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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, April 12, 2021

1,184 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $144.00/cwt +11.00 vs last sale · ≈ $644/hd at 447 lb · 87 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $159.00/cwt -5.75 vs last sale · ≈ $873/hd at 549 lb · 69 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $142.77/cwt -2.07 vs last sale · ≈ $911/hd at 638 lb · 63 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,184 1,077 345
Feeder cattle 1,184 1,077 345

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 391, Heifers 494, Bulls 299)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379–390 381 6 164.00–178.00 $175.61 $669 -6.39
415 415 1 169.00 $169.00 $701 —
453 453 31 163.50 $163.50 $741 -4.16
549 549 69 159.00 $159.00 $873 -5.75
558 558 5 140.00 $140.00 $781 -15.00
605–639 638 63 142.75–144.00 $142.77 $911 -2.07
739 739 27 133.50 $133.50 $987 -2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 176.00 $176.00 $612 —
357 357 20 182.50 $182.50 $652 +7.00
455–475 456 43 159.00–164.25 $164.00 $748 +1.00
551 551 44 157.75 $157.75 $869 -3.25
645 645 22 141.00 $141.00 $909 -1.89
670 670 1 135.00 $135.00 $904 —
744 744 11 135.00 $135.00 $1,004 -3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–360 353 8 153.00–164.00 $161.19 $569 -6.81
437 437 12 153.00 $153.00 $669 —
465 465 1 130.00 $130.00 $604 -28.63
544 544 6 143.50 $143.50 $781 -1.00
646 646 3 131.00 $131.00 $846 —
710 710 2 126.00 $126.00 $895 +1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 139.00 $139.00 $542 —
463 463 3 135.50 $135.50 $627 +2.21
535 535 1 114.00 $114.00 $610 -19.00
575 575 1 128.00 $128.00 $736 —
648 648 7 125.00 $125.00 $810 +15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–370 356 36 145.50–155.25 $154.97 $552 +7.93
432–448 447 87 135.50–144.50 $144.00 $644 +11.00
525–541 540 54 134.00–146.00 $145.35 $785 +1.92
615–640 638 21 130.00–132.75 $132.50 $845 +4.50
735 735 8 119.00 $119.00 $875 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–375 373 13 146.00–153.50 $152.92 $570 +12.63
416 416 3 144.00 $144.00 $599 +11.00
453 453 50 144.50 $144.50 $655 +0.50
545 545 55 145.50 $145.50 $793 +2.85
570 570 4 143.00 $143.00 $815 —
643–645 643 27 130.50–134.00 $133.74 $860 -0.74
721 721 5 125.00 $125.00 $901 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–359 359 26 138.00–150.00 $149.09 $535 +10.73
440 440 39 120.00–136.75 $136.32 $600 —
537 537 22 136.25 $136.25 $732 +4.33
644 644 8 123.00 $123.00 $792 -2.00
730 730 1 101.00 $101.00 $737 -10.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 7 145.50 $145.50 $534 +13.50
451–455 451 14 110.00–134.25 $132.50 $598 +5.50
542 542 12 128.00 $128.00 $694 +1.70
637 637 2 110.00 $110.00 $701 -1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 356 9 170.00–179.50 $178.42 $635 —
420–435 420 33 146.00–167.00 $166.34 $699 -0.84
489 489 44 155.00 $155.00 $758 +1.90
510–540 525 2 141.00–145.00 $142.94 $750 +5.94
563 563 36 140.00 $140.00 $788 -1.00
629 629 18 136.00 $136.00 $855 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 22 186.00 $186.00 $636 +0.98
390 390 1 155.00 $155.00 $604 —
417 417 28 169.50 $169.50 $707 -1.78
497 497 37 157.00 $157.00 $780 +2.74
510–540 530 3 136.00–138.00 $136.64 $724 -1.36
556 556 22 146.75 $146.75 $816 +4.00
622 622 6 137.50 $137.50 $855 +3.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 140.00 $140.00 $504 —
412 412 9 145.00 $145.00 $597 -24.50
490 490 16 135.00 $135.00 $662 -4.55
563 563 12 131.00 $131.00 $738 -2.00

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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.