Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 446, Heifers 632, Bulls 266)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.10/cwt on 627 head.

Average price

$114.10

627 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$24.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.15

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	482	117.23	565	272
Medium and Large 1	549	114.39	628	237
Medium and Large 3	470	110.97	521	88
Small 1	474	92.73	440	30

One grade step is worth $24.50/cwt here — about $125 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale627 hd

114.10

—

VA average10 barns · 2,193 hd

119.25

−5.15

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

58 lots · USDA AMS · Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Rustburg, VA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Small 1	—	370	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	717	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	120.63/cwt	116.00–121.00	538	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	641	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	118.84/cwt	110.00–119.50	435	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	104.12/cwt	100.50–104.50	656	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	574	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	101.56/cwt	99.00–104.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	117.62/cwt	106.00–118.50	643	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	116.90/cwt	114.00–117.25	535	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	107.01/cwt	100.00–107.75	680	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	803	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	568	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	7
Bulls	Small 1	—	485	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	502	9
Bulls	Small 1	—	404	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	420	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	562	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	666	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	563	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	352	123.37/cwt	120.00–124.00	434	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	702	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	756	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	711	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	673	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	130.59/cwt	128.50–131.00	548	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	750	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	443	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	540	1
Steers	Small 1	—	444	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	444	6
Steers	Small 1	—	641	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	724	4
Steers	Small 1	—	542	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	560	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	544	113.42/cwt	106.00–114.00	617	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	440	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	651	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	780	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	640	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	549	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	751	52
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	122.08/cwt	114.00–123.00	770	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	466	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	570	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	747	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	853	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	780	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	132.55/cwt	124.00–133.00	986	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	143.06/cwt	130.00–145.00	658	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	497	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	533	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	469	10
Heifers	Small 1	—	450	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	423	10
Heifers	Small 1	—	379	98.98/cwt	93.00–100.00	375	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	715	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	579	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	625	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	581	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	405	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	113.50/cwt	102.00–114.75	503	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	539	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	590	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	411	17

How this sale compares

Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lynchburg Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Rustburg, VA

Mon Aug 12, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Richmond, VA (LS-RH)

Receipts 1,344Last week 1,249Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 446, Heifers 632, Bulls 266)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	99.00	99.00
9	—	485	103.50	103.50
6	—	404	104.00	104.00
2	—	562	96.50	96.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	487	136.75	136.75
40	—	414	136.00	136.00
23	—	352	120.00–124.00	123.37
22	—	555	126.50	126.50
4	—	635	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	564	126.00	126.00
35	—	485	138.75	138.75
24	—	420	128.50–131.00	130.59
13	—	622	120.50	120.50
4	—	366	121.00	121.00
1	—	505	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	645	94.00	94.00
2	—	717	96.00	96.00
40	—	443	102.00–114.75	113.50
26	—	539	109.50	109.50
17	—	367	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	446	116.00–121.00	120.63
77	—	553	116.00	116.00
44	—	366	110.00–119.50	118.84
20	—	630	100.50–104.50	104.12
8	—	544	105.50	105.50
2	—	728	99.00–104.00	101.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	547	106.00–118.50	117.62
58	—	458	114.00–117.25	116.90
53	—	635	100.00–107.75	107.01
13	—	717	112.00	112.00
7	—	554	102.50	102.50
7	—	375	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	533	88.00	88.00
10	—	450	94.00	94.00
7	—	379	93.00–100.00	98.98
1	—	715	81.00	81.00
1	—	625	93.00	93.00
1	—	405	95.00	95.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	444	100.00	100.00
4	—	641	113.00	113.00
2	—	542	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	457	122.50	122.50
13	—	544	106.00–114.00	113.42
4	—	373	118.00	118.00
3	—	651	101.00	101.00
1	—	780	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	452	141.50	141.50
52	—	549	136.75	136.75
19	—	631	114.00–123.00	122.08
12	—	364	128.00	128.00
6	—	432	132.00	132.00
4	—	747	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	641	133.00	133.00
79	—	549	142.00	142.00
40	—	744	124.00–133.00	132.55
31	—	460	130.00–145.00	143.06
4	—	553	124.00	124.00
1	—	385	129.00	129.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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