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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, March 17, 2025

658 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $277.50/cwt +27.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,523/hd at 549 lb · 73 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $282.48/cwt +26.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,556/hd at 551 lb · 40 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $320.00/cwt -5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,482/hd at 463 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 658 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 6 394.00 $394.00 $1,430 ±0.00
425 425 1 332.50 $332.50 $1,413 —
460 460 25 376.00 $376.00 $1,730 +11.50
546 546 25 344.50 $344.50 $1,881 +17.00
562 562 2 331.00 $331.00 $1,860 —
641 641 28 296.00 $296.00 $1,897 —
734 734 10 267.00 $267.00 $1,960 +8.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 7 400.00 $400.00 $1,448 +5.00
460 460 17 376.00 $376.00 $1,730 +17.00
546 546 19 337.00 $337.00 $1,840 —
636 636 4 299.00 $299.00 $1,902 +7.75
753 753 3 254.00 $254.00 $1,913 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 352.50 $352.50 $1,075 —
448 448 4 365.00 $365.00 $1,635 +20.00
541 541 6 333.00 $333.00 $1,802 +38.00
642 642 4 287.00 $287.00 $1,843 +31.00
790 790 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,738 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,140 ±0.00
467 467 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,378 +22.50
555 555 5 292.50 $292.50 $1,623 +23.50
615 615 1 289.00 $289.00 $1,777 —
795 795 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,749 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 7 336.00 $336.00 $1,220 -12.00
463 463 36 320.00 $320.00 $1,482 -5.00
549 549 73 277.50 $277.50 $1,523 +27.50
634 634 33 262.00 $262.00 $1,661 +9.17
734 734 11 227.50 $227.50 $1,670 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 8 339.00 $339.00 $1,193 -10.80
448 448 4 290.00 $290.00 $1,299 ±0.00
460 460 36 325.50 $325.50 $1,497 -2.50
550–575 551 40 263.00–283.00 $282.48 $1,556 —
638 638 17 250.00 $250.00 $1,595 -4.70
675 675 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,620 —
734 734 8 238.00 $238.00 $1,747 +22.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 376 4 270.00–313.00 $301.71 $1,134 -33.29
435 435 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,161 -44.00
450 450 14 305.50 $305.50 $1,375 —
525 525 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,234 —
552 552 12 271.50 $271.50 $1,499 +6.50
612 612 2 232.50 $232.50 $1,423 +5.50
655 655 8 255.00 $255.00 $1,670 —
725 725 3 233.00 $233.00 $1,689 +33.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 230.00 $230.00 $800 —
457 457 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,211 —
591 591 5 245.00 $245.00 $1,448 —
605 605 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,301 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 6 408.00 $408.00 $1,371 +14.00
423 423 19 398.00 $398.00 $1,684 +19.00
486–490 486 23 297.50–365.00 $362.04 $1,760 +10.54
530 530 1 301.00 $301.00 $1,595 -11.00
565 565 33 314.50 $314.50 $1,777 +5.00
626 626 16 287.50 $287.50 $1,800 +11.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 6 406.00 $406.00 $1,336 +12.50
418 418 13 395.00 $395.00 $1,651 +16.78
490 490 8 363.00 $363.00 $1,779 +9.50
569 569 11 318.00 $318.00 $1,809 +9.50
625 625 6 290.50 $290.50 $1,816 +9.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 4 275.00 $275.00 $982 -40.00
411 411 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,356 +35.00
475 475 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,615 +50.00
560 560 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,484 +5.00

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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.