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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, June 14, 2021

1,250 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.37/cwt -2.31 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 546 lb · 134 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $149.88/cwt -1.18 vs last sale · ≈ $827/hd at 552 lb · 127 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $145.86/cwt +0.45 vs last sale · ≈ $936/hd at 642 lb · 97 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,250 1,293 1,541
Feeder cattle 1,250 1,293 1,541

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 452, Heifers 608, Bulls 190)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 8 175.00 $175.00 $597 —
447 447 2 147.00 $147.00 $657 —
465 465 31 159.25 $159.25 $741 +1.75
552–580 552 127 135.00–150.00 $149.88 $827 -1.18
630–642 642 97 139.00–146.00 $145.86 $936 +0.45
738 738 26 139.75 $139.75 $1,031 +1.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 12 172.00 $172.00 $619 -1.00
450 450 38 156.00 $156.00 $702 -0.08
542–545 542 34 133.00–148.75 $147.82 $801 +3.82
636 636 19 137.00 $137.00 $871 -0.65
685 685 1 125.00 $125.00 $856 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 8 144.00 $144.00 $528 —
454 454 15 140.00 $140.00 $636 —
547 547 19 132.25 $132.25 $723 +4.75
657 657 2 122.00 $122.00 $802 —
731 731 3 116.00 $116.00 $848 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 165.00 $165.00 $528 —
440 440 2 140.00 $140.00 $616 —
548 548 5 127.00 $127.00 $696 +3.00
632 632 2 110.00 $110.00 $695 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–380 368 9 137.00–142.00 $141.43 $520 +4.43
460–492 461 69 128.00–131.00 $130.91 $603 -5.09
540–546 546 134 120.00–124.50 $124.37 $679 -2.31
631–641 632 51 117.50–119.50 $119.38 $754 -0.04
722 722 7 114.00 $114.00 $823 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 30 147.50 $147.50 $530 +5.00
437 437 2 129.00 $129.00 $564 —
451 451 79 131.50 $131.50 $593 —
542 542 63 126.00 $126.00 $683 -2.14
565 565 2 118.00 $118.00 $667 —
642 642 25 125.00 $125.00 $802 -0.25
730 730 3 114.00 $114.00 $832 -4.75
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 11 139.50 $139.50 $497 -0.25
450 450 47 128.25 $128.25 $577 —
541 541 23 123.50 $123.50 $668 -4.50
575 575 1 116.00 $116.00 $667 —
619 619 6 115.00 $115.00 $712 —
770 770 1 100.00 $100.00 $770 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 6 139.50 $139.50 $494 +17.50
410 410 1 112.00 $112.00 $459 —
452 452 15 123.50 $123.50 $558 -3.50
553 553 18 122.00 $122.00 $675 —
657 657 2 117.00 $117.00 $769 —
731 731 3 103.00 $103.00 $753 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329–345 331 7 170.00–179.00 $177.66 $588 +6.08
411 411 11 154.50 $154.50 $635 +0.27
466–493 491 34 136.00–141.00 $140.58 $690 +5.58
559 559 25 134.25 $134.25 $750 +1.00
632 632 11 129.00 $129.00 $815 -0.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 14 171.00 $171.00 $583 +1.60
380 380 1 140.00 $140.00 $532 —
415 415 22 155.00 $155.00 $643 +0.93
490 490 18 140.75 $140.75 $690 +0.75
550–560 559 18 123.00–133.50 $132.93 $743 -1.57
623 623 6 127.50 $127.50 $794 +0.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 161.00 $161.00 $580 —
416 416 5 145.00 $145.00 $603 +6.00
484 484 12 129.00 $129.00 $624 +2.00
567 567 4 117.50 $117.50 $666 -0.50

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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.