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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, September 27, 2021

1,180 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.50/cwt -3.42 vs last sale · ≈ $694/hd at 549 lb · 80 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $128.62/cwt -0.05 vs last sale · ≈ $698/hd at 543 lb · 75 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.33/cwt -0.67 vs last sale · ≈ $619/hd at 454 lb · 67 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,180 1,236 802
Feeder cattle 1,180 1,236 802

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 303, Heifers 576, Bulls 301) ***Correction to Feeder Bull price - Medium and Large 1 421 lbs***

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 5 176.00 $176.00 $683 ±0.00
460 460 28 159.00 $159.00 $731 -2.20
533 533 3 143.50 $143.50 $765 -5.75
554 554 55 147.75 $147.75 $819 +7.75
645 645 37 137.50 $137.50 $887 -0.59
740 740 19 132.50 $132.50 $980 -5.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 2 179.00 $179.00 $666 -1.00
458 458 21 158.50 $158.50 $726 +1.57
543 543 40 148.00 $148.00 $804 -0.75
635–636 636 31 121.00–136.50 $136.00 $865 +0.50
734 734 10 127.00 $127.00 $932 -10.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 2 132.00 $132.00 $511 -6.00
460 460 11 136.50 $136.50 $628 —
543 543 13 131.25 $131.25 $713 +2.75
632 632 10 119.00 $119.00 $752 +5.00
735 735 1 110.00 $110.00 $808 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 6 140.00 $140.00 $637 +4.00
529 529 6 121.50 $121.50 $643 -0.50
585 585 1 118.00 $118.00 $690 —
645 645 2 115.00 $115.00 $742 +4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–395 363 20 147.00–155.00 $154.56 $561 +2.56
454–485 454 67 126.00–136.50 $136.33 $619 -0.67
549 549 80 126.50 $126.50 $694 -3.42
554 554 6 126.00 $126.00 $698 —
646 646 39 127.50 $127.50 $824 -1.10
663 663 3 119.50 $119.50 $792 —
740 740 23 120.50 $120.50 $892 -3.39
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 144.00 $144.00 $504 -10.50
445 445 2 124.00 $124.00 $552 -8.00
455 455 63 137.50 $137.50 $626 -1.50
530–543 543 75 119.00–128.75 $128.62 $698 -0.05
569 569 30 156.50 $156.50 $890 —
617–634 633 44 122.00–125.75 $125.58 $795 -8.42
728–732 729 11 114.50–120.50 $119.40 $870 -3.60
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 6 128.00 $128.00 $483 -6.50
450 450 25 129.75 $129.75 $584 -1.25
549 549 30 127.25 $127.25 $699 +0.25
641 641 20 120.00 $120.00 $769 +14.27
747 747 2 102.00 $102.00 $762 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 126.00 $126.00 $498 +2.00
457–485 461 7 112.00–121.50 $120.07 $554 -3.43
510–546 543 12 117.00–124.00 $123.45 $670 -0.05
638 638 8 118.00 $118.00 $753 -3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 411 37 165.25 $165.25 $679 +7.49
484 484 46 147.25 $147.25 $713 +0.25
505–545 525 4 122.50–130.00 $126.11 $662 +8.11
568 568 35 139.00 $139.00 $790 +1.50
624 624 14 130.00 $130.00 $811 +3.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 168.00 $168.00 $580 -12.00
370–385 378 2 146.00–175.00 $160.21 $606 —
421 421 22 163.00 $163.00 $686 +5.24
493 493 40 145.00 $145.00 $715 -3.04
559–568 560 42 120.00–139.00 $137.62 $771 -1.17
632 632 14 128.50 $128.50 $812 -0.25
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 19 181.50 $181.50 $623 —
367 367 2 124.00 $124.00 $455 -7.00
421 421 8 126.00 $126.00 $530 -6.00
485 485 8 122.50 $122.50 $594 +4.00
556 556 7 122.00 $122.00 $678 +6.00

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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.