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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, May 31, 2021

692 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $145.50/cwt -4.75 vs last sale · ≈ $941/hd at 647 lb · 72 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $150.65/cwt -5.85 vs last sale · ≈ $836/hd at 555 lb · 60 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.00/cwt +5.55 vs last sale · ≈ $721/hd at 546 lb · 49 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 692 997 1,140
Feeder cattle 692 997 1,140

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 285, Heifers 272, Bulls 135)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 16 152.00 $152.00 $710 +13.00
555–556 555 60 144.00–151.00 $150.65 $836 -5.85
647 647 72 145.50 $145.50 $941 -4.75
700–728 726 18 125.50–134.25 $133.78 $971 -4.72
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 4 158.00 $158.00 $548 —
449 449 27 152.00 $152.00 $682 —
543 543 37 151.50 $151.50 $823 -0.50
645–647 647 17 134.00–144.00 $142.24 $920 -6.76
736 736 6 131.50 $131.50 $968 -4.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 385 2 136.00–145.00 $140.56 $541 —
415–435 432 6 134.00–145.00 $143.24 $619 -16.76
560–565 564 6 124.00–131.00 $129.84 $732 -0.16
645 645 3 130.00 $130.00 $838 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 3 129.00 $129.00 $584 —
546 546 3 123.00 $123.00 $672 —
645 645 4 112.00 $112.00 $722 -8.00
735 735 1 116.00 $116.00 $853 -6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 136.00 $136.00 $462 —
410 410 1 127.00 $127.00 $521 —
468 468 16 133.00 $133.00 $622 -0.22
546 546 49 132.00 $132.00 $721 +5.55
637 637 42 118.50 $118.50 $755 -1.18
731 731 8 114.00 $114.00 $833 -2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 13 140.00 $140.00 $494 ±0.00
464–465 464 28 124.00–135.25 $134.85 $626 +1.10
544 544 46 128.00 $128.00 $696 +0.25
580 580 1 120.00 $120.00 $696 -1.00
629 629 16 124.00 $124.00 $780 -1.00
717 717 6 112.00 $112.00 $803 -2.86
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 12 138.50 $138.50 $489 +2.00
456 456 12 130.00 $130.00 $593 +9.00
552 552 5 127.00 $127.00 $701 —
630 630 5 120.00 $120.00 $756 +4.00
750 750 1 101.00 $101.00 $758 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467–495 473 5 112.00–123.00 $120.70 $571 —
533 533 3 120.00 $120.00 $640 -0.50
617 617 2 116.00 $116.00 $716 +8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 2 157.00 $157.00 $545 —
415 415 9 142.25 $142.25 $590 -1.75
495 495 21 134.00 $134.00 $663 -5.00
562–565 565 28 116.00–125.75 $125.06 $707 -8.82
629 629 11 125.25 $125.25 $788 -5.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 9 160.50 $160.50 $551 +1.50
411 411 14 150.50 $150.50 $619 -0.75
489 489 20 140.50 $140.50 $687 +2.61
555 555 13 131.00 $131.00 $727 -2.00
625 625 2 125.00 $125.00 $781 -3.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 145.00 $145.00 $529 —
405 405 2 144.00 $144.00 $583 +6.50
490 490 2 127.00 $127.00 $622 -2.00
535 535 1 123.00 $123.00 $658 —

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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.