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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, August 23, 2021

1,093 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $136.00/cwt +2.64 vs last sale · ≈ $740/hd at 544 lb · 95 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $137.21/cwt -0.42 vs last sale · ≈ $622/hd at 453 lb · 94 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $148.11/cwt -0.39 vs last sale · ≈ $801/hd at 541 lb · 68 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,093 1,089 1,108
Feeder cattle 1,093 1,089 1,108

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 360, Heifers 540, Bulls 193)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–380 377 9 167.00–174.00 $172.49 $650 +3.49
436 436 3 164.50 $164.50 $717 —
521–549 547 60 147.50–150.50 $150.31 $822 +3.56
645–647 645 56 135.00–143.00 $142.43 $919 -2.84
735 735 17 137.50 $137.50 $1,011 -4.61
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 7 175.50 $175.50 $635 —
457–472 458 42 156.00–163.00 $162.66 $745 +6.27
505–542 541 68 138.00–148.25 $148.11 $801 -0.39
639 639 19 143.50 $143.50 $917 +5.68
727 727 2 134.00 $134.00 $974 -6.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457–472 458 38 145.00–164.75 $163.68 $750 —
555 555 7 130.00 $130.00 $722 —
615 615 3 118.00 $118.00 $726 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 4 139.00 $139.00 $475 —
385 385 1 131.00 $131.00 $504 -13.00
453 453 14 134.00 $134.00 $607 —
539 539 6 136.00 $136.00 $733 —
645 645 2 118.00 $118.00 $761 -3.00
747 747 2 124.00 $124.00 $926 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–381 368 37 141.00–149.50 $148.79 $548 +3.23
453–454 453 94 132.00–137.50 $137.21 $622 -0.42
544 544 95 136.00 $136.00 $740 +2.64
553 553 6 129.75 $129.75 $718 —
640–645 640 27 125.00–129.75 $129.57 $829 -0.42
730 730 11 127.00 $127.00 $927 +1.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–375 366 17 142.00–149.50 $149.05 $546 +4.55
455–469 458 39 130.50–138.50 $137.03 $628 -0.90
553–570 554 59 128.00–132.75 $132.58 $734 -0.17
645 645 26 129.50 $129.50 $835 -4.74
660 660 1 119.00 $119.00 $785 —
733 733 13 123.00 $123.00 $902 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–360 357 17 124.00–134.50 $133.88 $478 +4.88
446 446 40 127.75 $127.75 $570 +3.25
538 538 26 129.25 $129.25 $695 +1.00
633 633 5 114.00 $114.00 $722 -2.00
785 785 1 110.00 $110.00 $864 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 133.00 $133.00 $505 +3.00
458 458 13 118.50 $118.50 $543 -7.50
510–542 538 8 116.00–121.00 $120.41 $648 —
615 615 2 114.00 $114.00 $701 +5.00
700 700 1 104.00 $104.00 $728 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–349 348 27 163.00–175.50 $174.61 $608 —
412–421 420 32 159.50–169.50 $168.27 $707 +9.66
490 490 32 147.75 $147.75 $724 -2.25
560–565 565 28 118.00–132.00 $131.50 $743 -0.14
635 635 3 124.50 $124.50 $791 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 3 175.00 $175.00 $574 +6.00
375 375 1 164.00 $164.00 $615 —
405–424 420 17 165.00–169.75 $168.67 $708 +12.67
497 497 5 136.50 $136.50 $678 -10.50
507 507 13 144.00 $144.00 $730 +11.00
561–570 562 13 126.00–133.25 $132.68 $746 -0.82
620 620 7 128.00 $128.00 $794 -1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 144.00 $144.00 $526 —
417 417 2 135.00 $135.00 $563 +2.00
487 487 6 130.00 $130.00 $633 —
575–580 577 3 118.50–119.00 $118.67 $685 —

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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.