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Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, March 30, 2026

909 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $460.00/cwt ≈ $2,056/hd at 447 lb · 54 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $458.00/cwt +10.33 vs last sale · ≈ $2,084/hd at 455 lb · 43 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $517.83/cwt -2.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,859/hd at 359 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 909 1,040 1,089
Feeder cattle 909 1,040 1,089

Market comments — USDA reporter

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 226, Heifers 401, Bulls 282)

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 9 532.00 $532.00 $2,000 +27.00
454–485 455 37 426.00–487.50 $485.73 $2,210 +0.73
555 555 35 476.00 $476.00 $2,642 +45.00
640 640 23 406.50 $406.50 $2,602 +4.50
660 660 1 406.00 $406.00 $2,680 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–376 363 16 507.50–553.00 $544.16 $1,975 +40.59
440–446 446 28 465.00–497.00 $495.87 $2,212 +13.87
532 532 2 477.00 $477.00 $2,538 —
553 553 23 475.00 $475.00 $2,627 +44.00
633 633 12 419.50 $419.50 $2,655 +29.59
735 735 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,793 +45.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 3 523.00 $523.00 $1,966 +25.43
449 449 10 532.50 $532.50 $2,391 —
535 535 8 460.00 $460.00 $2,461 +35.00
610 610 2 430.00 $430.00 $2,623 +42.93
758 758 3 380.00 $380.00 $2,880 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 447.50 $447.50 $1,544 —
471 471 3 465.00 $465.00 $2,190 +16.00
527 527 4 400.00 $400.00 $2,108 —
632 632 4 407.00 $407.00 $2,572 +62.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–375 359 43 495.00–519.00 $517.83 $1,859 -2.79
447 447 54 460.00 $460.00 $2,056 —
460 460 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,978 -28.44
541–547 542 33 392.50–397.00 $396.31 $2,148 +6.31
630 630 3 311.00 $311.00 $1,959 -29.00
653 653 13 316.00 $316.00 $2,063 —
733 733 4 302.00 $302.00 $2,214 —
780 780 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,067 -40.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 11 497.50 $497.50 $1,831 +27.50
455 455 43 458.00 $458.00 $2,084 +10.33
545 545 29 390.00 $390.00 $2,126 +4.06
552 552 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,987 —
648 648 15 331.00 $331.00 $2,145 -9.06
695 695 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,050 —
741 741 5 297.00 $297.00 $2,201 ±0.00
785 785 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,041 -23.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,559 —
354 354 17 526.00 $526.00 $1,862 +31.00
405–445 442 26 440.00–450.00 $449.30 $1,986 —
549 549 27 397.00 $397.00 $2,180 +32.00
570 570 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,138 —
633 633 7 308.00 $308.00 $1,950 -12.00
685 685 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,952 -10.00
745 745 2 273.00 $273.00 $2,034 -8.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 16 437.50 $437.50 $1,606 —
440 440 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,584 —
457 457 18 421.00 $421.00 $1,924 +34.00
540 540 13 379.00 $379.00 $2,047 +23.52
645 645 10 292.50 $292.50 $1,887 -22.50
735 735 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,838 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 24 562.50 $562.50 $1,941 +53.96
370 370 1 515.00 $515.00 $1,906 —
400–414 414 31 487.50–499.00 $498.64 $2,064 +12.81
494 494 29 470.50 $470.50 $2,324 +13.11
557–567 558 23 400.00–420.00 $418.23 $2,334 +6.23
630 630 7 396.00 $396.00 $2,495 +26.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 9 542.50 $542.50 $1,926 —
424–425 424 18 450.00–476.00 $474.55 $2,012 +13.66
492 492 30 460.00 $460.00 $2,263 +30.00
567 567 22 433.00 $433.00 $2,455 +18.00
624 624 8 402.00 $402.00 $2,508 +17.00
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 6 484.00 $484.00 $1,665 —
423 423 26 481.00 $481.00 $2,035 +31.00
496 496 22 446.00 $446.00 $2,212 +33.96
565–587 567 26 387.50–400.00 $399.00 $2,262 -13.50

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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.