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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, October 25, 2021

1,208 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $128.64/cwt -1.36 vs last sale · ≈ $579/hd at 450 lb · 84 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.81/cwt ≈ $667/hd at 552 lb · 74 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $119.24/cwt -4.76 vs last sale · ≈ $649/hd at 544 lb · 68 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,208 1,389 840
Feeder cattle 1,208 1,389 840

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 354, Heifers 534, Bulls 320)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 148.00 $148.00 $518 —
455–472 469 22 145.00–156.50 $154.47 $724 -5.03
551–558 556 55 142.00–145.25 $144.49 $803 +0.49
637–638 638 68 128.00–134.00 $132.77 $847 -5.23
734–745 737 32 127.50–129.75 $129.18 $952 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–373 372 4 138.00–149.00 $146.27 $544 -13.36
457–466 458 27 135.00–153.50 $151.41 $693 -7.09
540–549 548 39 129.00–145.25 $144.02 $789 -1.98
622–635 634 26 125.00–134.00 $133.32 $845 -5.18
746 746 10 134.75 $134.75 $1,005 +7.25
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 11 131.00 $131.00 $600 -25.50
552 552 19 128.00 $128.00 $707 -2.50
600–631 628 9 108.00–117.50 $116.49 $732 -4.51
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 4 119.00 $119.00 $453 —
456 456 5 119.50 $119.50 $545 -6.50
535 535 1 113.00 $113.00 $605 —
552–562 553 14 112.00–114.00 $113.71 $629 -5.29
635 635 4 120.00 $120.00 $762 +3.00
707–730 715 3 96.00–117.00 $109.85 $785 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 30 144.00 $144.00 $503 —
355 355 2 130.00 $130.00 $462 -8.76
450–451 450 84 126.00–129.00 $128.64 $579 -1.36
535–545 544 68 115.00–119.50 $119.24 $649 -4.76
643 643 32 118.50 $118.50 $762 -4.08
735 735 14 118.75 $118.75 $873 -2.25
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 133.00 $133.00 $485 -2.02
457–472 460 43 122.00–138.50 $134.96 $621 -1.65
552–553 552 74 119.00–121.00 $120.81 $667 —
633–643 641 45 117.50–120.25 $119.83 $768 -8.00
657 657 6 137.00 $137.00 $900 —
730–745 732 18 109.00–114.50 $113.88 $834 -4.77
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–365 364 11 110.00–124.50 $123.18 $448 -5.32
451 451 20 128.75 $128.75 $581 +1.75
532–545 544 25 116.00–124.00 $123.37 $671 +1.62
640 640 7 114.00 $114.00 $730 -4.50
745 745 4 112.00 $112.00 $834 -4.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 115.00 $115.00 $420 -14.00
451 451 12 119.00 $119.00 $537 -8.50
549 549 15 121.75 $121.75 $668 +7.75
562 562 2 111.00 $111.00 $624 -9.50
628–635 629 12 101.00–109.00 $108.33 $681 -8.67
730 730 8 101.00 $101.00 $737 -9.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 22 161.00 $161.00 $565 —
410–420 420 65 135.00–154.50 $154.21 $648 -3.29
484 484 37 133.25 $133.25 $645 -2.25
504 504 5 110.00 $110.00 $554 -8.00
557–580 558 36 111.00–131.25 $130.08 $726 -1.64
629 629 15 112.00 $112.00 $704 -6.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 3 165.00 $165.00 $563 -1.92
355 355 1 159.00 $159.00 $564 —
410–426 425 22 145.00–160.00 $158.68 $674 +5.40
493–497 493 35 136.00–137.00 $136.88 $675 -0.76
566–570 566 40 127.50–134.00 $133.51 $756 +0.08
625 625 16 121.00 $121.00 $756 +3.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 3 117.00 $117.00 $422 -8.00
436 436 3 123.00 $123.00 $536 -10.00
492 492 7 112.00 $112.00 $551 -6.00
563 563 9 110.00 $110.00 $619 —
600 600 1 91.00 $91.00 $546 —

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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.