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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, April 19, 2021

1,434 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $140.00/cwt ≈ $630/hd at 450 lb · 119 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $159.00/cwt ±0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $873/hd at 549 lb · 95 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $138.63/cwt -6.72 vs last sale · ≈ $747/hd at 539 lb · 79 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,434 1,184 688
Feeder cattle 1,434 1,184 688

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 424, Heifers 631, Bulls 379)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377–380 378 6 160.00–165.00 $164.16 $621 -11.45
463–480 463 48 143.00–161.50 $161.10 $746 -2.40
549 549 95 159.00 $159.00 $873 ±0.00
637 637 69 146.00 $146.00 $930 +3.23
655 655 1 125.00 $125.00 $819 —
731 731 22 139.00 $139.00 $1,016 +5.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 14 175.00 $175.00 $621 -7.50
441–448 448 56 148.00–166.50 $165.52 $742 —
515–541 539 41 146.00–159.75 $158.79 $856 —
639 639 15 142.50 $142.50 $911 +1.50
730–745 733 11 132.00–141.50 $139.74 $1,024 +4.74
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–375 366 7 131.00–154.00 $150.63 $551 -10.56
450–451 451 17 134.00–164.00 $160.48 $724 +30.48
544 544 11 157.00 $157.00 $854 +13.50
680 680 1 125.00 $125.00 $850 —
710 710 1 110.00 $110.00 $781 -16.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 2 136.00 $136.00 $479 —
441 441 3 144.00 $144.00 $635 —
455 455 1 125.00 $125.00 $569 -10.50
530 530 1 137.00 $137.00 $726 +23.00
622 622 2 124.00 $124.00 $771 -1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 46 147.50 $147.50 $538 -7.47
440 440 3 132.00 $132.00 $581 -12.00
450 450 119 140.00 $140.00 $630 —
523–540 539 79 129.00–139.00 $138.63 $747 -6.72
640 640 34 114.50–130.00 $128.63 $823 -3.87
724 724 14 115.50 $115.50 $836 -3.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 11 145.00 $145.00 $529 -7.92
425 425 1 129.00 $129.00 $548 -15.00
458 458 47 138.00 $138.00 $632 -6.50
541–545 545 73 130.00–142.50 $141.99 $774 -3.51
640 640 35 131.50 $131.50 $842 -2.24
729 729 22 117.50 $117.50 $857 -7.50
760 760 1 111.00 $111.00 $844 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 38 142.50 $142.50 $494 —
352 352 2 135.00 $135.00 $475 -14.09
437–445 437 41 120.00–133.25 $132.92 $581 -3.40
536 536 26 130.75 $130.75 $701 -5.50
633 633 6 117.50 $117.50 $744 -5.50
732 732 4 104.00 $104.00 $761 +3.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 6 135.00 $135.00 $485 -10.50
453 453 9 120.50 $120.50 $546 -12.00
545 545 7 117.00 $117.00 $638 -11.00
644 644 5 108.00 $108.00 $696 -2.00
712 712 2 100.00 $100.00 $712 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–346 346 35 176.00–186.50 $186.21 $644 +0.21
418–428 419 62 156.00–171.25 $170.24 $713 +0.74
480–487 487 66 134.00–158.00 $157.28 $766 +0.28
561 561 35 142.50 $142.50 $799 -4.25
622 622 10 131.75 $131.75 $819 -5.75
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 15 183.50 $183.50 $620 —
421 421 37 159.00 $159.00 $669 -7.34
495 495 42 145.00 $145.00 $718 -10.00
562–590 563 43 120.00–140.75 $140.24 $790 +0.24
623 623 10 131.50 $131.50 $819 -4.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354–395 366 7 135.00–145.00 $141.38 $517 +1.38
484 484 11 140.50 $140.50 $680 +5.50
571 571 6 134.50 $134.50 $768 +3.50

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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.