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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, July 26, 2021

1,058 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.17/cwt +0.55 vs last sale · ≈ $806/hd at 639 lb · 79 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $153.33/cwt +10.83 vs last sale · ≈ $839/hd at 547 lb · 79 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $153.00/cwt +7.58 vs last sale · ≈ $988/hd at 646 lb · 73 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,058 1,012 889
Feeder cattle 1,058 1,012 889

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 350, Heifers 485, Bulls 223)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–468 467 29 164.00–169.50 $169.13 $790 +10.59
547–548 547 79 145.50–153.75 $153.33 $839 +10.83
646 646 73 153.00 $153.00 $988 +7.58
660 660 3 138.50 $138.50 $914 —
725 725 20 140.25 $140.25 $1,017 +2.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 8 174.50 $174.50 $635 +5.00
462–464 464 34 159.00–168.75 $168.18 $780 +13.93
534–548 546 46 146.00–148.50 $148.23 $809 +2.98
653 653 21 142.00 $142.00 $927 —
730 730 6 130.00 $130.00 $949 +10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 5 169.00 $169.00 $561 —
443 443 9 163.00 $163.00 $722 —
535 535 2 127.00 $127.00 $679 +5.50
650 650 1 123.00 $123.00 $800 +5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 160.00 $160.00 $568 +43.00
447 447 6 148.00 $148.00 $662 —
559 559 5 125.50 $125.50 $702 —
620 620 1 124.00 $124.00 $769 +18.00
775 775 1 116.00 $116.00 $899 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 2 141.00 $141.00 $454 —
366 366 27 143.00 $143.00 $523 -0.50
440–448 447 64 129.50–138.25 $137.44 $614 +0.63
547 547 67 130.00 $130.00 $711 +3.55
552 552 4 124.50 $124.50 $687 —
647 647 31 121.50–122.50 $122.44 $792 -4.06
720 720 5 112.00 $112.00 $806 -1.00
750 750 2 108.00 $108.00 $810 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 3 145.00 $145.00 $497 +9.00
465–481 467 29 131.00–136.50 $135.91 $635 +2.68
547 547 66 126.50 $126.50 $692 -1.50
581 581 3 121.00 $121.00 $703 -2.00
639–644 639 79 125.00–126.25 $126.17 $806 +0.55
726 726 12 118.00 $118.00 $857 +0.75
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 8 136.00 $136.00 $495 +4.00
452–477 454 23 120.50–131.50 $130.50 $592 +1.50
548 548 23 126.25 $126.25 $692 +1.00
565 565 3 119.50 $119.50 $675 —
630 630 9 118.50 $118.50 $747 +9.61
720 720 1 98.00 $98.00 $706 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 130.50 $130.50 $509 +12.50
449 449 9 124.50 $124.50 $559 +3.50
547 547 10 121.50 $121.50 $665 —
621 621 3 107.00 $107.00 $664 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 16 171.50 $171.50 $576 —
400–412 412 32 160.00–167.00 $166.79 $687 +13.34
480–489 489 28 138.00–151.25 $150.79 $737 +29.79
555–560 560 25 124.00–136.50 $135.51 $759 +1.77
622 622 6 130.00 $130.00 $809 +7.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 4 169.00 $169.00 $608 +16.00
421 421 30 169.25 $169.25 $713 +15.75
493 493 33 142.50 $142.50 $703 +13.44
558–560 558 28 126.00–137.50 $135.85 $758 +6.35
623 623 11 129.25 $129.25 $805 +4.25
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 150.00 $150.00 $532 +29.07
408 408 5 137.00 $137.00 $559 +15.00
503 503 3 140.00 $140.00 $704 +27.00
590 590 1 124.00 $124.00 $732 +7.00

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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.