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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, November 29, 2021

898 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $131.61/cwt +10.48 vs last sale · ≈ $719/hd at 546 lb · 71 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $141.50/cwt +6.05 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 456 lb · 63 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.50/cwt +11.13 vs last sale · ≈ $807/hd at 643 lb · 53 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 898 633 846
Feeder cattle 898 633 846

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 208, Heifers 440, Bulls 250)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 3 169.00 $169.00 $602 +26.00
460–478 476 15 150.00–159.50 $158.27 $753 +10.27
550–558 557 33 145.50–152.50 $151.87 $846 —
642 642 30 141.75 $141.75 $910 +11.25
662 662 2 135.50 $135.50 $897 +3.50
730–745 744 17 134.00–138.25 $138.00 $1,027 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 7 169.00 $169.00 $615 +29.00
445 445 1 154.50 $154.50 $688 +8.50
455 455 20 165.50 $165.50 $753 —
553–570 554 28 138.00–149.75 $149.32 $827 +8.82
648 648 10 139.75 $139.75 $906 +7.25
712 712 2 138.50 $138.50 $986 +15.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 7 119.00 $119.00 $438 —
458 458 5 130.00 $130.00 $595 +34.00
567 567 7 119.00 $119.00 $675 —
645 645 2 121.50 $121.50 $784 +9.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 120.00 $120.00 $378 -1.00
362 362 7 133.00 $133.00 $481 +45.50
430 430 5 141.00 $141.00 $606 —
465 465 1 131.00 $131.00 $609 +17.00
536 536 3 120.00 $120.00 $643 +4.00
675 675 2 129.50 $129.50 $874 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–370 366 26 138.50–154.50 $152.01 $556 +10.76
448 448 3 130.50 $130.50 $585 —
456 456 63 141.50 $141.50 $645 +6.05
535–546 546 71 118.00–132.00 $131.61 $719 +10.48
638 638 31 124.50 $124.50 $794 +9.00
705–735 732 10 115.00–120.00 $119.52 $875 +2.77
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 10 149.50 $149.50 $537 +19.50
456–470 457 36 137.00–144.00 $143.40 $655 +6.65
545 545 2 123.00 $123.00 $670 +0.46
554 554 37 129.00 $129.00 $715 —
643 643 53 125.50 $125.50 $807 +11.13
662 662 2 118.00 $118.00 $781 —
750 750 12 123.50 $123.50 $926 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 7 140.50 $140.50 $504 +0.75
453–485 455 21 110.00–132.25 $131.12 $597 —
520–549 546 18 115.00–126.50 $125.28 $684 +7.03
630 630 8 118.50 $118.50 $747 +13.50
738 738 3 108.00 $108.00 $797 +6.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 3 120.00 $120.00 $397 —
454 454 11 129.00 $129.00 $586 +4.50
550 550 7 111.50 $111.50 $613 +4.50
657–660 658 6 104.00–107.00 $106.50 $701 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 14 169.50 $169.50 $581 +36.50
372 372 2 147.00 $147.00 $547 +20.00
408–425 409 28 150.00–169.00 $167.59 $685 +27.73
490 490 37 148.00 $148.00 $725 +10.00
560 560 25 137.50 $137.50 $770 +8.70
600–625 623 11 119.50–131.00 $129.99 $810 +4.49
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 6 167.50 $167.50 $570 —
415–419 419 22 140.00–168.50 $165.93 $695 +33.86
485–487 487 40 139.00–150.00 $149.73 $729 +4.48
550–570 568 28 138.00–140.50 $140.24 $797 +8.24
628 628 18 132.75 $132.75 $834 +7.25
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 119.00 $119.00 $440 —
410–423 420 5 110.00–119.50 $117.65 $494 +1.65
505–535 509 7 108.00–115.50 $114.37 $582 —
559 559 6 116.00 $116.00 $648 +7.68

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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.