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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, April 5, 2021

1,077 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $146.00/cwt +21.00 vs last sale · ≈ $667/hd at 457 lb · 83 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $143.43/cwt +6.93 vs last sale · ≈ $776/hd at 541 lb · 77 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $164.75/cwt +5.25 vs last sale · ≈ $898/hd at 545 lb · 60 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,077 971 659
Feeder cattle 1,077 971 659

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 305, Heifers, 452, Bulls 320)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 4 182.00 $182.00 $697 +19.00
462–495 463 41 155.00–168.00 $167.66 $776 +11.03
545 545 60 164.75 $164.75 $898 +5.25
580 580 2 155.00 $155.00 $899 -10.00
636–645 644 42 144.75–146.00 $144.84 $933 +3.84
744 744 12 135.50 $135.50 $1,008 +4.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 14 175.50 $175.50 $632 +7.50
447 447 29 165.75 $165.75 $741 —
450 450 1 163.00 $163.00 $734 +3.58
543 543 41 164.25 $164.25 $892 +1.46
557 557 2 161.00 $161.00 $897 —
610–632 631 18 141.00–143.00 $142.89 $902 -2.36
710 710 2 138.00 $138.00 $980 +4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 3 168.00 $168.00 $640 —
461–465 462 13 143.00–161.50 $158.63 $733 +4.63
531 531 9 144.50 $144.50 $767 -0.50
720 720 1 125.00 $125.00 $900 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 2 158.00 $158.00 $556 —
452–470 458 3 130.00–135.00 $133.29 $610 -4.71
547 547 5 133.00 $133.00 $728 —
615 615 1 110.00 $110.00 $676 -4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–360 351 36 140.00–147.25 $147.04 $516 +4.04
446 446 4 133.00 $133.00 $593 -7.00
457 457 83 146.00 $146.00 $667 +21.00
541 541 77 133.00–144.00 $143.43 $776 +6.93
641 641 17 128.00 $128.00 $820 +5.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–375 366 3 137.00–142.00 $140.29 $513 -6.71
410 410 1 133.00 $133.00 $545 —
455 455 48 144.00 $144.00 $655 +5.00
547–548 547 54 141.00–142.75 $142.65 $780 +10.90
630–640 640 23 134.00–134.50 $134.48 $861 +12.48
720 720 2 123.00 $123.00 $886 +8.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–362 354 17 130.00–139.50 $138.36 $490 -0.14
450 450 26 133.00 $133.00 $598 —
528–546 543 18 116.00–135.00 $131.92 $716 +3.39
619 619 6 125.00 $125.00 $774 +11.18
685 685 1 118.00 $118.00 $808 —
717 717 2 111.00 $111.00 $796 +2.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 4 132.00 $132.00 $511 -5.27
459 459 9 127.00 $127.00 $583 -3.00
510–536 534 17 123.00–126.50 $126.30 $674 —
620 620 4 111.00 $111.00 $688 +1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 339 9 174.00–181.50 $180.68 $613 +18.68
420–428 421 41 157.00–168.00 $167.18 $704 +7.84
475–486 486 53 145.00–153.25 $153.10 $744 +6.00
535 535 1 137.00 $137.00 $733 —
568 568 37 141.00 $141.00 $801 +5.25
623 623 10 135.00 $135.00 $841 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341–345 341 36 177.00–185.50 $185.02 $631 —
416–418 416 39 166.00–172.25 $171.28 $713 +3.52
465–491 490 33 146.00–154.50 $154.26 $756 +6.26
535 535 1 138.00 $138.00 $738 -0.02
562 562 27 142.75 $142.75 $802 +2.75
628 628 8 134.00 $134.00 $842 -1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 6 160.00 $160.00 $530 —
405 405 9 169.50 $169.50 $686 +14.50
485–495 493 5 127.50–142.50 $139.55 $688 +5.19
562 562 5 133.00 $133.00 $747 -1.15

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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.