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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, June 28, 2021

1,269 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $150.00/cwt +2.24 vs last sale · ≈ $966/hd at 644 lb · 134 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $152.23/cwt +1.73 vs last sale · ≈ $843/hd at 554 lb · 133 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.80/cwt +1.30 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 551 lb · 109 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,269 1,111 1,177
Feeder cattle 1,269 1,111 1,177

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 545, Heifers 536, Bulls 188)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 26 153.00 $153.00 $722 -3.00
554–565 554 133 140.00–152.52 $152.23 $843 +1.73
626–645 644 134 150.00 $150.00 $966 +2.24
733 733 29 142.75 $142.75 $1,046 +3.50
762 762 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,067 +11.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 356 17 150.00–169.00 $167.84 $598 +5.34
461–470 461 51 147.00–152.50 $152.39 $703 -3.61
543 543 64 145.00 $145.00 $787 +1.31
580 580 2 129.00 $129.00 $748 —
632 632 39 147.00 $147.00 $929 +4.64
655 655 1 130.00 $130.00 $852 —
700 700 1 134.00 $134.00 $938 +2.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–360 357 10 131.00–142.00 $140.89 $503 —
440 440 11 134.00 $134.00 $590 -4.50
525 525 10 126.00 $126.00 $662 ±0.00
560 560 1 110.00 $110.00 $616 —
641 641 3 121.00 $121.00 $776 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 132.00 $132.00 $475 —
437 437 4 130.00 $130.00 $568 —
543 543 3 112.00 $112.00 $608 -4.00
645 645 2 106.00 $106.00 $684 +1.00
725 725 1 100.00 $100.00 $725 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 9 137.00 $137.00 $488 +2.03
467–475 467 35 125.00–128.00 $127.91 $597 +1.07
550–576 551 109 120.00–127.00 $126.80 $699 +1.30
637–642 637 54 117.00–124.75 $124.46 $793 +7.21
726 726 11 112.00 $112.00 $813 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 24 139.50 $139.50 $504 +0.50
456–457 457 70 125.50–129.50 $129.33 $591 -1.32
540 540 8 124.50 $124.50 $672 -1.23
550 550 74 128.50 $128.50 $707 —
626–639 638 34 118.00–124.50 $123.94 $791 +1.44
749 749 6 112.00 $112.00 $839 +1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–346 341 4 122.50–130.00 $128.21 $437 —
454–467 455 29 111.00–121.00 $120.29 $547 —
535–537 537 33 110.00–123.50 $123.09 $661 +0.91
608 608 4 97.00 $97.00 $590 -17.00
750 750 2 100.00 $100.00 $750 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 120.00 $120.00 $396 —
381 381 4 129.00 $129.00 $491 —
452–482 457 13 112.00–123.50 $121.63 $556 —
561 561 4 112.00 $112.00 $628 —
605–611 610 6 100.00–105.00 $104.17 $635 —
742 742 2 94.00 $94.00 $697 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 15 162.00 $162.00 $544 -0.50
420–427 427 17 144.00–149.50 $149.18 $637 -2.82
482–483 483 29 130.00–137.00 $136.52 $659 +1.41
545 545 1 128.00 $128.00 $698 +13.00
557 557 19 132.75 $132.75 $739 -0.50
619 619 6 120.00 $120.00 $743 -3.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 5 157.00 $157.00 $550 +1.00
417 417 15 149.50 $149.50 $623 -0.50
483 483 18 138.50 $138.50 $669 +1.00
507 507 2 130.00 $130.00 $659 —
560–572 571 19 129.00–130.50 $130.42 $745 -0.91
632 632 7 122.75 $122.75 $776 +3.75
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 3 138.00 $138.00 $453 -12.00
421 421 13 130.00 $130.00 $547 -4.00
493 493 11 116.00 $116.00 $572 -2.00
564 564 8 115.00 $115.00 $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.