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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, August 16, 2021

1,089 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $133.36/cwt +4.61 vs last sale · ≈ $720/hd at 540 lb · 108 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $137.63/cwt -0.10 vs last sale · ≈ $634/hd at 461 lb · 77 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.75/cwt ≈ $730/hd at 550 lb · 71 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,089 1,053 866
Feeder cattle 1,089 1,053 866

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 366, Heifers 545, Bulls 178)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 2 169.00 $169.00 $612 +26.82
465–473 471 30 153.00–159.50 $158.22 $745 +3.22
547 547 63 146.75 $146.75 $803 +1.25
551 551 10 147.00 $147.00 $810 -2.00
646 646 62 139.50–146.00 $145.27 $938 +1.52
734–735 734 26 140.00–142.75 $142.11 $1,043 +2.86
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454–477 468 49 154.00–169.00 $156.39 $732 +1.89
510 510 2 148.50 $148.50 $757 +3.25
551 551 45 145.00 $145.00 $799 ±0.00
625–642 641 31 124.00–138.75 $137.82 $883 +0.24
741 741 6 140.00 $140.00 $1,037 +12.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 7 144.00 $144.00 $533 -6.00
430–432 432 11 126.00–139.50 $137.05 $592 —
552–563 557 7 124.50–130.50 $127.90 $712 —
637 637 4 121.00 $121.00 $771 —
675 675 1 117.00 $117.00 $790 -10.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–375 373 2 110.00–130.00 $120.07 $448 -29.93
436 436 3 133.00 $133.00 $580 —
523 523 4 127.00 $127.00 $664 -2.00
600 600 1 118.00 $118.00 $708 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–364 363 35 138.00–146.25 $145.56 $528 -0.44
460–461 461 77 128.50–138.00 $137.63 $634 -0.10
524–542 540 108 128.50–134.00 $133.36 $720 +4.61
626–632 632 48 126.00–130.25 $129.99 $822 +1.49
725–727 726 9 126.00 $126.00 $915 +2.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 11 144.50 $144.50 $517 +10.50
455–462 461 33 129.00–139.50 $137.93 $636 +2.85
540 540 7 130.00 $130.00 $702 +0.61
550 550 71 132.75 $132.75 $730 —
642 642 67 126.50–135.00 $134.24 $862 +0.99
743 743 3 123.00 $123.00 $914 —
756 756 4 121.00 $121.00 $915 -4.05
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 9 129.00 $129.00 $466 -1.00
430 430 2 124.50 $124.50 $535 -4.25
468 468 16 127.50 $127.50 $597 +2.50
546 546 11 128.25 $128.25 $700 +2.00
580 580 1 116.00 $116.00 $673 -4.00
626 626 6 116.00 $116.00 $726 -2.00
740 740 1 116.00 $116.00 $858 +7.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 6 130.00 $130.00 $473 -1.00
440 440 1 125.00 $125.00 $550 —
454 454 12 126.00 $126.00 $572 +2.50
551 551 6 124.00 $124.00 $683 —
620 620 1 109.00 $109.00 $676 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 5 169.00 $169.00 $581 +6.00
411 411 15 156.00 $156.00 $641 -2.21
490 490 21 147.00 $147.00 $720 +2.49
500 500 1 133.00 $133.00 $665 —
564 564 27 133.50 $133.50 $753 -1.00
630 630 17 129.00 $129.00 $813 +1.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–372 356 8 158.00–170.00 $166.86 $594 —
420–422 422 24 146.00–159.75 $158.61 $669 -6.43
493 493 23 150.00 $150.00 $740 +4.75
528 528 5 129.50 $129.50 $684 —
575–590 576 22 114.00–132.50 $131.64 $758 -2.75
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 4 133.00 $133.00 $572 -13.50
511 511 6 123.00 $123.00 $629 —

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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.