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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, December 6, 2021

1,295 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $133.09/cwt +1.48 vs last sale · ≈ $725/hd at 545 lb · 103 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $144.85/cwt +3.35 vs last sale · ≈ $662/hd at 457 lb · 87 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.25/cwt +1.25 vs last sale · ≈ $716/hd at 550 lb · 84 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,295 898 1,051
Feeder cattle 1,295 898 1,051

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 325, Heifers 599, Bulls 371)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 27 172.50 $172.50 $797 +14.23
550–553 553 56 154.00–159.00 $158.91 $879 +7.04
605–643 642 66 149.00–158.00 $157.87 $1,014 +16.12
726 726 17 149.00 $149.00 $1,082 +11.00
760 760 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,110 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 12 177.00 $177.00 $655 +8.00
465–470 465 32 155.00–170.50 $170.01 $791 +4.51
539 539 34 157.75 $157.75 $850 —
632 632 20 155.00 $155.00 $980 +15.25
732 732 2 146.00 $146.00 $1,069 +7.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 4 139.00 $139.00 $507 +6.00
468 468 16 154.50 $154.50 $723 +23.50
546 546 14 148.00 $148.00 $808 +28.00
565 565 1 126.00 $126.00 $712 —
635 635 2 139.00 $139.00 $883 —
753 753 3 129.00 $129.00 $971 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 2 115.00 $115.00 $416 -4.00
467 467 4 124.00 $124.00 $579 -6.00
555 555 8 115.00 $115.00 $638 -4.00
626 626 3 125.00 $125.00 $782 +3.50
715 715 1 128.00 $128.00 $915 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 137.50 $137.50 $468 —
360 360 33 154.50 $154.50 $556 +2.49
457–480 457 87 132.50–145.00 $144.85 $662 +3.35
533–545 545 103 127.50–133.25 $133.09 $725 +1.48
633 633 23 129.00 $129.00 $817 +4.50
739 739 11 122.50 $122.50 $905 +2.98
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 138.00 $138.00 $442 —
359 359 11 150.00 $150.00 $538 +0.50
455–460 455 56 133.00–139.00 $138.78 $631 -4.62
547 547 4 127.00 $127.00 $695 +4.00
550 550 84 130.25 $130.25 $716 +1.25
615–641 641 58 125.00–125.50 $125.49 $804 -0.01
740 740 25 123.50 $123.50 $914 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 10 146.75 $146.75 $524 +6.25
450 450 24 133.75 $133.75 $602 +2.63
543 543 15 126.50 $126.50 $687 +1.22
641 641 5 122.00 $122.00 $782 +3.50
760–765 763 2 107.00–110.00 $108.50 $828 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 7 139.00 $139.00 $491 —
400 400 1 115.00 $115.00 $460 —
460 460 15 128.00 $128.00 $589 -1.00
554 554 17 124.50 $124.50 $690 +13.00
652 652 5 108.00 $108.00 $704 +1.50
755 755 1 113.00 $113.00 $853 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 15 174.00 $174.00 $611 —
416–423 416 48 154.00–169.50 $168.52 $701 +2.59
476–488 487 50 146.00–156.50 $155.68 $758 +5.95
567–586 568 46 134.00–141.50 $141.00 $801 +0.76
628 628 19 135.00 $135.00 $848 +2.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 25 175.00 $175.00 $612 +28.00
406 406 42 169.00 $169.00 $686 +1.41
490 490 36 155.00 $155.00 $760 +7.00
540 540 1 120.00 $120.00 $648 —
563 563 22 139.50 $139.50 $785 +2.00
628 628 13 134.50 $134.50 $845 +4.51
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 354 10 117.00–134.00 $130.45 $462 +11.45
416 416 13 133.00 $133.00 $553 +15.35
490 490 24 125.00 $125.00 $612 —
562 562 7 124.50 $124.50 $700 +8.50

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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.