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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, March 4, 2024

973 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $264.27/cwt +5.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,168/hd at 442 lb · 69 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $241.19/cwt ≈ $1,317/hd at 546 lb · 55 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $298.95/cwt +53.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,650/hd at 552 lb · 50 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 973 1,329 1,083
Feeder cattle 973 1,329 1,083

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 295, Heifers 446, Bulls 232)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 7 335.00 $335.00 $1,280 -4.00
453–459 458 41 296.00–299.50 $299.08 $1,370 +3.58
551–595 552 50 262.50–299.75 $298.95 $1,650 —
649 649 39 267.00 $267.00 $1,733 -0.50
687 687 2 243.00 $243.00 $1,669 —
707–735 731 14 225.00–239.00 $237.07 $1,733 -1.93
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–357 357 23 319.00–346.00 $344.83 $1,231 -0.17
444 444 30 307.50 $307.50 $1,365 +48.50
485 485 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,334 -30.00
550–555 555 24 268.00–292.75 $291.73 $1,619 —
645 645 11 268.50 $268.50 $1,732 +3.42
726 726 4 241.00 $241.00 $1,750 +4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 14 324.00 $324.00 $1,173 +61.50
425 425 9 299.00 $299.00 $1,271 —
450 450 1 269.00 $269.00 $1,210 -11.00
559 559 6 270.00 $270.00 $1,509 —
672 672 2 229.00 $229.00 $1,539 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,054 +35.00
443 443 4 247.50 $247.50 $1,096 —
520–546 540 4 220.00–256.00 $247.33 $1,336 +4.33
637 637 6 230.00 $230.00 $1,465 -4.00
715 715 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,466 -14.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 260.00 $260.00 $832 —
352 352 43 278.00 $278.00 $979 +0.82
423–443 442 69 259.00–264.50 $264.27 $1,168 +5.27
545 545 31 247.50 $247.50 $1,349 +4.96
560 560 3 224.00 $224.00 $1,254 —
644 644 25 221.00 $221.00 $1,423 +4.45
725 725 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,522 +2.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–370 362 20 242.50–273.50 $271.92 $984 -0.08
447 447 4 248.00 $248.00 $1,109 —
453 453 40 259.50 $259.50 $1,176 -0.50
543–546 546 55 228.00–242.50 $241.19 $1,317 —
645 645 29 212.00 $212.00 $1,367 -6.61
667 667 2 208.00 $208.00 $1,387 —
734 734 11 204.00 $204.00 $1,497 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 22 273.50 $273.50 $993 +2.00
446 446 48 258.00 $258.00 $1,151 +38.00
460 460 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,058 -30.00
550 550 9 239.50 $239.50 $1,317 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–372 370 8 225.00–242.50 $238.21 $881 -24.96
438 438 7 232.50 $232.50 $1,018 —
528 528 5 233.00 $233.00 $1,230 -0.50
643 643 4 213.00 $213.00 $1,370 -4.00
653 653 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,371 —
730 730 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,380 -10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,188 ±0.00
426–430 426 31 300.00–317.50 $316.93 $1,350 -3.98
485 485 38 282.50 $282.50 $1,370 +15.50
557–595 559 20 246.00–260.00 $259.25 $1,449 +5.10
621 621 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,366 -12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 13 341.00 $341.00 $1,170 +3.74
419–430 419 28 298.00–316.00 $315.34 $1,321 -3.18
460–488 486 31 269.00–277.50 $276.98 $1,346 +9.23
560 560 17 243.50 $243.50 $1,364 -6.67
620 620 7 222.00 $222.00 $1,376 -8.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 245.00 $245.00 $882 —
406–430 407 17 240.00 $240.00 $977 -12.27
482 482 11 256.00 $256.00 $1,234 +21.05
565 565 9 229.00 $229.00 $1,294 +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.