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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, July 19, 2021

1,012 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.00/cwt ≈ $703/hd at 549 lb · 82 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $145.42/cwt +6.17 vs last sale · ≈ $935/hd at 643 lb · 77 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $136.81/cwt -5.69 vs last sale · ≈ $613/hd at 448 lb · 67 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,012 1,272 673
Feeder cattle 1,012 1,272 673

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 342, Heifers 462, Bulls 208)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 2 165.00 $165.00 $614 +7.54
467–480 468 22 139.00–159.50 $158.54 $742 +4.78
548 548 4 142.50 $142.50 $781 —
551 551 58 150.00 $150.00 $826 -1.16
600–644 643 77 139.00–145.50 $145.42 $935 +6.17
738 738 28 137.50 $137.50 $1,015 +3.24
775 775 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,008 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 10 169.50 $169.50 $619 +5.00
453 453 38 154.25 $154.25 $699 +13.25
542 542 40 145.25 $145.25 $787 —
632–640 632 19 128.00–138.25 $137.70 $870 -0.80
727 727 7 120.00 $120.00 $872 -14.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 3 134.00 $134.00 $511 -2.00
458 458 8 126.00 $126.00 $577 -0.95
545 545 10 121.50 $121.50 $662 -3.00
680 680 1 118.00 $118.00 $802 -5.00
717 717 2 114.00 $114.00 $817 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 135.00 $135.00 $466 —
370 370 1 117.00 $117.00 $433 —
452 452 5 123.50 $123.50 $558 +2.50
527 527 2 119.50 $119.50 $630 -0.50
622 622 2 106.00 $106.00 $659 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 136.00 $136.00 $428 —
354 354 9 142.00 $142.00 $503 +4.43
465–467 467 52 126.00–134.00 $133.23 $622 +3.23
549 549 82 128.00 $128.00 $703 —
560 560 2 123.00 $123.00 $689 -4.30
610–632 631 61 123.00–125.75 $125.62 $793 +3.84
720–726 725 10 115.00–117.50 $117.25 $850 -4.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 23 143.50 $143.50 $507 +2.25
445–448 448 67 124.00–137.00 $136.81 $613 -5.69
500–547 546 52 123.50–126.50 $126.45 $690 -1.78
633 633 17 126.50 $126.50 $801 +4.18
731 731 3 113.00 $113.00 $826 +1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 8 132.00 $132.00 $479 +1.50
450 450 30 129.00 $129.00 $580 +4.91
544 544 16 125.25 $125.25 $681 -0.75
605–632 629 9 108.00–109.00 $108.89 $685 +1.89
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 118.00 $118.00 $454 -9.00
434 434 10 121.00 $121.00 $525 -4.90
552 552 7 119.50 $119.50 $660 —
770 770 2 96.00 $96.00 $739 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 6 167.00 $167.00 $568 +15.00
375 375 1 153.00 $153.00 $574 -4.50
409 409 32 153.50 $153.50 $628 +2.33
477–485 484 24 113.00–130.50 $129.06 $625 -5.44
535 535 1 124.00 $124.00 $663 —
567 567 32 129.50 $129.50 $734 -6.40
629 629 10 125.00 $125.00 $786 -0.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 18 169.50 $169.50 $593 —
421–440 422 23 126.00–154.75 $153.45 $648 +4.86
465 465 1 121.00 $121.00 $563 -15.25
501 501 14 130.50 $130.50 $654 —
555–560 560 18 125.00–134.25 $133.74 $749 -0.34
625 625 5 123.00 $123.00 $769 -2.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–380 375 2 116.00–126.00 $120.93 $453 —
424 424 5 122.00 $122.00 $517 -12.00
497 497 12 119.50 $119.50 $594 +3.50
520 520 1 113.00 $113.00 $588 —
560 560 3 117.00 $117.00 $655 +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.