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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, October 18, 2021

1,389 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.86/cwt ≈ $691/hd at 549 lb · 106 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $130.00/cwt -2.51 vs last sale · ≈ $586/hd at 451 lb · 90 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $124.00/cwt -1.31 vs last sale · ≈ $672/hd at 542 lb · 82 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,389 1,101 1,554
Feeder cattle 1,389 1,101 1,554

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 349, Heifers 661, Bulls 379)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 155.00 $155.00 $604 -21.00
447 447 4 152.50 $152.50 $682 —
457 457 32 159.50 $159.50 $729 -6.83
549 549 74 145.50 $145.50 $799 —
562 562 5 144.00 $144.00 $809 -4.88
636 636 61 138.00 $138.00 $878 -7.25
680 680 1 125.00 $125.00 $850 -5.00
753 753 12 136.00 $136.00 $1,024 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369–390 370 20 153.00–160.00 $159.63 $591 -15.37
455 455 36 158.50 $158.50 $721 +3.31
547 547 36 146.00 $146.00 $799 +22.50
566 566 3 132.00 $132.00 $747 -12.25
629 629 18 138.50 $138.50 $871 -2.25
667 667 2 128.00 $128.00 $854 +4.50
720 720 4 127.50 $127.50 $918 -5.09
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–380 377 3 127.00–147.00 $140.27 $529 +19.27
458 458 13 156.50 $156.50 $717 +18.17
556 556 8 130.50 $130.50 $726 —
617 617 9 121.00 $121.00 $747 —
740 740 1 116.00 $116.00 $858 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 477 2 126.00 $126.00 $601 —
550 550 2 119.00 $119.00 $654 -7.00
610 610 2 117.00 $117.00 $714 +11.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 366 45 129.00–139.00 $138.76 $508 -5.82
420 420 5 132.00 $132.00 $554 —
451 451 90 130.00 $130.00 $586 -2.51
542 542 82 124.00 $124.00 $672 -1.31
570 570 3 115.00 $115.00 $656 —
605–642 640 37 122.50–124.00 $122.58 $785 -1.92
723 723 6 121.00 $121.00 $875 +1.16
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–356 355 12 129.00–137.00 $135.02 $479 -6.90
456–460 456 67 124.00–137.00 $136.61 $623 -0.84
536–549 549 106 121.00–126.00 $125.86 $691 —
610–632 632 57 118.00–128.00 $127.83 $808 -3.06
715–735 734 22 111.00–119.00 $118.65 $871 -9.02
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 8 128.50 $128.50 $470 +5.50
450 450 29 127.00 $127.00 $572 +7.00
541 541 21 121.75 $121.75 $659 -0.75
624 624 7 118.50 $118.50 $739 +5.40
729 729 7 116.00 $116.00 $846 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 8 129.00 $129.00 $468 +12.50
458 458 18 127.50 $127.50 $584 +9.72
542 542 2 114.00 $114.00 $618 -0.39
550 550 20 120.50 $120.50 $663 —
630 630 8 117.00 $117.00 $737 -2.00
710 710 1 110.00 $110.00 $781 +9.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 22 169.00 $169.00 $573 +3.00
418 418 50 157.50 $157.50 $658 -0.49
490 490 57 135.50 $135.50 $664 -0.67
505 505 1 118.00 $118.00 $596 —
555–560 560 36 113.00–132.25 $131.72 $738 -0.93
624 624 15 118.50 $118.50 $739 -3.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345–349 349 10 148.00–169.00 $166.92 $583 -0.35
420–422 422 17 140.50–156.00 $153.28 $647 -3.73
480–493 493 65 126.00–138.00 $137.64 $679 -7.64
565–571 565 57 126.00–134.00 $133.43 $754 -3.07
628 628 19 117.50 $117.50 $738 -6.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 2 125.00 $125.00 $440 +5.00
422 422 10 133.00 $133.00 $561 +13.50
492 492 14 118.00 $118.00 $581 -7.50
540 540 4 115.50 $115.50 $624 —

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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.