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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, November 1, 2021

1,075 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.50/cwt ≈ $704/hd at 548 lb · 92 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $124.54/cwt +5.30 vs last sale · ≈ $676/hd at 543 lb · 73 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $135.00/cwt ≈ $602/hd at 446 lb · 70 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,075 1,208 736
Feeder cattle 1,075 1,208 736

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 255, Heifers 549, Bulls 271)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 158.00 $158.00 $514 —
473 473 18 151.50 $151.50 $717 -2.97
551–556 552 59 138.50–149.50 $148.18 $818 +3.69
642–643 642 42 134.50–145.75 $144.68 $929 +11.91
730 730 14 140.00 $140.00 $1,022 +10.82
780 780 1 128.50 $128.50 $1,002 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 10 155.00 $155.00 $564 +8.73
405 405 1 130.00 $130.00 $526 —
455 455 38 157.00 $157.00 $714 +5.59
540 540 23 143.00 $143.00 $772 -1.02
550 550 2 128.00 $128.00 $704 —
632 632 10 144.75 $144.75 $915 +11.43
743 743 5 139.25 $139.25 $1,035 +4.50
755 755 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,019 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 3 131.00 $131.00 $479 —
453 453 8 131.00 $131.00 $593 ±0.00
555 555 3 121.00 $121.00 $672 -7.00
665 665 1 117.00 $117.00 $778 —
720 720 1 115.00 $115.00 $828 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464–495 470 5 112.00–121.00 $119.11 $560 -0.39
555 555 4 119.25 $119.25 $662 +5.54
628 628 3 124.50 $124.50 $782 +4.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–368 367 36 131.50–140.50 $139.76 $513 +9.76
446 446 70 135.00 $135.00 $602 —
462 462 2 126.00 $126.00 $582 -2.64
543–549 543 73 115.00–125.25 $124.54 $676 +5.30
645 645 17 128.00 $128.00 $826 +9.50
670 670 1 124.00 $124.00 $831 —
705–744 740 11 121.00–125.50 $125.11 $926 +6.36
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–382 375 9 132.50–139.50 $138.05 $518 +5.05
456–460 460 44 128.50–134.00 $133.50 $614 -1.46
548 548 92 128.50 $128.50 $704 —
560 560 1 124.00 $124.00 $694 +3.19
647 647 42 123.50 $123.50 $799 +3.67
656 656 3 123.75 $123.75 $812 -13.25
727 727 9 123.25 $123.25 $896 +9.37
785 785 2 118.00 $118.00 $926 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 14 131.25 $131.25 $467 +8.07
461 461 30 127.75 $127.75 $589 -1.00
540 540 48 128.25 $128.25 $693 +4.88
642 642 7 117.00 $117.00 $751 +3.00
725 725 3 117.50 $117.50 $852 +5.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 3 115.00 $115.00 $404 ±0.00
457 457 11 117.00 $117.00 $535 -2.00
532 532 14 118.00 $118.00 $628 -3.75
632 632 5 107.00 $107.00 $676 -1.33
747 747 2 113.00 $113.00 $844 +12.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 5 163.00 $163.00 $577 +4.00
416–440 421 21 139.00–165.00 $159.82 $673 +1.14
496 496 56 137.00 $137.00 $680 +0.12
540 540 1 128.00 $128.00 $691 —
556 556 43 134.50 $134.50 $748 +0.99
628 628 14 125.25 $125.25 $787 +4.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 12 165.00 $165.00 $554 —
417 417 33 164.50 $164.50 $686 +10.29
488 488 40 133.00 $133.00 $649 -0.25
566 566 16 130.75 $130.75 $740 +0.67
629 629 6 122.75 $122.75 $772 +10.75
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 5 134.00 $134.00 $454 —
430 430 1 115.00 $115.00 $494 -8.00
482 482 7 116.00 $116.00 $559 +4.00
569 569 8 116.50 $116.50 $663 +6.50

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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.