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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, November 8, 2021

1,279 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.46/cwt -2.54 vs last sale · ≈ $670/hd at 552 lb · 98 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $117.00/cwt -7.54 vs last sale · ≈ $633/hd at 541 lb · 78 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $131.75/cwt -3.25 vs last sale · ≈ $589/hd at 447 lb · 77 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,279 1,075 1,608
Feeder cattle 1,279 1,075 1,608

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 317, Heifers 637, Bulls 325)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 3 167.00 $167.00 $620 —
466 466 29 165.25 $165.25 $770 +13.75
537 537 7 139.00 $139.00 $746 —
554 554 57 147.00 $147.00 $814 -1.18
620–644 642 49 137.50–142.50 $142.11 $912 -2.57
752 752 19 135.00 $135.00 $1,015 +6.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 5 169.50 $169.50 $617 +14.50
440 440 1 140.00 $140.00 $616 +10.00
454 454 38 162.50 $162.50 $738 +5.50
535 535 2 142.50 $142.50 $762 -0.50
554 554 41 148.75 $148.75 $824 +20.75
635 635 24 140.50 $140.50 $892 -4.25
736 736 7 136.50 $136.50 $1,005 -2.75
755 755 1 128.00 $128.00 $966 -7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 5 138.00 $138.00 $508 +7.00
447 447 9 138.50 $138.50 $619 —
510–536 531 5 118.00–126.00 $124.46 $661 —
625 625 3 120.00 $120.00 $750 —
760 760 1 105.00 $105.00 $798 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 2 112.50 $112.50 $396 —
475 475 3 116.00 $116.00 $551 -3.11
538 538 4 116.00 $116.00 $624 —
680 680 1 105.00 $105.00 $714 —
715 715 1 109.00 $109.00 $779 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 134.00 $134.00 $462 —
358 358 38 138.50 $138.50 $496 -1.26
447 447 77 131.75 $131.75 $589 -3.25
452 452 4 125.50 $125.50 $567 -0.50
541 541 78 117.00 $117.00 $633 -7.54
557 557 7 112.00 $112.00 $624 —
600–640 639 35 115.00–120.00 $119.87 $766 -8.13
746 746 5 115.00 $115.00 $858 -10.11
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 20 137.50 $137.50 $487 -0.55
440 440 2 127.00 $127.00 $559 —
458 458 60 133.00 $133.00 $609 -0.50
550–552 552 98 116.00–121.75 $121.46 $670 -2.54
642–646 642 50 117.00–119.75 $119.58 $768 -3.92
732 732 8 117.00 $117.00 $856 -6.25
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–362 362 21 119.00–133.25 $131.90 $477 +0.65
437–442 442 41 115.00–130.00 $129.28 $571 —
535–547 547 30 104.00–121.50 $120.93 $661 -7.32
635–637 637 14 107.00–112.50 $112.11 $714 -4.89
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456–495 458 24 100.00–113.50 $112.89 $517 -4.11
547 547 16 111.00 $111.00 $607 -7.00
595 595 1 106.00 $106.00 $631 —
633 633 4 99.00 $99.00 $627 -8.00
735 735 2 107.00 $107.00 $786 -6.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 27 171.00 $171.00 $575 +6.00
355 355 2 161.00 $161.00 $572 —
411–414 414 44 144.00–156.25 $155.14 $642 -9.36
486 486 49 134.75 $134.75 $655 +1.75
522–540 528 3 119.00–125.50 $123.28 $651 —
562 562 26 132.00 $132.00 $742 +1.25
623 623 11 124.50 $124.50 $776 +1.75
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 7 171.50 $171.50 $573 —
427 427 20 153.50 $153.50 $655 -6.32
483–491 490 36 127.00–133.75 $133.20 $653 -3.80
566 566 47 135.00 $135.00 $764 +0.50
625 625 23 122.00 $122.00 $762 -3.25
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 116.00 $116.00 $418 —
417 417 8 103.50 $103.50 $432 -11.50
480–484 484 11 103.00–106.50 $106.18 $514 -9.82
558 558 9 114.50 $114.50 $639 -2.00

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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.