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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, August 30, 2021

648 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $137.89/cwt +1.89 vs last sale · ≈ $754/hd at 547 lb · 68 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.00/cwt +1.42 vs last sale · ≈ $742/hd at 554 lb · 55 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $153.75/cwt +5.64 vs last sale · ≈ $838/hd at 545 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 648 1,093 1,028
Feeder cattle 648 1,093 1,028

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 178, Heifers 324, Bulls 146)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 4 179.00 $179.00 $639 +6.51
465–477 466 18 154.00–170.50 $168.62 $786 —
540–545 545 27 145.00–155.75 $155.36 $847 +5.05
634 634 20 147.75 $147.75 $937 +5.32
715 715 5 139.75 $139.75 $999 +2.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 7 186.50 $186.50 $640 —
461 461 13 168.75 $168.75 $778 +6.09
545 545 28 153.75 $153.75 $838 +5.64
595 595 1 132.00 $132.00 $785 —
630 630 13 144.00 $144.00 $907 +0.50
726 726 3 139.00 $139.00 $1,009 +5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 8 149.50 $149.50 $704 -14.18
551 551 10 130.00 $130.00 $716 ±0.00
652 652 5 132.50 $132.50 $864 —
735 735 1 120.00 $120.00 $882 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 3 167.00 $167.00 $603 +36.00
462–480 466 5 120.00–140.00 $135.88 $633 +1.88
532 532 4 126.00 $126.00 $670 -10.00
610 610 1 122.00 $122.00 $744 +4.00
715 715 2 129.00 $129.00 $922 +5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 17 162.00 $162.00 $599 +13.21
407 407 2 140.00 $140.00 $570 —
454 454 19 144.00 $144.00 $654 +6.79
543–547 547 68 128.00–138.50 $137.89 $754 +1.89
634 634 21 133.25 $133.25 $845 +3.68
731 731 6 125.00 $125.00 $914 -2.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–389 388 6 153.00–159.50 $158.43 $615 +9.38
441 441 3 139.00 $139.00 $613 —
451 451 24 148.25 $148.25 $669 +11.22
512 512 2 129.00 $129.00 $660 —
554 554 55 134.00 $134.00 $742 +1.42
646 646 27 135.00 $135.00 $872 +5.50
753 753 7 126.50 $126.50 $953 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 4 136.00 $136.00 $498 +2.12
450 450 15 137.00 $137.00 $616 —
551 551 15 133.00 $133.00 $733 —
630 630 4 114.00 $114.00 $718 ±0.00
650 650 1 104.00 $104.00 $676 —
732 732 2 108.00 $108.00 $791 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 2 138.00 $138.00 $527 +5.00
460 460 11 136.00 $136.00 $626 +17.50
515–538 535 9 128.00–134.00 $133.36 $713 +12.95
641 641 4 120.00 $120.00 $769 +6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 8 195.50 $195.50 $657 +20.89
416–435 417 22 174.00–182.00 $181.62 $757 +13.35
460–499 496 13 141.00–150.50 $149.82 $743 +2.07
565–575 566 18 125.00–139.75 $138.92 $786 +7.42
621 621 5 136.00 $136.00 $845 +11.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 191.00 $191.00 $659 +16.00
365 365 1 182.00 $182.00 $664 +18.00
413 413 12 179.50 $179.50 $741 +10.83
493 493 22 152.50 $152.50 $752 +16.00
510 510 1 145.00 $145.00 $740 +1.00
553 553 20 144.25 $144.25 $798 +11.57
627 627 5 134.00 $134.00 $840 +6.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 182.00 $182.00 $646 +38.00
445 445 2 147.00 $147.00 $654 +12.00
491 491 6 135.00 $135.00 $663 +5.00
554 554 6 128.00 $128.00 $709 +9.33

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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.