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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, May 3, 2021

1,244 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.83/cwt -8.17 vs last sale · ≈ $692/hd at 546 lb · 99 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $145.64/cwt -6.15 vs last sale · ≈ $794/hd at 545 lb · 98 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $130.00/cwt -8.00 vs last sale · ≈ $582/hd at 448 lb · 86 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,244 1,177 1,235
Feeder cattle 1,244 1,177 1,235

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 395, Heifers 565, Bulls 284)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 5 160.00 $160.00 $606 -1.00
462–465 462 51 135.00–146.00 $145.78 $674 -9.22
525–545 545 98 135.00–145.75 $145.64 $794 -6.15
635 635 53 140.75 $140.75 $894 -0.75
675 675 1 129.00 $129.00 $871 —
736 736 14 131.50 $131.50 $968 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 12 148.50 $148.50 $549 -25.50
447 447 40 145.50 $145.50 $650 —
465 465 4 136.00 $136.00 $632 -19.30
540–548 548 40 140.00–144.75 $144.52 $792 -4.40
638 638 18 139.00 $139.00 $887 -1.39
744 744 6 132.50 $132.50 $986 +1.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 9 139.50 $139.50 $513 -6.50
457–495 459 18 117.00–132.50 $131.57 $604 -10.93
547 547 6 135.00 $135.00 $738 -5.50
575 575 1 131.00 $131.00 $753 +5.00
648 648 4 110.00 $110.00 $713 -18.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 142.00 $142.00 $547 -4.00
482 482 4 125.50 $125.50 $605 -21.50
515–539 537 10 120.00–123.00 $122.71 $659 -3.29

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–376 356 55 125.00–137.00 $136.31 $485 +1.31
448 448 86 130.00 $130.00 $582 -8.00
470 470 2 125.00 $125.00 $588 —
538 538 61 126.25 $126.25 $679 -9.00
553 553 3 116.00 $116.00 $641 —
632 632 16 117.50 $117.50 $743 -2.75
718 718 3 105.00 $105.00 $754 +1.49
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 16 137.00 $137.00 $490 -3.50
435 435 1 121.00 $121.00 $526 —
451 451 34 128.00 $128.00 $577 -6.00
530–546 546 99 118.50–127.00 $126.83 $692 -8.17
631 631 32 114.00 $114.00 $719 -5.91
673 673 3 109.00 $109.00 $734 —
747 747 2 102.00 $102.00 $762 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 128.00 $128.00 $422 —
359 359 18 132.50 $132.50 $476 -5.91
448 448 36 128.25 $128.25 $575 -1.25
450 450 4 124.00 $124.00 $558 -2.00
534–535 534 27 121.00–125.00 $124.70 $666 -4.55
633–640 634 8 101.00–109.00 $107.99 $685 -4.33
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–360 356 12 125.00–129.00 $128.66 $458 -5.34
457 457 25 124.50 $124.50 $569 -3.00
540 540 16 120.00 $120.00 $648 -1.00
560 560 1 118.00 $118.00 $661 +2.00
623 623 3 103.00 $103.00 $642 +5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 30 159.50 $159.50 $545 -16.00
375 375 1 145.00 $145.00 $544 -8.00
415–416 416 47 130.00–145.50 $145.17 $604 -14.08
470–483 482 30 122.00–131.00 $130.42 $629 -11.58
552 552 30 131.00 $131.00 $723 -2.00
617 617 4 121.00 $121.00 $747 -4.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 9 157.00 $157.00 $537 —
422 422 15 144.00 $144.00 $608 -12.50
491–497 496 34 120.50–130.50 $129.34 $642 -7.97
562–568 563 28 128.00–129.00 $128.86 $725 -5.21
628 628 20 120.75 $120.75 $758 -5.25
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 139.00 $139.00 $493 -10.50
425–427 427 13 133.00–139.50 $139.00 $594 -11.27
465–478 477 13 122.00–125.50 $125.24 $597 —
549 549 7 121.50 $121.50 $667 -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.