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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, June 7, 2021

1,293 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $151.06/cwt +0.41 vs last sale · ≈ $831/hd at 550 lb · 196 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $145.41/cwt -0.09 vs last sale · ≈ $928/hd at 638 lb · 137 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.00/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $623/hd at 458 lb · 109 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,293 692 1,130
Feeder cattle 1,293 692 1,130

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 627, Heifers 486, Bulls 180)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 5 166.00 $166.00 $627 —
462 462 64 157.50 $157.50 $728 +5.50
537 537 4 134.00 $134.00 $720 —
550 550 196 151.06 $151.06 $831 +0.41
637–648 638 137 136.00–146.00 $145.41 $928 -0.09
739 739 25 138.00 $138.00 $1,020 +4.22
765 765 3 133.00 $133.00 $1,017 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 17 173.00 $173.00 $621 —
452–455 452 47 137.00–156.50 $156.08 $705 —
547 547 50 144.00 $144.00 $788 -7.50
595 595 1 125.00 $125.00 $744 —
625–638 637 14 133.00–138.00 $137.65 $877 -4.59
738 738 7 131.75 $131.75 $972 +0.25
795 795 1 121.00 $121.00 $962 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 6 145.00 $145.00 $493 —
426 426 14 140.00 $140.00 $596 -3.24
543 543 14 127.50 $127.50 $692 —
633 633 4 126.00 $126.00 $798 -4.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 5 164.00 $164.00 $620 —
460 460 6 133.00 $133.00 $612 +4.00
537 537 7 124.00 $124.00 $666 +1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 4 137.00 $137.00 $523 —
452–464 458 109 136.00 $136.00 $623 +3.00
505–547 547 109 118.00–126.75 $126.68 $693 -5.32
634–637 637 71 118.00–119.50 $119.42 $761 +0.92
750 750 7 115.75 $115.75 $868 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 130.00 $130.00 $448 —
360 360 28 142.50 $142.50 $513 +2.50
520–547 547 70 120.00–128.25 $128.14 $701 +0.14
641 641 18 125.25 $125.25 $803 +1.25
732 732 4 118.75 $118.75 $869 +6.75
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 10 139.75 $139.75 $511 +1.25
445 445 22 129.75 $129.75 $577 —
533 533 13 128.00 $128.00 $682 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 122.00 $122.00 $427 —
453 453 8 127.00 $127.00 $575 +6.30
535 535 9 122.50 $122.50 $655 +2.50
645 645 1 109.00 $109.00 $703 -7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–345 331 5 170.00–172.00 $171.58 $568 +14.58
418–430 419 21 149.00–154.50 $154.23 $646 +11.98
490 490 21 135.00 $135.00 $662 +1.00
540 540 1 129.00 $129.00 $697 —
557 557 24 133.25 $133.25 $742 +8.19
618 618 14 129.50 $129.50 $800 +4.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–327 326 8 165.00–170.00 $169.40 $552 +8.90
419–445 420 21 146.00–154.50 $154.07 $647 +3.57
488 488 18 140.00 $140.00 $683 -0.50
520 520 1 122.00 $122.00 $634 —
557 557 14 134.50 $134.50 $749 +3.50
625 625 7 127.00 $127.00 $794 +2.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 155.00 $155.00 $530 —
414 414 10 139.00 $139.00 $575 -5.00
484 484 12 127.00 $127.00 $615 ±0.00
550 550 1 118.00 $118.00 $649 —

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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.