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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, March 31, 2025

1,089 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $360.25/cwt +7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,978/hd at 549 lb · 102 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $341.50/cwt +55.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,537/hd at 450 lb · 69 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $334.46/cwt +17.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,512/hd at 452 lb · 56 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,089 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 13 394.00 $394.00 $1,450 -32.00
460 460 56 365.00 $365.00 $1,679 -6.00
549 549 102 360.25 $360.25 $1,978 +7.00
570 570 4 357.00 $357.00 $2,035 —
636 636 38 337.00 $337.00 $2,143 +22.20
743 743 10 270.00 $270.00 $2,006 -3.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 5 405.00 $405.00 $1,494 -20.00
437–445 445 41 358.00–378.00 $377.04 $1,678 —
535 535 19 350.00 $350.00 $1,872 +18.00
570 570 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,024 +15.00
630 630 4 335.00 $335.00 $2,110 +22.00
765 765 2 270.00 $270.00 $2,066 +1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 10 399.00 $399.00 $1,460 ±0.00
420–440 439 17 362.50–377.50 $376.66 $1,654 —
541 541 10 335.00 $335.00 $1,812 +2.00
740 740 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,665 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,270 —
495 495 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,584 -15.00
553 553 4 315.00 $315.00 $1,742 —
631 631 3 307.50 $307.50 $1,940 +8.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 23 363.00 $363.00 $1,321 +28.00
452–460 452 56 320.00–335.00 $334.46 $1,512 +17.99
550–590 551 56 277.50–300.50 $300.06 $1,653 —
610 610 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,754 +13.50
650 650 36 274.50 $274.50 $1,784 +5.50
730 730 13 240.00 $240.00 $1,752 +18.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 44 364.00 $364.00 $1,285 +24.00
437 437 2 327.50 $327.50 $1,431 +7.50
450 450 69 341.50 $341.50 $1,537 +55.50
541 541 43 310.00 $310.00 $1,677 +20.05
639 639 10 279.50 $279.50 $1,786 —
740 740 3 232.00 $232.00 $1,717 +4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–395 358 22 315.00–356.00 $353.94 $1,267 +27.94
451 451 51 341.00 $341.00 $1,538 —
541 541 18 297.00 $297.00 $1,607 +12.00
626 626 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,753 +21.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,028 —
453 453 8 320.00 $320.00 $1,450 —
538 538 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,560 —
725 725 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,432 -23.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334 334 12 411.00 $411.00 $1,373 -14.00
413 413 34 389.50 $389.50 $1,609 +2.50
490–495 490 50 312.00–342.50 $341.88 $1,675 +1.88
562 562 32 309.00 $309.00 $1,737 -6.19
613 613 8 304.00 $304.00 $1,864 +3.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–344 344 39 350.00–415.00 $413.40 $1,422 +23.40
423 423 31 385.00 $385.00 $1,629 -25.00
480–490 490 31 330.00–357.50 $356.63 $1,747 +3.02
545 545 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,635 —
563 563 13 324.00 $324.00 $1,824 +6.00
627 627 5 315.00 $315.00 $1,975 +5.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 5 307.00 $307.00 $1,078 +11.01
422 422 9 312.00 $312.00 $1,317 -23.00
450–483 478 6 296.00–306.00 $304.43 $1,455 -13.57
546 546 6 260.00 $260.00 $1,420 —

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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.