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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, September 13, 2021

1,290 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.10/cwt -10.15 vs last sale · ≈ $705/hd at 546 lb · 109 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.25/cwt -1.75 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 551 lb · 100 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $148.74/cwt -2.26 vs last sale · ≈ $823/hd at 553 lb · 83 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,290 558 1,251
Feeder cattle 1,290 558 1,251

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 406, Heifers 650, Bulls 234)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 8 189.00 $189.00 $673 —
459 459 46 169.00 $169.00 $776 +8.32
553–563 553 83 142.00–149.00 $148.74 $823 -2.26
639 639 69 135.75 $135.75 $867 -2.25
652 652 2 134.50 $134.50 $877 -12.50
744 744 28 137.75 $137.75 $1,025 —
753 753 3 126.50 $126.50 $953 -11.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–390 365 13 170.00–187.50 $186.06 $679 +2.06
455–459 459 25 153.00–163.50 $163.08 $749 -3.42
542 542 44 147.25 $147.25 $798 -4.75
555 555 1 135.00 $135.00 $749 —
630–639 639 34 134.00–138.25 $138.13 $883 -4.62
755 755 7 131.50 $131.50 $993 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 10 139.00 $139.00 $512 -9.00
458 458 10 136.00 $136.00 $623 —
551–585 554 13 113.00–124.00 $123.11 $682 —
652–665 656 3 116.00–123.50 $120.97 $794 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 3 145.00 $145.00 $526 —
455 455 3 148.50 $148.50 $676 +7.21
540 540 1 116.00 $116.00 $626 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 31 161.00 $161.00 $580 -0.50
451–453 453 77 130.00–138.00 $137.59 $623 —
541–546 546 109 126.00–129.25 $129.10 $705 -10.15
636–637 636 57 123.00–127.00 $126.86 $807 -4.50
727 727 14 123.25 $123.25 $896 -4.75
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–380 369 11 150.00–156.50 $155.28 $573 -2.36
460 460 54 131.00–139.00 $138.70 $638 -4.70
535 535 3 125.50 $125.50 $671 -10.75
551 551 100 129.25 $129.25 $712 -1.75
644 644 61 128.00 $128.00 $824 -4.50
653 653 4 119.00 $119.00 $777 —
735 735 24 121.75 $121.75 $895 -3.75
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 10 137.75 $137.75 $499 —
439–445 439 28 120.00–134.50 $133.45 $586 —
500–538 536 19 122.00–128.50 $128.18 $687 -5.82
611 611 3 116.00 $116.00 $709 +0.50
715 715 1 99.00 $99.00 $708 -5.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–374 373 12 132.50–155.00 $153.17 $571 —
446 446 18 128.50 $128.50 $573 -2.50
550 550 12 122.00 $122.00 $671 —
600 600 1 110.00 $110.00 $660 —
790 790 1 98.00 $98.00 $774 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 180.00 $180.00 $603 —
392 392 2 161.00 $161.00 $631 —
421 421 29 169.75 $169.75 $715 -9.15
483 483 37 153.75 $153.75 $743 -1.42
520 520 1 138.00 $138.00 $718 -0.50
557–560 557 24 131.00–133.00 $132.92 $740 -8.58
626 626 18 126.50 $126.50 $792 -8.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 15 183.00 $183.00 $637 -12.00
355 355 2 174.00 $174.00 $618 —
411 411 36 155.00–166.50 $165.54 $680 -13.22
487–492 487 30 127.00–153.50 $151.72 $739 +1.72
555–566 566 25 121.00–131.25 $130.85 $741 -8.91
631 631 3 127.00 $127.00 $801 -5.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 137.50 $137.50 $502 -15.00
410 410 3 140.00 $140.00 $574 -28.00
467 467 2 120.00 $120.00 $560 -9.00
535 535 1 116.00 $116.00 $621 —
565 565 4 122.50 $122.50 $692 +5.50

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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.