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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, October 4, 2021

994 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $126.40/cwt -2.22 vs last sale · ≈ $693/hd at 548 lb · 76 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.28/cwt +1.78 vs last sale · ≈ $700/hd at 546 lb · 70 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $133.66/cwt -3.84 vs last sale · ≈ $605/hd at 453 lb · 69 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 994 1,180 1,197
Feeder cattle 994 1,180 1,197

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 234, Heifers 477, Bulls 283)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 178.00 $178.00 $659 +2.00
463–465 463 10 150.00–159.00 $158.10 $732 -0.90
555 555 47 148.50 $148.50 $824 +0.75
640 640 40 141.75 $141.75 $907 +4.25
680 680 1 128.00 $128.00 $870 —
748 748 18 134.25 $134.25 $1,004 +1.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 170.00 $170.00 $561 —
371 371 11 179.00 $179.00 $664 ±0.00
448 448 27 160.00 $160.00 $717 —
536 536 28 150.00 $150.00 $804 +2.00
641 641 18 142.75 $142.75 $915 +6.75
761 761 7 133.50 $133.50 $1,016 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 3 133.00 $133.00 $496 +1.00
447 447 7 144.50 $144.50 $646 —
576 576 4 130.50 $130.50 $752 —
655 655 2 126.00 $126.00 $825 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 2 130.00 $130.00 $451 —
475 475 2 140.00 $140.00 $665 ±0.00
550 550 4 127.00 $127.00 $698 +9.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 23 150.00 $150.00 $540 +6.00
452–469 453 69 129.50–134.00 $133.66 $605 -3.84
533–549 548 76 124.50–126.50 $126.40 $693 -2.22
634–643 635 35 120.00–127.00 $126.39 $803 +0.81
839 839 9 122.00 $122.00 $1,024 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 9 148.75 $148.75 $552 -5.81
450–463 462 35 123.00–135.00 $134.33 $621 -2.00
505–547 546 70 120.00–128.50 $128.28 $700 +1.78
638 638 28 133.00 $133.00 $849 +5.50
740 740 18 123.00 $123.00 $910 +2.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 11 129.50 $129.50 $479 +1.50
446 446 22 129.75 $129.75 $579 —
487 487 2 125.00 $125.00 $609 —
540–548 548 25 114.00–126.75 $126.25 $692 -1.00
652 652 7 117.00 $117.00 $763 —
772 772 2 96.00 $96.00 $741 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 5 130.00 $130.00 $498 +4.00
463 463 14 119.50 $119.50 $553 -0.57
530–539 538 8 115.00–120.50 $119.82 $645 -3.63
610–625 623 6 110.00–113.00 $112.51 $701 -5.49
736 736 3 96.00 $96.00 $707 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–327 325 3 170.00–181.00 $177.39 $577 +9.39
426 426 19 158.00–167.00 $165.58 $705 +2.58
498 498 40 143.75 $143.75 $716 -1.25
500 500 1 131.00 $131.00 $655 —
559–580 560 40 122.00–136.00 $135.64 $760 -1.98
625 625 24 131.00 $131.00 $819 +2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 19 184.25 $184.25 $639 —
360 360 1 171.00 $171.00 $616 —
412–445 414 37 155.00–167.50 $166.77 $690 +1.52
491 491 28 145.50 $145.50 $714 -1.75
510 510 1 134.00 $134.00 $683 +7.89
557–560 557 27 121.00–134.00 $133.52 $744 -5.48
627 627 7 127.00 $127.00 $796 -3.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 5 139.00 $139.00 $482 -42.50
421 421 4 131.00 $131.00 $552 +5.00
491 491 13 128.50 $128.50 $631 +6.00
520 520 1 121.00 $121.00 $629 —
570 570 13 128.00 $128.00 $730 +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.