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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, November 15, 2021

1,042 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $121.50/cwt +9.50 vs last sale · ≈ $669/hd at 551 lb · 71 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.46/cwt ≈ $645/hd at 540 lb · 65 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $124.75/cwt -0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $565/hd at 453 lb · 64 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,042 1,279 1,259
Feeder cattle 1,042 1,279 1,259

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 236, Heifers 532, Bulls 274)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 160.00 $160.00 $547 —
468 468 19 154.00 $154.00 $721 -11.25
541–545 545 56 140.25–146.50 $146.17 $797 +7.17
645 645 36 135.50 $135.50 $874 -6.61
742 742 28 131.00 $131.00 $972 —
780 780 1 124.00 $124.00 $967 -11.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 359 13 152.00–169.75 $167.05 $600 -2.45
452 452 19 159.75 $159.75 $722 -2.75
520–548 547 19 128.00–142.00 $141.30 $773 -1.20
648 648 14 132.00 $132.00 $855 -8.50
732 732 4 125.00 $125.00 $915 -11.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 125.00 $125.00 $450 -13.00
442 442 4 131.00 $131.00 $579 -7.50
450 450 2 110.00 $110.00 $495 —
531 531 3 125.00 $125.00 $664 +0.54
648 648 3 110.00 $110.00 $713 -10.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 2 115.00 $115.00 $416 +2.50
475 475 1 108.00 $108.00 $513 -8.00
563 563 5 104.00 $104.00 $586 —
671 671 3 110.00 $110.00 $738 +5.00
765 765 1 98.00 $98.00 $750 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 126.00 $126.00 $422 -8.00
358 358 24 138.25 $138.25 $495 -0.25
441 441 10 127.50 $127.50 $562 -4.25
453 453 64 124.75 $124.75 $565 -0.75
536 536 3 112.00 $112.00 $600 -5.00
551 551 71 121.50 $121.50 $669 +9.50
637–641 637 25 109.50–118.25 $117.19 $747 -2.68
745 745 19 114.00 $114.00 $849 -1.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 7 134.75 $134.75 $486 -2.75
452–471 454 42 123.50–129.00 $128.46 $583 -4.54
506–542 540 65 113.00–119.75 $119.46 $645 —
637 637 37 115.50 $115.50 $736 -4.08
733 733 30 114.50 $114.50 $839 -2.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 15 132.75 $132.75 $479 +0.85
457 457 28 125.00 $125.00 $571 —
550–580 551 31 107.00–117.75 $117.38 $647 —
648 648 9 109.50 $109.50 $710 -2.61
675 675 1 105.00 $105.00 $709 —
728 728 4 100.00 $100.00 $728 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 377 12 106.00–110.00 $109.65 $413 —
454 454 15 107.50 $107.50 $488 -5.39
540 540 11 108.00 $108.00 $583 -3.00
612 612 4 103.50 $103.50 $633 +4.50
741 741 3 95.00 $95.00 $704 -12.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 24 170.00 $170.00 $593 -1.00
350 350 1 144.00 $144.00 $504 -17.00
421–423 421 34 141.50–149.75 $149.02 $627 -6.12
492–494 492 34 125.00–132.50 $131.39 $646 -3.36
566 566 28 128.50 $128.50 $727 -3.50
628 628 12 125.50 $125.50 $788 +1.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 6 166.00 $166.00 $584 —
418–420 420 21 139.50–140.00 $139.91 $588 -13.59
497 497 30 130.25 $130.25 $647 -2.95
562–568 568 36 127.00–129.00 $128.89 $732 -6.11
628 628 11 126.00 $126.00 $791 +4.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 100.00 $100.00 $340 —
416–425 417 11 113.00–115.50 $115.27 $481 +11.77
490 490 11 118.50 $118.50 $581 +12.32
560 560 12 116.50 $116.50 $652 +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.