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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, October 11, 2021

1,101 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $148.88/cwt +0.38 vs last sale · ≈ $820/hd at 551 lb · 75 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.51/cwt -1.15 vs last sale · ≈ $611/hd at 461 lb · 73 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $145.25/cwt +3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $925/hd at 637 lb · 70 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,101 994 415
Feeder cattle 1,101 994 415

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 335, Heifers 486, Bulls 280)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 6 176.00 $176.00 $646 -2.00
461–475 462 18 147.00–167.50 $166.33 $768 +8.23
551–558 551 75 140.00–149.25 $148.88 $820 +0.38
637 637 70 145.25 $145.25 $925 +3.50
665 665 1 130.00 $130.00 $864 +2.00
737–747 738 20 126.00–137.50 $136.34 $1,006 +2.09
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 10 175.00 $175.00 $635 -4.00
466–490 467 22 139.00–156.00 $155.19 $725 —
515 515 1 123.50 $123.50 $636 -26.50
552 552 37 144.25 $144.25 $796 —
649 649 23 140.75 $140.75 $913 -2.00
650 650 1 123.50 $123.50 $803 —
705–726 723 8 126.00–133.50 $132.59 $959 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 117.00–125.00 $121.00 $454 -12.00
456–495 460 9 126.00–140.00 $138.33 $636 —
548 548 5 120.50 $120.50 $660 —
653 653 6 116.00 $116.00 $757 -10.00
754 754 6 117.00 $117.00 $882 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 126.00 $126.00 $561 —
560 560 8 126.00 $126.00 $706 -1.00
600 600 1 106.00 $106.00 $636 —
656 656 4 116.50 $116.50 $764 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–390 357 31 133.00–145.00 $144.58 $516 -5.42
458–461 461 73 124.00–133.00 $132.51 $611 -1.15
510–542 541 63 119.00–125.50 $125.31 $678 -1.09
638 638 33 124.50 $124.50 $794 -1.89
745–747 747 12 107.00–121.00 $119.84 $895 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 365 8 136.00–144.00 $141.92 $518 -6.83
461–464 464 45 129.00–138.50 $137.45 $638 +3.12
553 553 66 121.00–133.00 $132.09 $730 —
636–647 636 54 128.00–131.00 $130.89 $832 -2.11
722–735 723 14 123.50–128.00 $127.67 $923 +4.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 3 123.00 $123.00 $453 -6.50
449 449 22 129.25 $129.25 $580 -0.50
455 455 1 120.00 $120.00 $546 -5.00
541 541 15 122.50 $122.50 $663 -3.75
580 580 3 109.00 $109.00 $632 —
637–646 644 11 109.00–114.00 $113.10 $728 —
770 770 1 90.00 $90.00 $693 -6.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 5 116.50 $116.50 $424 -13.50
452–495 456 10 116.00–118.00 $117.78 $537 -1.72
525–535 527 10 112.00–115.00 $114.39 $603 -5.43
645 645 5 119.00 $119.00 $768 +6.49
730 730 1 101.00 $101.00 $737 +5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 13 166.00 $166.00 $578 -18.25
375 375 1 140.00 $140.00 $525 -31.00
424–445 424 44 137.00–158.50 $157.99 $670 -8.78
480–481 481 32 116.00–138.25 $136.17 $655 -9.33
551–564 563 29 114.00–134.75 $132.65 $747 -0.87
621 621 11 122.00 $122.00 $758 -5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–346 345 9 145.00–170.00 $167.27 $577 -10.12
412–432 414 21 139.00–159.00 $157.01 $650 -8.57
470–490 490 41 136.00–145.50 $145.28 $712 +1.53
560–563 563 36 131.00–137.00 $136.50 $768 +0.86
620 620 20 124.00 $124.00 $769 -7.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 120.00 $120.00 $456 —
415 415 7 119.50 $119.50 $496 -11.50
485 485 11 125.50 $125.50 $609 -3.00
570 570 4 118.00 $118.00 $673 -10.00

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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.