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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, November 22, 2021

633 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $135.45/cwt +10.70 vs last sale · ≈ $612/hd at 452 lb · 42 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.54/cwt +3.08 vs last sale · ≈ $668/hd at 545 lb · 37 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $121.13/cwt +9.13 vs last sale · ≈ $664/hd at 548 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 633 1,042 1,073
Feeder cattle 633 1,042 1,073

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 103, Heifers 335, Bulls 195)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 143.00 $143.00 $558 —
453 453 10 148.00 $148.00 $670 -6.00
546–547 546 15 143.00–145.00 $144.73 $790 -1.44
610 610 1 130.50 $130.50 $796 -5.00
652 652 15 132.00 $132.00 $861 —
757 757 6 127.50 $127.50 $965 +3.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 5 140.00 $140.00 $521 -27.05
443 443 10 146.00 $146.00 $647 —
554 554 16 140.50 $140.50 $778 —
625 625 3 132.50 $132.50 $828 +0.50
731 731 3 123.00 $123.00 $899 -2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 121.00 $121.00 $405 —
390 390 1 87.50 $87.50 $341 -37.50
495 495 1 114.00 $114.00 $564 —
543 543 3 116.00 $116.00 $630 -9.00
747 747 2 108.00 $108.00 $807 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 95.00 $95.00 $318 —
460 460 1 96.00 $96.00 $442 -12.00
527 527 2 109.00 $109.00 $574 —
637 637 2 112.00 $112.00 $713 —
700 700 1 114.00 $114.00 $798 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 22 141.25 $141.25 $500 +3.00
451–472 452 42 125.00–136.00 $135.45 $612 +10.70
540–548 548 37 119.00–121.25 $121.13 $664 +9.13
646 646 10 115.50 $115.50 $746 -1.69
652 652 2 113.50 $113.50 $740 —
736 736 11 116.75 $116.75 $859 +2.75
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 7 130.00 $130.00 $485 -4.75
459 459 35 136.75 $136.75 $628 +8.29
500–546 545 37 122.50–124.00 $122.54 $668 +3.08
630–640 640 23 111.50–114.50 $114.37 $732 -1.13
745 745 6 114.50 $114.50 $853 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 9 139.75 $139.75 $511 +7.00
425–434 434 21 112.50–129.50 $128.71 $559 —
537 537 22 118.25 $118.25 $635 —
642 642 6 105.00 $105.00 $674 -4.50
715 715 1 102.00 $102.00 $729 +2.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 7 108.00 $108.00 $391 -1.65
440 440 1 100.00 $100.00 $440 —
455 455 20 124.50 $124.50 $566 +17.00
560 560 12 107.00 $107.00 $599 —
618 618 3 100.00 $100.00 $618 -3.50
740 740 1 85.00 $85.00 $629 -10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 5 134.00 $134.00 $485 -32.00
423–428 427 21 132.00–132.50 $132.07 $564 -7.84
492 492 34 145.25 $145.25 $715 +15.00
505 505 1 129.00 $129.00 $651 —
564 564 24 132.00 $132.00 $744 +3.11
620 620 14 125.50 $125.50 $778 -0.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 7 133.00 $133.00 $455 -37.00
357 357 2 127.00 $127.00 $453 -17.00
409–430 410 19 137.50–140.00 $139.86 $573 -9.16
486 486 21 138.00 $138.00 $671 +6.61
515 515 1 122.00 $122.00 $628 —
552–585 554 15 113.00–130.00 $128.80 $714 +0.30
622 622 9 125.50 $125.50 $781 ±0.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 333 3 90.00 $90.00 $300 -10.00
410 410 8 116.00 $116.00 $476 +0.73
492 492 5 108.50 $108.50 $534 -10.00
564–585 568 6 93.00–111.50 $108.32 $615 -8.18

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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.