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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, March 16, 2026

778 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $454.13/cwt -4.46 vs last sale · ≈ $2,053/hd at 452 lb · 55 head
light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $485.00/cwt ≈ $1,678/hd at 346 lb · 43 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $421.64/cwt +4.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,902/hd at 451 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 778 1,307 658
Feeder cattle 778 1,307 658

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 214, Heifers 336, Bulls 228)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 10 530.00 $530.00 $1,966 -34.00
446 446 37 479.00 $479.00 $2,136 —
470 470 2 427.50 $427.50 $2,009 -45.00
500 500 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,100 —
550 550 24 455.00 $455.00 $2,502 —
658 658 14 395.00 $395.00 $2,599 +29.65
733 733 15 347.00 $347.00 $2,544 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,551 —
359 359 10 517.50 $517.50 $1,858 -50.00
410–440 438 15 450.00–460.00 $459.38 $2,012 +10.38
545 545 2 395.00 $395.00 $2,153 -42.50
555 555 21 440.00 $440.00 $2,442 +17.00
648 648 10 378.00 $378.00 $2,449 +6.00
715–721 720 6 336.00–347.00 $345.18 $2,485 +8.45
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–385 374 4 460.00–480.00 $469.69 $1,757 -35.31
446 446 21 462.00 $462.00 $2,061 +32.00
500–534 531 10 397.50–412.50 $398.91 $2,118 -18.59
660 660 2 342.50 $342.50 $2,260 -27.50
715 715 1 302.50 $302.50 $2,163 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 2 410.00 $410.00 $1,546 -45.00
417–432 425 4 400.00–431.00 $415.77 $1,767 —
510 510 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,760 -32.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 43 485.00 $485.00 $1,678 —
451–452 452 55 417.50–457.00 $454.13 $2,053 -4.46
513–543 540 31 381.00–388.00 $381.64 $2,061 -5.36
635 635 11 340.00 $340.00 $2,159 +4.36
650 650 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,015 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 11 460.00 $460.00 $1,605 —
444 444 28 443.00 $443.00 $1,967 +29.00
460 460 4 417.50 $417.50 $1,920 -30.00
552–557 557 29 342.50–378.00 $375.57 $2,092 +9.84
615–631 630 22 335.00–350.00 $349.33 $2,201 +15.33
761 761 5 300.00 $300.00 $2,283 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–369 367 18 435.00–460.00 $457.34 $1,678 -3.12
450–460 451 41 380.00–425.00 $421.64 $1,902 +4.64
525–532 531 12 355.00–370.00 $356.23 $1,892 -8.03
615 615 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,906 +5.99
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 5 392.50 $392.50 $1,456 +4.11
473–490 475 8 350.00–410.00 $402.27 $1,911 +17.27
547 547 7 365.00 $365.00 $1,997 +15.34
612 612 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,775 —
725 725 2 280.00 $280.00 $2,030 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 29 520.00 $520.00 $1,732 -2.33
375 375 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,725 ±0.00
418 418 35 475.00 $475.00 $1,986 -12.00
490 490 24 447.00 $447.00 $2,190 -12.87
563 563 17 412.00 $412.00 $2,320 +13.56
620 620 5 362.50 $362.50 $2,248 -0.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 337 12 487.50 $487.50 $1,643 -62.50
416–420 416 20 430.00–462.50 $460.86 $1,917 -11.56
488 488 25 455.00 $455.00 $2,220 +3.08
520 520 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,262 —
566–575 566 19 405.00–443.00 $440.97 $2,496 +19.31
620 620 9 350.00 $350.00 $2,170 -11.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 462.50 $462.50 $1,711 +45.00
420–440 421 17 420.00–450.00 $448.16 $1,887 -10.86
487 487 5 400.00 $400.00 $1,948 -2.02
555–560 556 7 345.00–350.00 $349.28 $1,942 -14.90

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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.