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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, March 2, 2026

1,441 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $447.00/cwt -28.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,003/hd at 448 lb · 86 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $380.00/cwt -50.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,082/hd at 548 lb · 61 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $433.68/cwt +26.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,390/hd at 551 lb · 61 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,441 640 1,490
Feeder cattle 1,441 640 1,490

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 454, Heifers 628, Bulls 359)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 10 560.00 $560.00 $2,078 -32.50
456–495 457 42 460.00–477.50 $477.05 $2,180 -46.95
551–557 551 61 415.00–435.00 $433.68 $2,390 +26.18
646 646 52 386.00 $386.00 $2,494 -11.50
733–742 734 27 334.00–352.00 $349.31 $2,564 -1.69
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 25 607.50 $607.50 $2,181 -2.50
440 440 1 457.50 $457.50 $2,013 —
450 450 25 487.00 $487.00 $2,192 -15.50
547 547 49 439.00 $439.00 $2,401 —
552 552 2 407.50 $407.50 $2,249 -40.00
645–646 646 24 372.00–373.00 $372.08 $2,404 —
749 749 10 325.00 $325.00 $2,434 -29.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–368 365 15 500.00–587.50 $569.85 $2,080 —
445 445 1 427.50 $427.50 $1,902 —
454 454 36 467.00 $467.00 $2,120 +17.00
550–590 552 25 350.00–401.00 $398.82 $2,201 —
642 642 9 351.00 $351.00 $2,253 -34.00
747 747 4 307.50 $307.50 $2,297 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 5 500.00 $500.00 $1,710 —
464 464 8 427.50 $427.50 $1,984 +2.50
569 569 9 372.50 $372.50 $2,120 -7.50
631 631 8 335.00 $335.00 $2,114 -5.00
752 752 6 295.00 $295.00 $2,218 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 351 48 450.00–487.50 $485.87 $1,705 —
448 448 86 447.00 $447.00 $2,003 -28.00
463 463 3 417.50 $417.50 $1,933 -17.50
548 548 61 380.00 $380.00 $2,082 -50.62
553 553 3 375.00 $375.00 $2,074 —
642 642 25 328.00 $328.00 $2,106 —
675 675 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,194 ±0.00
750 750 3 297.50 $297.50 $2,231 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,466 —
358 358 46 476.00 $476.00 $1,704 +16.00
448 448 58 436.00 $436.00 $1,953 -39.00
538 538 50 366.00 $366.00 $1,969 +1.00
585 585 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,887 —
646 646 13 287.50 $287.50 $1,857 +20.00
731 731 6 285.00 $285.00 $2,083 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 9 485.00 $485.00 $1,698 -7.50
455–480 456 45 415.00–437.50 $436.97 $1,993 —
510–540 539 54 380.00–385.00 $384.91 $2,075 -36.09
636–643 642 35 326.50–332.00 $327.12 $2,100 —
710 710 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,201 -7.00
755 755 10 326.00 $326.00 $2,461 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 11 422.50 $422.50 $1,542 -28.50
445 445 24 380.00 $380.00 $1,691 -30.00
470 470 1 377.50 $377.50 $1,774 —
551–555 551 18 310.00–324.00 $323.22 $1,781 —
635 635 11 263.00 $263.00 $1,670 -13.00
745 745 3 262.50 $262.50 $1,956 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 29 577.50 $577.50 $1,975 -10.00
414–440 415 48 450.00–505.00 $503.78 $2,091 -1.22
491–497 491 48 437.50–452.50 $451.87 $2,219 -14.15
545 545 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,153 —
558 558 28 405.00 $405.00 $2,260 -5.00
622 622 9 344.00 $344.00 $2,140 -31.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 16 530.00 $530.00 $1,813 -57.50
418–435 418 40 457.50–500.00 $498.90 $2,085 -1.20
488 488 23 451.00 $451.00 $2,201 -4.00
500 500 3 440.00 $440.00 $2,200 —
562–563 562 30 397.00–419.00 $416.80 $2,342 +10.53
621 621 10 349.00 $349.00 $2,167 -18.50
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 5 460.00 $460.00 $1,642 —
412–440 413 28 430.00–452.50 $451.64 $1,865 -18.36
489 489 23 375.00 $375.00 $1,834 -5.00
563 563 18 346.00 $346.00 $1,948 —

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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.