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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, September 6, 2021

558 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $139.25/cwt +1.36 vs last sale · ≈ $759/hd at 545 lb · 33 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $147.00/cwt ≈ $961/hd at 654 lb · 31 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $152.00/cwt -1.75 vs last sale · ≈ $833/hd at 548 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 558 648 487
Feeder cattle 558 648 487

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 188, Heifers 232, Bulls 138)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463–465 463 19 155.00–161.00 $160.68 $744 -7.94
550 550 28 151.00 $151.00 $830 —
631 631 3 138.00 $138.00 $871 -9.75
654 654 31 147.00 $147.00 $961 —
753 753 25 138.00 $138.00 $1,039 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 5 184.00 $184.00 $679 —
462 462 17 166.50 $166.50 $769 -2.25
548 548 29 152.00 $152.00 $833 -1.75
646 646 12 142.75 $142.75 $922 -1.25
718 718 6 140.00 $140.00 $1,005 +1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 2 144.00 $144.00 $500 —
450–456 455 4 130.00–145.00 $141.29 $643 -8.21
557 557 2 119.00 $119.00 $663 -11.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 148.00 $148.00 $533 -19.00
530 530 2 120.00 $120.00 $636 -6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 13 161.50 $161.50 $609 -0.50
435–436 436 21 135.00–151.50 $149.93 $654 +9.93
545 545 33 139.25 $139.25 $759 +1.36
565 565 1 130.50 $130.50 $737 —
635–648 648 28 127.50–131.50 $131.36 $851 -1.89
738 738 12 128.00 $128.00 $945 +3.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–385 367 4 151.00–160.00 $157.64 $579 -0.79
450–480 452 16 135.00–144.00 $143.40 $648 -4.85
547 547 25 136.25 $136.25 $745 +7.25
553 553 3 131.00 $131.00 $724 -3.00
649 649 24 132.50 $132.50 $860 -2.50
741 741 9 125.50 $125.50 $930 —
790 790 1 120.00 $120.00 $948 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 4 136.00 $136.00 $466 —
453 453 9 136.00 $136.00 $616 -1.00
539 539 8 134.00 $134.00 $722 —
645 645 6 115.50 $115.50 $745 +1.50
725 725 4 104.00 $104.00 $754 -4.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 131.00 $131.00 $583 —
458 458 5 128.50 $128.50 $589 -7.50
640 640 1 105.00 $105.00 $672 -15.00
656 656 3 112.00 $112.00 $735 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 12 195.00 $195.00 $669 -0.50
405–419 418 20 174.00–179.00 $178.76 $747 -2.86
485 485 21 150.00 $150.00 $728 +0.18
557–560 557 13 125.00–141.00 $139.76 $778 +0.84
629 629 6 132.50 $132.50 $833 -3.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–420 419 9 170.00–180.00 $178.90 $750 -0.60
470–482 481 19 149.00–155.50 $155.17 $746 +2.67
530 530 1 138.50 $138.50 $734 -6.50
560 560 21 141.50 $141.50 $792 -2.75
620 620 4 135.00 $135.00 $837 +1.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 152.50 $152.50 $564 -29.50
434 434 7 168.00 $168.00 $729 +21.00
495 495 3 129.00 $129.00 $639 -6.00
585 585 1 117.00 $117.00 $684 -11.00

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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.