 72 140.00 $140.00 $620 +6.12
465 465 1 125.00 $125.00 $581 —
539 539 54 136.50 $136.50 $736 +7.75
560 560 3 122.00 $122.00 $683 —
641 641 23 122.50 $122.50 $785 -0.25
660 660 1 113.00 $113.00 $746 —
735 735 4 115.00 $115.00 $845 +3.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 6 147.00 $147.00 $535 +7.49
456 456 37 139.00 $139.00 $634 +9.50
545 545 44 131.75 $131.75 $718 +0.75
595 595 1 123.00 $123.00 $732 —
642 642 22 122.00 $122.00 $783 +3.12
725 725 1 115.00 $115.00 $834 +1.50
754 754 10 112.00 $112.00 $844 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 22 138.50 $138.50 $506 -2.50
447 447 32 132.25 $132.25 $591 +3.59
530–542 542 25 117.00–129.00 $128.53 $697 +6.94
640–641 641 14 105.00–114.50 $113.82 $730 +16.82
725–730 728 3 109.00 $109.00 $794 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–374 370 7 125.00–142.00 $137.27 $508 +8.27
453 453 6 130.00 $130.00 $589 +6.00
555 555 15 116.00 $116.00 $644 —
633 633 8 110.00 $110.00 $696 +9.00
740 740 6 103.00 $103.00 $762 +20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 21 169.50 $169.50 $593 —
415–435 416 39 150.00–168.25 $167.76 $698 +0.26
484 484 30 148.00 $148.00 $716 +1.00
515–535 525 2 137.00–139.00 $138.02 $725 +11.52
562 562 18 140.00 $140.00 $787 +6.75
630 630 7 135.00 $135.00 $850 +7.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 10 162.00 $162.00 $562 —
405–426 424 26 151.00–160.00 $159.34 $676 -3.16
488–493 489 45 140.00–148.00 $147.10 $719 +0.10
564 564 25 135.75 $135.75 $766 +6.50
620 620 8 133.00 $133.00 $825 +6.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–385 367 4 150.00–152.00 $150.52 $552 —
416 416 3 155.00 $155.00 $645 -0.53
472–495 486 5 131.00–136.50 $134.36 $653 -0.14
560–590 563 12 120.00–135.50 $134.15 $755 +5.40

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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.