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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, March 10, 2026

1,307 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $365.73/cwt ≈ $2,015/hd at 551 lb · 72 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $458.59/cwt +41.09 vs last sale · ≈ $2,091/hd at 456 lb · 72 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $387.00/cwt +7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,086/hd at 539 lb · 62 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,307 1,441 0
Feeder cattle 1,307 1,441 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 342, Heifers 560, Bulls 405)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 7 564.00 $564.00 $2,059 +4.00
456 456 45 472.50 $472.50 $2,155 -4.55
547 547 62 442.00 $442.00 $2,418 —
652–680 653 50 335.00–366.00 $365.35 $2,386 —
760 760 9 335.00 $335.00 $2,546 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 8 567.50 $567.50 $2,105 -40.00
446 446 3 449.00 $449.00 $2,003 -8.50
461 461 27 470.00 $470.00 $2,167 -17.00
548 548 23 437.50 $437.50 $2,398 -1.50
550 550 3 423.00 $423.00 $2,326 +15.50
625 625 1 372.00 $372.00 $2,325 -0.08
657 657 19 359.00 $359.00 $2,359 —
710–746 741 7 335.00–337.00 $336.73 $2,495 +11.73
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354 354 11 505.00 $505.00 $1,788 -64.85
435 435 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,870 +2.50
456 456 12 472.00 $472.00 $2,152 +5.00
539 539 9 417.50 $417.50 $2,250 —
656 656 9 370.00 $370.00 $2,427 —
758 758 3 300.00 $300.00 $2,274 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,797 —
470 470 3 430.00 $430.00 $2,021 +2.50
542 542 2 377.50 $377.50 $2,046 —
569 569 10 392.50 $392.50 $2,233 +20.00
662 662 16 331.00 $331.00 $2,191 —
730 730 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,117 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 40 440.00–480.00 $478.00 $1,706 -7.87
456–462 456 72 410.00–460.00 $458.59 $2,091 +41.09
539 539 62 387.00 $387.00 $2,086 +7.00
577 577 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,020 -25.00
635–649 649 30 310.00–336.50 $335.64 $2,178 +7.64
743 743 9 319.00 $319.00 $2,370 —
785 785 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,198 -17.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 15 475.00 $475.00 $1,677 -10.00
447 447 2 414.00 $414.00 $1,851 —
451 451 41 447.50 $447.50 $2,018 +10.53
551–585 551 72 347.50–366.00 $365.73 $2,015 —
644 644 31 334.00 $334.00 $2,151 +6.88
736 736 14 323.50 $323.50 $2,381 +13.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–390 358 28 410.00–462.50 $460.46 $1,648 -15.54
461 461 38 417.00 $417.00 $1,922 —
525–543 541 31 347.50–366.00 $364.26 $1,971 -1.74
640–649 649 20 285.00–305.00 $304.01 $1,973 +16.51
728 728 3 310.00 $310.00 $2,257 +25.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–368 367 9 375.00–390.00 $388.39 $1,425 -34.11
473 473 19 385.00 $385.00 $1,821 +7.50
540–545 540 15 345.00–350.00 $349.66 $1,888 —
657 657 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,905 —
780 780 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,106 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 18 550.00 $550.00 $1,881 +20.00
407–420 419 51 432.50–474.00 $472.42 $1,979 -26.48
480–483 483 59 447.50–452.00 $451.92 $2,183 +0.92
561–590 563 35 385.00–424.00 $421.66 $2,374 +4.86
629 629 6 361.00 $361.00 $2,271 +12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–343 343 44 465.00–525.00 $522.33 $1,792 -55.17
392 392 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,803 —
408 408 41 487.00 $487.00 $1,987 -16.78
475–486 485 38 457.50–460.00 $459.87 $2,230 +8.00
553–570 554 23 382.50–400.00 $398.44 $2,207 -6.56
622 622 15 363.00 $363.00 $2,258 +19.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 10 432.50 $432.50 $1,479 —
365 365 1 417.50 $417.50 $1,524 -42.50
412–416 416 21 440.00–461.00 $459.02 $1,910 +7.38
455–496 494 23 402.00–402.50 $402.02 $1,986 +27.02
557–590 559 18 335.00–366.00 $364.18 $2,036 +18.18

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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.