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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, August 9, 2021

1,053 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.39/cwt ≈ $705/hd at 545 lb · 81 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $149.00/cwt -1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $827/hd at 555 lb · 76 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $137.73/cwt -6.65 vs last sale · ≈ $627/hd at 455 lb · 75 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,053 1,097 1,269
Feeder cattle 1,053 1,097 1,269

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 334, Heifers 493, Bulls 226)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–378 377 9 140.00–160.00 $142.18 $536 -36.82
440 440 3 145.00 $145.00 $638 -16.00
453 453 15 155.00 $155.00 $702 -10.00
546 546 5 145.50 $145.50 $794 —
555 555 76 149.00 $149.00 $827 -1.50
641 641 54 143.75 $143.75 $921 -2.87
655 655 4 138.00 $138.00 $904 —
738 738 17 139.25 $139.25 $1,028 +0.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 4 171.00 $171.00 $634 -9.50
461 461 30 154.50 $154.50 $712 -9.50
543 543 39 145.25 $145.25 $789 -2.00
550 550 2 145.00 $145.00 $798 —
635–636 636 26 127.00–138.00 $137.58 $875 -0.92
721 721 7 127.50 $127.50 $919 -9.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 4 150.00 $150.00 $534 -15.00
455 455 11 137.00 $137.00 $623 -7.00
544 544 11 133.00 $133.00 $724 -5.75
651 651 6 127.00 $127.00 $827 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 150.00 $150.00 $532 —
451 451 9 135.00 $135.00 $609 -3.00
539 539 8 129.00 $129.00 $695 +1.00
620 620 1 118.00 $118.00 $732 +1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 2 138.00 $138.00 $431 —
356 356 29 146.00 $146.00 $520 -2.33
455–462 455 75 128.00–138.00 $137.73 $627 -6.65
547 547 62 128.75 $128.75 $704 -3.73
550 550 2 127.00 $127.00 $698 —
632–633 633 30 125.00–128.75 $128.50 $813 -1.75
742 742 10 123.50 $123.50 $916 +4.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 2 134.00 $134.00 $519 -15.00
459–463 459 36 125.00–136.00 $135.08 $620 +2.08
525–546 545 81 125.00–129.50 $129.39 $705 —
636 636 30 133.25 $133.25 $847 +9.75
650 650 1 130.00 $130.00 $845 +6.00
758–775 760 8 122.00–125.50 $125.05 $950 +5.05
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 9 130.00 $130.00 $481 +5.00
446 446 36 128.75 $128.75 $574 +0.75
460 460 1 125.00 $125.00 $575 -6.50
547 547 27 126.25 $126.25 $691 -1.39
560 560 2 120.00 $120.00 $672 —
636 636 15 118.00 $118.00 $750 -7.00
717 717 2 109.00 $109.00 $782 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 131.00 $131.00 $472 -9.00
453 453 10 123.50 $123.50 $559 —
538 538 10 117.00 $117.00 $629 —
633 633 3 114.00 $114.00 $722 -9.10

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 17 174.00 $174.00 $593 -11.50
415–445 416 43 147.00–165.50 $165.04 $687 -6.46
489 489 34 145.25 $145.25 $710 +2.12
560–595 562 19 124.00–135.00 $134.39 $755 -2.63
632 632 11 125.00 $125.00 $790 -5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 4 163.00 $163.00 $551 —
413–435 414 15 141.00–159.50 $158.21 $655 -9.46
480–486 486 20 135.00–145.00 $144.51 $702 -0.20
565 565 26 134.50 $134.50 $760 -1.50
620 620 6 127.50 $127.50 $790 -3.75
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 4 141.00 $141.00 $491 —
406 406 9 146.50 $146.50 $595 -12.50
480–483 483 11 120.00–128.50 $127.73 $617 -4.27
560–595 565 7 106.00–128.00 $124.69 $704 -0.31

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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.