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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, December 13, 2021

981 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.50/cwt +4.50 vs last sale · ≈ $719/hd at 547 lb · 89 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.56/cwt -0.53 vs last sale · ≈ $714/hd at 539 lb · 67 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $142.16/cwt -2.69 vs last sale · ≈ $650/hd at 457 lb · 65 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 981 1,295 1,130
Feeder cattle 981 1,295 1,130

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 257, Heifers 489, Bulls 235)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 4 184.00 $184.00 $673 —
459–466 460 39 160.00–172.50 $171.52 $789 -0.98
544 544 58 160.00 $160.00 $870 —
634 634 35 152.75 $152.75 $968 -5.12
722 722 9 145.00 $145.00 $1,047 -4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–375 370 3 179.50–180.00 $179.84 $665 +2.84
454 454 35 171.00 $171.00 $776 +0.99
537–540 540 38 148.00–160.75 $160.08 $864 +2.33
612 612 12 156.50 $156.50 $958 +1.50
745 745 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,043 -6.00
780 780 1 120.00 $120.00 $936 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 135.00 $135.00 $452 —
448 448 8 145.00 $145.00 $650 —
538 538 3 125.00 $125.00 $672 -23.00
606 606 3 132.00 $132.00 $800 -7.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 131.00 $131.00 $406 —
438 438 3 127.00 $127.00 $556 —
507 507 2 110.00 $110.00 $558 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 14 154.50 $154.50 $564 +4.50
452–465 452 60 133.00–142.25 $142.09 $642 +3.31
547 547 89 131.50 $131.50 $719 +4.50
552 552 2 127.00 $127.00 $701 -3.25
638 638 50 124.75 $124.75 $796 -0.74
741 741 24 125.75 $125.75 $932 +2.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 24 158.50 $158.50 $558 +4.00
447 447 7 140.00 $140.00 $626 —
450–457 457 65 120.00–142.50 $142.16 $650 -2.69
528–540 539 67 125.50–133.00 $132.56 $714 -0.53
610 610 1 125.00 $125.00 $762 -4.00
652 652 16 129.00 $129.00 $841 —
724 724 9 123.50 $123.50 $894 +1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 3 146.50 $146.50 $507 —
442 442 14 141.00 $141.00 $623 —
536 536 10 127.75 $127.75 $685 +1.25
634 634 5 120.00 $120.00 $761 -2.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 5 139.00 $139.00 $482 —
438 438 8 120.00 $120.00 $526 —
547 547 10 124.50 $124.50 $681 —
637 637 4 111.00 $111.00 $707 —
730 730 2 118.50 $118.50 $865 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 7 186.00 $186.00 $660 +12.00
420 420 20 176.00 $176.00 $739 +7.48
493 493 33 154.00 $154.00 $759 -1.68
520 520 1 146.50 $146.50 $762 —
563–569 564 33 131.00–139.25 $137.99 $778 -3.01
624 624 14 141.50 $141.50 $883 +6.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–390 353 17 170.00–189.00 $187.77 $663 +12.77
415 415 32 175.50 $175.50 $728 +6.50
488–491 491 33 145.00–156.00 $155.01 $761 +0.01
550–563 562 18 123.00–143.00 $141.91 $798 +2.41
625 625 8 142.25 $142.25 $889 +7.75
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 411 4 149.00 $149.00 $612 +16.00
489 489 7 126.00 $126.00 $616 +1.00
570 570 8 124.00 $124.00 $707 -0.50

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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.