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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, April 26, 2021

1,177 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $151.79/cwt -7.21 vs last sale · ≈ $832/hd at 548 lb · 91 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $138.00/cwt +6.00 vs last sale · ≈ $614/hd at 445 lb · 76 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $137.31/cwt -7.69 vs last sale · ≈ $665/hd at 484 lb · 67 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,177 1,434 1,083
Feeder cattle 1,177 1,434 1,083

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 374, Heifers 450, Bulls 353)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 6 161.00 $161.00 $626 -3.16
440 440 2 146.00 $146.00 $642 —
465 465 37 155.00 $155.00 $721 -6.10
546–548 548 91 145.50–152.00 $151.79 $832 -7.21
632 632 29 141.50 $141.50 $894 -4.50
730 730 15 130.50 $130.50 $953 -8.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 15 174.00 $174.00 $635 -1.00
453–485 454 49 140.00–156.00 $155.30 $705 —
542–545 542 48 147.00–149.00 $148.92 $807 -9.87
605–637 636 22 138.00–140.50 $140.39 $893 -2.11
725 725 1 131.00 $131.00 $950 -8.74
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 5 146.00 $146.00 $556 -4.63
450 450 21 142.50 $142.50 $641 -17.98
539 539 10 140.50 $140.50 $757 -16.50
550 550 1 126.00 $126.00 $693 —
635 635 2 128.00 $128.00 $813 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 2 146.00 $146.00 $558 +10.00
460 460 6 147.00 $147.00 $676 +22.00
539 539 7 126.00 $126.00 $679 -11.00
621 621 4 125.00 $125.00 $776 +1.00
725 725 1 128.00 $128.00 $928 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 21 145.00 $145.00 $505 —
355 355 1 135.00 $135.00 $479 -12.50
445 445 76 138.00 $138.00 $614 +6.00
537 537 50 135.25 $135.25 $726 -3.38
642 642 27 120.25 $120.25 $772 -8.38
710–725 721 4 102.00–104.00 $103.51 $746 -11.99
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 7 140.50 $140.50 $532 -4.50
461 461 47 134.00 $134.00 $618 -4.00
544 544 49 135.00 $135.00 $734 -6.99
553 553 3 129.00 $129.00 $713 —
620–632 631 21 118.00–120.00 $119.91 $757 -11.59
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354–360 354 17 133.00–138.75 $138.41 $490 +3.41
447 447 49 129.50 $129.50 $579 -3.42
465 465 1 126.00 $126.00 $586 —
543 543 27 129.25 $129.25 $702 -1.50
605–643 640 13 110.00–112.50 $112.32 $719 -5.18
710 710 1 103.00 $103.00 $731 -1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 134.00 $134.00 $502 -1.00
454 454 17 127.50 $127.50 $579 +7.00
532 532 11 121.00 $121.00 $644 +4.00
565 565 1 116.00 $116.00 $655 —
635 635 1 98.00 $98.00 $622 -10.00
657 657 2 102.00 $102.00 $670 —
700 700 1 94.00 $94.00 $658 -6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 18 169.00 $169.00 $602 —
415 415 31 156.50 $156.50 $649 -2.50
484–495 484 67 125.00–137.50 $137.31 $665 -7.69
558–570 558 49 114.00–134.50 $134.07 $748 -6.17
625 625 18 126.00 $126.00 $788 -5.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 15 175.50 $175.50 $598 -10.71
366 366 3 153.00 $153.00 $560 —
421 421 50 159.25 $159.25 $670 -10.99
480 480 43 142.00 $142.00 $682 -15.28
500–535 518 2 120.00–124.00 $121.93 $632 —
556 556 20 133.00 $133.00 $739 -9.50
627 627 10 125.00 $125.00 $784 -6.75
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 4 149.50 $149.50 $526 +8.12
405–418 417 13 135.00–151.50 $150.27 $627 —
520 520 5 125.00 $125.00 $650 —
565 565 5 121.00 $121.00 $684 -13.50

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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.