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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, March 3, 2025

1,490 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $259.06/cwt ≈ $1,417/hd at 547 lb · 150 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $307.28/cwt -14.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,705/hd at 555 lb · 109 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $300.14/cwt -2.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,381/hd at 460 lb · 95 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,490 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 15 380.00 $380.00 $1,429 +10.00
422 422 4 323.00 $323.00 $1,363 —
460 460 53 337.50 $337.50 $1,552 -0.35
553–582 555 109 280.00–309.86 $307.28 $1,705 -14.72
638 638 69 285.00 $285.00 $1,818 -4.79
658 658 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,777 —
736 736 20 255.00 $255.00 $1,877 -10.25
750 750 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,688 -24.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–382 367 16 362.00–375.00 $373.31 $1,370 +2.31
453–467 454 35 310.00–352.00 $349.53 $1,587 +9.53
550–580 551 25 271.00–306.00 $304.53 $1,678 -13.47
640 640 7 285.50 $285.50 $1,827 +7.50
745 745 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,751 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 6 342.50 $342.50 $1,188 —
449 449 17 328.00 $328.00 $1,473 +28.00
546 546 6 298.00 $298.00 $1,627 —
637 637 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,592 -19.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,070 —
484 484 6 242.50 $242.50 $1,174 -25.00
559 559 5 237.50 $237.50 $1,328 —
790 790 2 204.00 $204.00 $1,612 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 295.00 $295.00 $885 —
365 365 23 327.00 $327.00 $1,194 +5.00
459–490 460 95 262.50–301.00 $300.14 $1,381 -2.86
538–548 547 150 240.00–260.25 $259.06 $1,417 —
647 647 83 234.00–240.75 $240.42 $1,556 -10.74
742 742 20 209.00 $209.00 $1,551 -16.32
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 5 312.50 $312.50 $1,081 +7.50
362 362 34 336.00 $336.00 $1,216 +4.00
428 428 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,220 —
450 450 91 299.00 $299.00 $1,346 -7.24
544–546 546 55 253.00–261.75 $260.80 $1,424 —
613–647 643 27 225.00–245.00 $242.88 $1,562 -7.97
721 721 8 209.00 $209.00 $1,507 -11.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 28 270.00–300.00 $296.79 $1,083 -12.21
452–456 456 48 250.00–283.00 $281.64 $1,284 -18.99
547 547 20 257.00 $257.00 $1,406 +7.00
550 550 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,182 -48.50
646 646 3 192.50 $192.50 $1,244 -37.50
720 720 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,382 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 260.00 $260.00 $832 +15.00
455 455 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,024 -50.00
552 552 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,270 -28.00
651 651 3 191.00 $191.00 $1,243 —
731 731 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,425 -7.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332–345 343 13 340.00–365.00 $361.28 $1,239 -16.22
422–425 425 40 310.00–340.00 $338.51 $1,439 -37.49
475–491 490 56 290.00–332.00 $330.55 $1,620 -6.45
566–576 566 64 257.50–297.00 $295.12 $1,670 -12.88
630 630 25 271.00 $271.00 $1,707 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 19 376.00 $376.00 $1,305 +11.00
400–414 413 35 340.00–360.50 $359.37 $1,484 -11.57
492 492 31 331.00 $331.00 $1,629 -3.00
500–547 524 4 258.00–282.50 $269.70 $1,413 -20.30
561 561 38 298.00 $298.00 $1,672 +6.00
625 625 11 265.00 $265.00 $1,656 -8.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–390 360 10 283.00–325.00 $315.89 $1,137 —
413 413 11 288.00 $288.00 $1,189 +5.50
479 479 9 265.00 $265.00 $1,269 -21.00
554 554 6 239.00 $239.00 $1,324 -18.50

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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.