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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, March 11, 2024

667 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $279.00/cwt ≈ $1,256/hd at 450 lb · 47 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $292.24/cwt -6.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,610/hd at 551 lb · 46 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $253.93/cwt +6.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,376/hd at 542 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 667 973 725
Feeder cattle 667 973 725

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 199, Heifers 296, Bulls 172)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,214 +10.00
460 460 22 310.50 $310.50 $1,428 +11.42
550–570 551 46 276.00–293.00 $292.24 $1,610 -6.71
645 645 23 265.50 $265.50 $1,712 -1.50
744 744 9 241.50 $241.50 $1,797 +4.43
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 362 6 327.50–348.00 $344.27 $1,246 -0.56
460 460 18 314.50 $314.50 $1,447 +39.50
535 535 2 273.00 $273.00 $1,461 —
552 552 25 299.50 $299.50 $1,653 +7.77
649 649 15 274.00 $274.00 $1,778 +5.50
665 665 1 264.00 $264.00 $1,756 —
705 705 1 246.00 $246.00 $1,734 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 357 3 305.00–319.00 $309.84 $1,106 -14.16
461 461 7 310.00 $310.00 $1,429 +41.00
520 520 4 297.00 $297.00 $1,544 —
650 650 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,488 ±0.00
700 700 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,554 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,170 +15.00
472 472 7 277.00 $277.00 $1,307 —
531 531 4 268.00 $268.00 $1,423 +20.67
615 615 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,507 +15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 280.00 $280.00 $882 +20.00
366 366 19 293.00 $293.00 $1,072 +15.00
405 405 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,144 —
450 450 47 279.00 $279.00 $1,256 —
542–545 542 41 253.00–254.00 $253.93 $1,376 +6.43
605–647 645 20 233.25–239.00 $233.52 $1,506 +12.52
746 746 7 218.00 $218.00 $1,626 +8.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 4 289.00 $289.00 $1,127 +17.08
462–463 463 20 265.00–273.50 $272.65 $1,262 +13.15
547 547 26 255.50 $255.50 $1,398 +14.31
638 638 17 230.00 $230.00 $1,467 +18.00
748 748 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,646 +16.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 8 288.00 $288.00 $1,022 +14.50
452–455 452 25 267.50–277.00 $276.62 $1,250 +46.62
549 549 20 250.50 $250.50 $1,375 —
620 620 1 234.00 $234.00 $1,451 —
671 671 3 232.00 $232.00 $1,557 —
722 722 2 212.00 $212.00 $1,531 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 2 277.50 $277.50 $963 —
463 463 17 268.00 $268.00 $1,241 —
553 553 7 248.50 $248.50 $1,374 —
645 645 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,393 +3.00
700 700 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,470 +21.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–360 357 12 335.00–347.00 $344.98 $1,232 —
422 422 17 329.00 $329.00 $1,388 +13.66
482–489 488 27 280.00–294.00 $292.98 $1,430 +16.00
530 530 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,325 —
563 563 13 264.00 $264.00 $1,486 +20.50
632 632 11 234.00 $234.00 $1,479 +12.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 345.00 $345.00 $1,242 +15.00
418 418 23 328.00 $328.00 $1,371 +11.07
490 490 25 281.50 $281.50 $1,379 -1.00
555–570 556 22 250.00–267.50 $265.87 $1,478 +6.62
629 629 6 236.00 $236.00 $1,484 +16.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,185 +55.00
486 486 7 270.00 $270.00 $1,312 +14.00
560 560 4 254.00 $254.00 $1,422 +25.00

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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.