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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, May 10, 2021

702 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.50/cwt -0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $684/hd at 541 lb · 59 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $127.50/cwt -2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $564/hd at 442 lb · 56 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.00/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $583/hd at 452 lb · 46 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 702 1,244 817
Feeder cattle 702 1,244 817

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 228, Heifers 327, Bulls 147)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 6 160.00 $160.00 $600 ±0.00
455 455 32 149.00 $149.00 $678 +3.22
547 547 44 147.00 $147.00 $804 +1.36
638 638 34 143.00 $143.00 $912 +2.25
744 744 18 133.50 $133.50 $993 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 12 155.00 $155.00 $569 +6.50
425 425 1 130.00 $130.00 $552 -15.50
455 455 26 146.00 $146.00 $664 +10.00
556 556 14 141.50 $141.50 $787 —
632 632 9 132.50 $132.50 $837 -6.50
717–740 722 9 110.00–134.00 $128.53 $928 -3.97
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 146.00 $146.00 $540 +6.50
461 461 4 131.00 $131.00 $604 -0.57
530 530 7 126.00 $126.00 $668 -9.00
682 682 2 109.00 $109.00 $743 —
725 725 2 108.00 $108.00 $783 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 126.00 $126.00 $617 +0.50
542 542 4 119.00 $119.00 $645 -3.71

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 6 129.00 $129.00 $471 -8.00
452 452 46 129.00 $129.00 $583 +1.00
541 541 59 126.50 $126.50 $684 -0.33
560 560 1 120.00 $120.00 $672 —
615–627 626 23 119.00–122.25 $122.11 $764 +8.11
731 731 3 101.00 $101.00 $738 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–390 355 23 126.00–134.00 $133.62 $474 -2.69
442 442 56 127.50 $127.50 $564 -2.50
486 486 3 123.00 $123.00 $598 -2.00
540 540 34 126.00 $126.00 $680 -0.25
560 560 4 112.00 $112.00 $627 -4.00
645 645 7 113.00 $113.00 $729 -4.50
702 702 4 101.00 $101.00 $709 -4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 7 130.00 $130.00 $497 -2.50
447 447 17 128.00 $128.00 $572 -0.25
525–537 536 13 113.00–118.00 $117.62 $630 -7.08
615 615 2 106.00 $106.00 $652 -1.99
720 720 1 92.50 $92.50 $666 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 5 127.00 $127.00 $584 +2.50
536 536 9 116.00 $116.00 $622 -4.00
626 626 4 102.00 $102.00 $639 -1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 4 162.50 $162.50 $556 +5.50
423 423 10 140.00 $140.00 $592 -4.00
493 493 34 134.00 $134.00 $661 +4.66
556–574 571 19 121.50–131.25 $129.75 $741 +0.89
626 626 5 123.50 $123.50 $773 +2.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 11 160.00 $160.00 $555 +0.50
418–445 422 20 128.00–149.00 $145.68 $615 +0.51
482–487 483 18 120.50–134.25 $131.17 $634 +0.75
556 556 12 128.00 $128.00 $712 -3.00
621 621 3 121.00 $121.00 $751 ±0.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 154.00 $154.00 $524 —
424 424 5 132.00 $132.00 $560 -7.00
505 505 2 124.00 $124.00 $626 —
572 572 2 117.50 $117.50 $672 —

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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.