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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, September 20, 2021

1,236 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.92/cwt +4.42 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 542 lb · 93 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $149.25/cwt ≈ $812/hd at 544 lb · 78 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.00/cwt -1.70 vs last sale · ≈ $625/hd at 456 lb · 65 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,236 1,290 1,180
Feeder cattle 1,236 1,290 1,180

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 373, Heifers 567, Bulls 296)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 2 176.00 $176.00 $681 -13.00
462–482 463 39 147.00–162.00 $161.20 $746 -7.80
544 544 78 149.25 $149.25 $812 —
560 560 4 140.00 $140.00 $784 -8.74
641–643 641 55 135.25–138.25 $138.09 $885 +2.34
743 743 23 138.00 $138.00 $1,025 +0.25
752 752 2 133.50 $133.50 $1,004 +7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 7 180.00 $180.00 $637 -6.06
462–463 463 40 146.00–157.50 $156.93 $727 -6.15
542 542 41 148.75 $148.75 $806 +1.50
567 567 2 134.00 $134.00 $760 -1.00
641 641 32 135.50 $135.50 $869 -2.63
656 656 4 128.50 $128.50 $843 —
726 726 9 137.50 $137.50 $998 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 138.00 $138.00 $531 -1.00
435–445 444 12 128.00–139.00 $138.10 $613 —
546 546 8 128.50 $128.50 $702 —
640 640 1 114.00 $114.00 $730 —
662 662 2 118.00 $118.00 $781 -2.97
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 139.00 $139.00 $549 -6.00
480 480 3 136.00 $136.00 $653 -12.50
515 515 3 122.00 $122.00 $628 +6.00
618 618 3 111.00 $111.00 $686 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 17 152.00 $152.00 $564 -3.28
456 456 65 137.00 $137.00 $625 -1.70
532–542 542 93 122.50–130.25 $129.92 $704 +4.42
632–638 638 40 121.00–129.00 $128.60 $820 +0.60
732–748 736 11 121.00–125.00 $123.89 $912 +2.14
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 26 154.50 $154.50 $569 -6.50
445 445 7 132.00 $132.00 $587 —
451 451 56 139.00 $139.00 $627 +1.41
515–539 539 55 124.00–128.75 $128.67 $694 -0.43
637 637 39 134.00 $134.00 $854 +7.14
660 660 2 123.00 $123.00 $812 —
721 721 9 123.00 $123.00 $887 -0.25
757 757 2 108.00 $108.00 $818 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 7 134.50 $134.50 $490 -3.25
430 430 1 120.00 $120.00 $516 -13.45
456 456 43 131.00 $131.00 $597 —
546 546 35 127.00 $127.00 $693 -1.18
555 555 1 114.00 $114.00 $633 —
630–637 632 8 99.00–108.00 $105.73 $668 -10.27
790 790 1 91.00 $91.00 $719 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 6 132.00 $132.00 $432 —
375 375 1 124.00 $124.00 $465 -29.17
454 454 17 123.50 $123.50 $561 —
538 538 18 123.50 $123.50 $664 —
628 628 7 121.00 $121.00 $760 +11.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 6 180.00 $180.00 $614 ±0.00
400–424 423 30 135.00–158.50 $157.76 $667 -11.99
475–495 495 57 136.00–148.25 $148.04 $733 -5.71
565–570 566 40 132.00–140.00 $138.79 $786 +5.87
628 628 15 128.75 $128.75 $809 +2.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–348 347 14 155.00–179.00 $177.37 $615 -5.63
416–417 416 43 137.50–158.75 $157.76 $656 -7.78
482 482 36 147.00 $147.00 $709 -4.72
520–530 525 2 118.00 $118.00 $620 —
557 557 18 137.50 $137.50 $766 +6.65
632 632 12 127.00 $127.00 $803 ±0.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 2 131.00 $131.00 $468 -6.50
400 400 2 132.00 $132.00 $528 -8.00
487 487 10 118.50 $118.50 $577 -1.50
520 520 1 118.00 $118.00 $614 +2.00
566 566 8 116.00 $116.00 $657 -6.50

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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.