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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, July 5, 2021

363 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $127.75/cwt +3.25 vs last sale · ≈ $696/hd at 545 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.75/cwt ≈ $687/hd at 546 lb · 29 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $153.50/cwt ≈ $998/hd at 650 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 363 1,269 700
Feeder cattle 363 1,269 700

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 108, Heifers 198, Bulls 57)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 152.00 $152.00 $578 —
457 457 5 144.00 $144.00 $658 -9.00
550 550 8 152.00 $152.00 $836 -0.23
650 650 25 153.50 $153.50 $998 —
713 713 8 148.00 $148.00 $1,055 +5.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 4 151.00 $151.00 $563 -16.84
445 445 8 145.00 $145.00 $645 —
550 550 16 152.50 $152.50 $839 +23.50
624 624 10 152.25 $152.25 $950 +5.25
718 718 3 149.50 $149.50 $1,073 +15.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 135.00 $135.00 $493 -5.89
436 436 6 134.00 $134.00 $584 ±0.00
547 547 4 128.00 $128.00 $700 +2.00
632 632 2 130.00 $130.00 $822 +9.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 130.00 $130.00 $474 -2.00
460 460 1 118.00 $118.00 $543 —
537 537 2 121.00 $121.00 $650 +9.00
742 742 2 125.00 $125.00 $928 +25.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–368 365 13 121.00–130.50 $129.10 $471 -10.40
425 425 1 126.00 $126.00 $536 —
456 456 24 130.75 $130.75 $596 +1.42
545 545 30 127.75 $127.75 $696 +3.25
659 659 8 123.50 $123.50 $814 —
757 757 2 112.00 $112.00 $848 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 6 127.00 $127.00 $462 -10.00
450–454 453 14 120.00–125.50 $124.72 $565 -3.19
546 546 29 125.75 $125.75 $687 —
605 605 1 123.00 $123.00 $744 -1.46
654 654 12 121.00 $121.00 $791 —
737 737 5 116.00 $116.00 $855 +4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 15 125.00 $125.00 $436 -3.21
447 447 13 116.50 $116.50 $521 —
557 557 7 124.00 $124.00 $691 —
653 653 3 96.00 $96.00 $627 —
705 705 1 105.00 $105.00 $740 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 378 2 118.00–120.00 $118.98 $450 -10.02
454–480 458 7 109.00–115.50 $114.53 $525 -7.10
505 505 2 115.00 $115.00 $581 —
618 618 3 107.00 $107.00 $661 +2.83

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 145.00 $145.00 $496 -17.00
380 380 1 131.00 $131.00 $498 —
420 420 9 141.50 $141.50 $594 -7.68
481 481 11 135.50 $135.50 $652 -1.02
560 560 5 129.00 $129.00 $722 -3.75
620 620 3 123.50 $123.50 $766 +3.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 3 144.00 $144.00 $484 —
427 427 2 139.00 $139.00 $594 -10.50
481 481 7 135.50 $135.50 $652 -3.00
550–580 560 3 119.00–131.50 $127.18 $712 -3.24
617 617 5 124.50 $124.50 $768 +1.75
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 3 123.00 $123.00 $496 -7.00
543 543 3 115.00 $115.00 $624 —

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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.