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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, August 2, 2021

1,097 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $146.62/cwt -6.38 vs last sale · ≈ $943/hd at 643 lb · 109 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.88/cwt +13.88 vs last sale · ≈ $749/hd at 555 lb · 91 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $150.50/cwt ≈ $835/hd at 555 lb · 87 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,097 1,058 1,309
Feeder cattle 1,097 1,058 1,309

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 425, Heifers 485, Bulls 187)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 4 179.00 $179.00 $671 —
415 415 1 161.00 $161.00 $668 —
462 462 21 165.00 $165.00 $762 -4.13
555 555 87 150.50 $150.50 $835 —
641–643 643 109 142.00–146.75 $146.62 $943 -6.38
738 738 24 138.50 $138.50 $1,022 -1.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 12 180.50 $180.50 $662 +6.00
440 440 1 155.00 $155.00 $682 —
457 457 36 164.00 $164.00 $749 -4.18
546 546 45 147.25 $147.25 $804 -0.98
633 633 32 138.50 $138.50 $877 —
665 665 3 136.50 $136.50 $908 -5.50
730 730 6 136.50 $136.50 $996 +6.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 2 165.00 $165.00 $606 —
474 474 8 144.00 $144.00 $683 —
549 549 11 138.75 $138.75 $762 +11.75
634 634 5 132.50 $132.50 $840 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 2 146.00 $146.00 $572 —
459 459 6 138.00 $138.00 $633 —
533 533 8 128.00 $128.00 $682 —
615 615 2 117.00 $117.00 $720 -7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 370 31 143.00–148.50 $148.33 $549 +5.33
454–460 454 74 136.00–145.00 $144.38 $655 —
527–539 538 70 128.00–132.75 $132.48 $713 +2.48
638 638 26 130.25 $130.25 $831 +7.81
660 660 1 127.50 $127.50 $842 —
730 730 1 119.00 $119.00 $869 +7.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 149.00 $149.00 $544 —
447 447 29 139.00 $139.00 $621 —
457 457 2 133.00 $133.00 $608 -2.91
555–595 555 91 125.00–135.00 $134.88 $749 +13.88
637 637 36 123.50 $123.50 $787 -2.67
672 672 2 124.00 $124.00 $833 —
737 737 14 125.00 $125.00 $921 +7.00
760 760 1 120.00 $120.00 $912 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 6 125.00 $125.00 $456 -11.00
435 435 2 128.00 $128.00 $557 —
453 453 21 131.50 $131.50 $596 +1.00
522–541 540 30 126.00–127.75 $127.64 $689 +1.39
632 632 4 125.00 $125.00 $790 +6.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 10 140.00 $140.00 $512 +9.50
430 430 8 130.00 $130.00 $559 +5.50
551–575 553 13 114.00–119.00 $118.60 $656 —
625–633 632 10 119.50–123.50 $123.10 $778 +16.10

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 5 178.00 $178.00 $641 +9.00
415–442 439 26 165.00–168.00 $167.67 $736 -1.58
489–490 489 28 141.00–145.00 $144.71 $708 +2.21
565 565 12 136.00 $136.00 $768 +0.15
628 628 11 131.25 $131.25 $824 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 14 185.50 $185.50 $627 +14.00
413 413 34 171.50 $171.50 $708 +4.71
465–484 483 17 137.00–143.50 $143.13 $691 -7.66
565–572 566 13 129.00–138.50 $137.02 $776 +1.51
616 616 4 130.00 $130.00 $801 ±0.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 4 169.00 $169.00 $608 +19.00
418 418 9 159.00 $159.00 $665 +22.00
495 495 4 132.00 $132.00 $653 —
566 566 6 125.00 $125.00 $708 +1.00

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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.