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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, March 18, 2024

1,525 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $274.50/cwt -4.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,246/hd at 454 lb · 113 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $290.71/cwt -1.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,602/hd at 551 lb · 97 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $254.95/cwt +1.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,387/hd at 544 lb · 94 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,525 667 1,293
Feeder cattle 1,525 667 1,293

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 400, Heifers 722, Bulls 403)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–395 358 8 325.00–359.00 $354.31 $1,268 +9.31
430 430 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,140 —
457 457 47 315.50 $315.50 $1,442 +5.00
500 500 1 264.00 $264.00 $1,320 —
551 551 97 290.71 $290.71 $1,602 -1.53
646 646 42 261.25 $261.25 $1,688 -4.25
736 736 9 238.00 $238.00 $1,752 -3.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,190 —
379 379 20 355.00 $355.00 $1,345 +10.73
442–444 444 47 290.00–320.25 $318.97 $1,416 —
500–546 545 42 282.00–289.75 $289.58 $1,578 +16.58
649 649 17 268.50 $268.50 $1,743 -5.50
670 670 1 259.00 $259.00 $1,735 -5.00
733 733 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,759 -6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 332.50 $332.50 $1,214 +22.66
439 439 13 317.00 $317.00 $1,392 —
544 544 12 285.00 $285.00 $1,550 -12.00
585 585 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,346 —
645 645 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,612 —
770 770 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,694 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 292.00 $292.00 $1,007 —
446 446 16 265.00 $265.00 $1,182 —
553 553 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,300 —
638 638 6 247.50 $247.50 $1,579 +2.50
725 725 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,450 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–368 368 41 260.00–297.50 $295.68 $1,088 +2.68
420 420 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,092 -22.50
454 454 113 274.50 $274.50 $1,246 -4.50
507–545 544 94 240.00–255.25 $254.95 $1,387 +1.02
631 631 34 223.00 $223.00 $1,407 -10.52
665 665 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,363 —
735 735 8 210.00 $210.00 $1,544 -8.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–395 373 14 255.00–296.00 $292.90 $1,093 +3.90
444 444 6 258.00 $258.00 $1,146 —
457 457 75 271.00 $271.00 $1,238 -1.65
549 549 78 256.25 $256.25 $1,407 +0.75
625–641 641 32 217.00–226.00 $225.73 $1,447 -4.27
705–735 725 3 207.00–209.00 $208.35 $1,511 -11.65
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–359 359 35 255.00–292.50 $291.45 $1,046 +3.45
407 407 2 242.50 $242.50 $987 —
452 452 76 271.00 $271.00 $1,225 -5.62
536 536 37 254.50 $254.50 $1,364 +4.00
557 557 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,309 —
647 647 7 213.00 $213.00 $1,378 -21.00
770 770 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,405 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 9 283.00 $283.00 $1,002 —
442 442 14 264.00 $264.00 $1,167 —
540 540 21 242.50 $242.50 $1,310 —
631 631 14 216.00 $216.00 $1,363 ±0.00
761 761 4 178.00 $178.00 $1,355 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–365 363 15 332.50–346.00 $344.26 $1,250 -0.74
423–445 423 49 282.50–315.50 $314.79 $1,332 -13.21
489 489 62 286.00 $286.00 $1,399 +4.50
515–539 538 37 265.00–277.50 $277.18 $1,491 —
628 628 19 242.50 $242.50 $1,523 +6.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 353 35 292.50–348.00 $344.45 $1,216 -0.53
418 418 58 310.00 $310.00 $1,296 -19.00
485–491 491 49 287.00–293.00 $292.64 $1,437 -0.34
563 563 30 265.00 $265.00 $1,492 +1.00
625 625 10 244.50 $244.50 $1,528 +10.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 4 290.00 $290.00 $995 —
410–425 413 11 265.00–287.00 $282.88 $1,168 —
496 496 14 269.00 $269.00 $1,334 -1.00
564 564 10 235.00 $235.00 $1,325 -19.00

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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.