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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, May 24, 2021

997 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $156.50/cwt +24.50 vs last sale · ≈ $861/hd at 550 lb · 117 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.45/cwt +3.43 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 544 lb · 91 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $150.25/cwt +2.87 vs last sale · ≈ $965/hd at 642 lb · 87 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 997 983 731
Feeder cattle 997 983 731

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 342, Heifers 456, Bulls 199)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–365 364 25 149.00–154.00 $153.61 $559 +3.61
462 462 2 139.00 $139.00 $642 -10.00
532 532 2 143.00 $143.00 $761 -7.00
550 550 117 156.50 $156.50 $861 +24.50
642 642 87 150.25 $150.25 $965 +2.87
670 670 1 148.00 $148.00 $992 —
741 741 25 138.50 $138.50 $1,026 +5.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 10 160.00 $160.00 $595 -2.00
463–485 464 24 134.00–155.00 $154.09 $715 -0.15
540 540 18 152.00 $152.00 $821 +4.50
634 634 5 149.00 $149.00 $945 +18.50
735 735 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,000 +5.75
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 6 160.00 $160.00 $709 +20.00
538 538 4 144.00 $144.00 $775 —
570 570 1 130.00 $130.00 $741 ±0.00
652 652 2 135.00 $135.00 $880 +18.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 6 132.00 $132.00 $581 —
505 505 1 121.00 $121.00 $611 —
632 632 2 120.00 $120.00 $758 —
725 725 1 122.00 $122.00 $884 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 3 132.00 $132.00 $508 -0.05
463–477 464 50 129.00–133.50 $133.22 $618 +3.22
535–544 544 91 124.00–126.50 $126.45 $688 +3.43
621–632 632 78 118.00–119.75 $119.68 $756 +2.48
739 739 23 116.50 $116.50 $861 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 23 140.00 $140.00 $511 +2.50
446 446 6 128.00 $128.00 $571 -2.00
453 453 51 133.75 $133.75 $606 +9.75
542 542 39 127.75 $127.75 $692 +6.75
582 582 2 121.00 $121.00 $704 -9.50
629 629 17 125.00 $125.00 $786 -0.50
720–744 741 7 114.00–115.00 $114.86 $851 +3.86
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 10 136.50 $136.50 $495 +4.83
442 442 14 132.25 $132.25 $585 —
455 455 1 121.00 $121.00 $551 -7.75
525–544 542 11 114.00–127.75 $126.54 $686 -2.21
630 630 6 116.00 $116.00 $731 +6.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 128.00 $128.00 $493 —
438–447 445 16 125.00–132.00 $130.71 $582 +6.83
544 544 5 120.50 $120.50 $656 -2.50
610 610 2 108.00 $108.00 $659 +2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 375 6 144.00–154.00 $151.27 $567 —
427 427 9 144.00 $144.00 $615 +2.00
492 492 22 139.00 $139.00 $684 -0.25
566–585 567 34 130.00–134.00 $133.88 $759 +5.65
628 628 20 131.00 $131.00 $823 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 13 159.00 $159.00 $539 +1.50
418 418 27 151.25 $151.25 $632 +3.75
493 493 19 130.00–140.00 $137.89 $680 +3.89
555 555 19 133.00 $133.00 $738 +6.76
626 626 3 128.00 $128.00 $801 +7.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 147.00 $147.00 $512 —
421 421 10 137.50 $137.50 $579 +4.92
481 481 8 129.00 $129.00 $620 +6.00
565 565 6 124.50 $124.50 $703 +5.00

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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.