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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, March 24, 2025

1,319 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $353.25/cwt +8.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,918/hd at 543 lb · 99 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $316.47/cwt -3.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,437/hd at 454 lb · 93 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $371.00/cwt -5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,703/hd at 459 lb · 85 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,319 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 13 426.00 $426.00 $1,606 +32.00
437 437 2 368.00 $368.00 $1,608 +35.50
459 459 85 371.00 $371.00 $1,703 -5.00
540–543 543 99 329.00–354.00 $353.25 $1,918 +8.75
638–648 639 49 308.00–315.25 $314.80 $2,012 +18.80
745 745 8 273.50 $273.50 $2,038 +6.50
787 787 2 264.00 $264.00 $2,078 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 10 425.00 $425.00 $1,500 +25.00
456 456 36 382.00 $382.00 $1,742 +6.00
547 547 4 332.00 $332.00 $1,816 -5.00
555 555 47 340.00 $340.00 $1,887 —
635 635 17 313.00 $313.00 $1,988 +14.00
763 763 4 269.00 $269.00 $2,052 +15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 4 399.00 $399.00 $1,468 —
457–495 462 7 341.00–370.00 $365.57 $1,689 —
546 546 12 333.00 $333.00 $1,818 ±0.00
625 625 1 309.00 $309.00 $1,931 +22.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,541 +40.00
547 547 7 310.00 $310.00 $1,696 —
640 640 1 299.00 $299.00 $1,914 +10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 28 335.00 $335.00 $1,183 -1.00
453–476 454 93 284.00–318.00 $316.47 $1,437 -3.53
538–542 542 84 279.00–283.75 $283.47 $1,536 +5.97
638 638 38 274.00 $274.00 $1,748 +12.00
650 650 3 269.00 $269.00 $1,748 —
740 740 16 222.00 $222.00 $1,643 -5.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 307.00 $307.00 $1,059 —
355 355 31 340.00 $340.00 $1,207 +1.00
446 446 67 320.00 $320.00 $1,427 +30.00
485 485 2 286.00 $286.00 $1,387 -39.50
520–541 541 59 287.00–290.00 $289.95 $1,569 —
651 651 18 273.00 $273.00 $1,777 +33.00
743 743 5 228.00 $228.00 $1,694 -10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 25 326.00 $326.00 $1,180 +24.29
448 448 39 315.00 $315.00 $1,411 +48.00
536 536 19 285.00 $285.00 $1,528 +50.00
555 555 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,512 +1.00
646 646 12 259.00 $259.00 $1,673 +26.50
725 725 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,631 -8.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 4 277.50 $277.50 $1,013 —
445 445 11 268.00 $268.00 $1,193 —
550 550 9 275.00 $275.00 $1,512 —
627 627 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,473 +20.00
715 715 2 221.00 $221.00 $1,580 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 29 425.00 $425.00 $1,424 +17.00
419 419 41 387.00 $387.00 $1,622 -11.00
489 489 43 340.00 $340.00 $1,663 -22.04
552–557 557 39 300.00–316.00 $315.19 $1,756 +0.69
627 627 15 300.50 $300.50 $1,884 +13.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,268 -16.00
350 350 27 426.00 $426.00 $1,491 —
417 417 38 410.00 $410.00 $1,710 +15.00
465–485 484 29 320.00–356.00 $353.61 $1,711 -9.39
562 562 21 318.00 $318.00 $1,787 ±0.00
627 627 18 309.50 $309.50 $1,941 +19.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–355 351 7 257.50–302.50 $295.99 $1,039 +20.99
410 410 10 335.00 $335.00 $1,374 +5.00
492 492 10 318.00 $318.00 $1,565 -22.00
573 573 6 272.00 $272.00 $1,559 +7.00

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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.