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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, July 12, 2021

1,272 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $139.25/cwt ≈ $902/hd at 648 lb · 115 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.30/cwt ≈ $701/hd at 551 lb · 114 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $151.16/cwt -0.84 vs last sale · ≈ $839/hd at 555 lb · 101 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,272 363 1,042
Feeder cattle 1,272 363 1,042

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 448, Heifers 606, Bulls 218)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–371 368 7 154.00–160.00 $157.46 $579 +5.46
455–460 459 44 144.00–155.00 $153.76 $706 +9.76
555–571 555 101 140.00–151.51 $151.16 $839 -0.84
648 648 115 139.25 $139.25 $902 —
652 652 2 132.00 $132.00 $861 -21.50
715–731 730 57 127.50–134.50 $134.26 $980 -13.74
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 153.00 $153.00 $528 —
356 356 7 164.50 $164.50 $586 +13.50
447 447 26 151.50 $151.50 $677 +6.50
450 450 2 141.00 $141.00 $634 —
558–595 560 24 129.00–149.75 $148.83 $833 -3.67
649 649 23 138.50 $138.50 $899 -13.75
675 675 1 130.00 $130.00 $878 —
722 722 7 134.50 $134.50 $971 -15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 4 136.00 $136.00 $503 +1.00
456–480 458 12 116.00–128.00 $126.95 $581 —
535 535 4 124.50 $124.50 $666 -3.50
660 660 1 123.00 $123.00 $812 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 4 121.00 $121.00 $547 +3.00
533 533 6 120.00 $120.00 $640 -1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–380 373 10 132.00–139.00 $137.57 $513 +10.57
425 425 1 123.00 $123.00 $523 —
457 457 52 130.00 $130.00 $594 +5.28
551–553 551 114 122.50–127.48 $127.30 $701 —
641 641 92 121.78 $121.78 $781 —
670 670 1 120.00 $120.00 $804 -1.00
746 746 15 122.00 $122.00 $910 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–360 356 30 134.00–141.50 $141.25 $503 +12.15
445 445 84 142.50 $142.50 $634 +16.50
450 450 1 123.00 $123.00 $554 -7.75
536–544 544 66 122.50–128.50 $128.23 $698 +0.48
610–647 645 23 118.00–122.50 $122.32 $789 —
723 723 6 112.00 $112.00 $810 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 21 130.50 $130.50 $462 —
452–465 453 19 117.00–124.50 $124.09 $562 —
541 541 30 126.00 $126.00 $682 —
552 552 2 112.00 $112.00 $618 -12.00
645 645 10 107.00 $107.00 $690 —
650 650 1 103.00 $103.00 $670 +7.00
727 727 2 107.00 $107.00 $778 +2.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 6 127.00 $127.00 $457 +8.02
440–448 447 7 110.00–128.50 $125.90 $563 —
515 515 7 115.00 $115.00 $592 ±0.00
633 633 6 102.00 $102.00 $646 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 152.00 $152.00 $471 +8.00
357 357 11 157.50 $157.50 $562 —
415–418 416 16 139.00–154.00 $151.17 $629 +12.17
488 488 23 134.50 $134.50 $656 -1.00
561–565 565 43 130.00–136.50 $135.90 $768 +8.72
627 627 17 125.25 $125.25 $785 +0.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 11 158.50 $158.50 $523 +13.50
405–422 421 27 124.00–149.50 $148.59 $626 +7.09
495 495 24 136.25 $136.25 $674 +0.75
555–580 557 15 115.00–135.50 $134.08 $747 +5.08
628 628 4 125.00 $125.00 $785 +1.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414 414 8 134.00 $134.00 $555 +11.00
491 491 7 116.00 $116.00 $570 —
567 567 11 116.50 $116.50 $661 —

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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.