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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, March 25, 2024

925 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $307.00/cwt +43.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,664/hd at 542 lb · 67 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $279.17/cwt +4.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,262/hd at 452 lb · 60 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $257.00/cwt +0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,396/hd at 543 lb · 54 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 925 1,525 1,238
Feeder cattle 925 1,525 1,238

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 333, Heifers 382, Bulls 210)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 9 363.00 $363.00 $1,343 +8.69
457 457 49 279.00–327.50 $325.52 $1,488 +10.02
542 542 67 307.00 $307.00 $1,664 —
560 560 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,568 -10.71
645 645 36 260.00 $260.00 $1,677 -1.25
675 675 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,566 —
720–743 742 21 223.00–231.00 $230.63 $1,711 -7.37
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 12 364.00 $364.00 $1,270 +14.00
453–462 454 27 312.00–327.50 $326.33 $1,482 —
544–547 544 36 290.00–299.00 $298.50 $1,624 +8.92
643 643 20 266.00 $266.00 $1,710 -2.50
695 695 1 248.00 $248.00 $1,724 -11.00
722 722 2 227.00 $227.00 $1,639 -13.00
763 763 3 233.00 $233.00 $1,778 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,009 +0.50
400–443 434 5 285.00–286.00 $285.82 $1,240 +20.82
540 540 11 252.50 $252.50 $1,364 —
565 565 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,427 +17.50
643 643 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,608 +2.50
745 745 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,639 +20.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,072 —
461–475 462 11 275.00–327.00 $322.14 $1,488 —
557 557 6 284.00 $284.00 $1,582 +54.00
635 635 1 253.00 $253.00 $1,607 +3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–375 368 21 286.00–298.25 $297.66 $1,095 +1.98
451–464 452 60 273.00–279.75 $279.17 $1,262 +4.67
535 535 40 258.75 $258.75 $1,384 +3.80
560 560 4 248.00 $248.00 $1,389 —
640 640 16 235.75 $235.75 $1,509 +12.75
780 780 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,521 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–380 377 3 284.00–294.00 $290.64 $1,096 -2.26
440 440 1 271.00 $271.00 $1,192 +13.00
458 458 40 282.00 $282.00 $1,292 +11.00
543–545 543 54 244.00–257.50 $257.00 $1,396 +0.75
620–636 635 28 229.00–231.00 $230.93 $1,466 +5.20
738 738 10 207.00 $207.00 $1,528 -1.35
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 277.50 $277.50 $949 —
365 365 17 292.00 $292.00 $1,066 +0.55
447 447 20 275.50 $275.50 $1,231 —
465 465 3 263.00 $263.00 $1,223 -8.00
520–542 541 18 251.00–259.75 $259.28 $1,403 +4.78
633 633 6 224.00 $224.00 $1,418 +11.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 5 280.00 $280.00 $963 —
456 456 9 269.00 $269.00 $1,227 —
558 558 17 249.00 $249.00 $1,389 —
633 633 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,393 +4.00
770 770 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,317 -7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 13 359.00 $359.00 $1,271 +14.74
417 417 19 338.00 $338.00 $1,409 +23.21
492 492 35 299.50 $299.50 $1,474 +13.50
511 511 3 269.00 $269.00 $1,375 -8.18
561–566 562 22 254.00–284.25 $280.09 $1,574 —
628 628 8 251.50 $251.50 $1,579 +9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 22 363.00 $363.00 $1,245 —
412–435 413 20 314.00–333.00 $332.00 $1,371 +22.00
472–490 489 26 289.00–305.00 $303.81 $1,486 +11.17
568–575 569 12 260.00–277.50 $276.03 $1,571 +11.03
628 628 13 252.00 $252.00 $1,583 +7.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 300.00 $300.00 $975 +10.00
409 409 7 295.00 $295.00 $1,207 +12.12
486 486 7 270.00 $270.00 $1,312 +1.00
540 540 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,404 —

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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.