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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, May 17, 2021

983 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $150.00/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $824/hd at 549 lb · 99 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $130.00/cwt +2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $584/hd at 449 lb · 84 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.02/cwt -3.48 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 541 lb · 67 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 983 702 804
Feeder cattle 983 702 804

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 355, Heifers 453, Bulls 175)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 150.00 $150.00 $555 -10.00
466 466 35 149.00 $149.00 $694 ±0.00
549 549 99 150.00 $150.00 $824 +3.00
580 580 3 132.00 $132.00 $766 —
625–638 638 60 125.00–147.75 $147.38 $940 +4.38
724 724 22 132.75 $132.75 $961 -0.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 17 162.00 $162.00 $601 +7.00
454–495 455 36 130.00–155.00 $154.24 $702 +8.24
536 536 30 147.50 $147.50 $791 —
630 630 10 130.50 $130.50 $822 -2.00
738 738 5 130.25 $130.25 $961 +1.72
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 149.00 $149.00 $454 —
443 443 9 140.00 $140.00 $620 —
485 485 1 129.00 $129.00 $626 -2.00
556 556 12 130.00 $130.00 $723 —
655 655 7 117.00 $117.00 $766 +8.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 136.00 $136.00 $537 —
466 466 3 126.00 $126.00 $587 ±0.00
550 550 3 117.00 $117.00 $644 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 31 137.50 $137.50 $492 +3.88
449 449 84 130.00 $130.00 $584 +2.50
455 455 5 124.00 $124.00 $564 +1.00
545 545 1 121.00 $121.00 $659 -5.00
554 554 48 130.50 $130.50 $723 +18.50
632 632 15 125.50 $125.50 $793 +12.50
717 717 2 111.00 $111.00 $796 +10.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–390 371 3 127.50–134.50 $132.05 $490 +3.05
461 461 44 130.00 $130.00 $599 +1.00
535–541 541 67 118.00–123.25 $123.02 $666 -3.48
605–644 643 43 115.00–117.25 $117.20 $754 -4.91
755 755 8 112.75 $112.75 $851 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–395 367 11 124.00–132.50 $131.67 $483 +1.67
462 462 19 128.75 $128.75 $595 —
538 538 26 128.75 $128.75 $693 +11.13
565 565 1 115.00 $115.00 $650 —
625 625 3 110.00 $110.00 $688 +4.00
780 780 1 94.00 $94.00 $733 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 6 127.00 $127.00 $441 —
415–448 446 16 122.00–124.00 $123.88 $553 —
539 539 10 123.00 $123.00 $663 +7.00
639 639 8 106.00 $106.00 $677 +4.00
715 715 1 90.00 $90.00 $644 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 159.00 $159.00 $533 -3.50
413 413 11 142.00 $142.00 $586 +2.00
498 498 26 139.25 $139.25 $693 +5.25
570–577 576 21 116.00–129.50 $128.23 $739 -1.52
624 624 17 126.00 $126.00 $786 +2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 14 157.50 $157.50 $545 -2.50
411 411 27 147.50 $147.50 $606 +1.82
499 499 15 134.00 $134.00 $669 +2.83
560–575 573 8 110.00–128.50 $126.24 $723 -1.76
634 634 5 121.00 $121.00 $767 ±0.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 140.00 $140.00 $511 —
412–435 415 8 126.50–133.50 $132.58 $550 +0.58
474 474 10 123.00 $123.00 $583 —
525–530 528 2 114.00–117.00 $115.51 $610 -8.49
573 573 5 119.50 $119.50 $685 +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.