Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 503, Heifers 610, Bulls 310)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.49/cwt on 610 head.

Average price

$120.49

610 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$15.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.54

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	486	123.68	601	217
Medium and Large 1	559	120.03	671	288
Medium and Large 3	469	118.26	555	73
Small 1	458	108.05	495	32

One grade step is worth $15.63/cwt here — about $107 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 sale610 hd

120.49

—

VA average8 barns · 1,355 hd

119.95

+0.54

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	136.84/cwt	128.50–137.50	735	55
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	663	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	827	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	536	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	344	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	420	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	100.94/cwt	99.00–103.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	124.63/cwt	116.50–125.25	563	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	120.70/cwt	117.00–120.75	649	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	490	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	116.40/cwt	114.00–116.75	751	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	746	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	666	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	115.84/cwt	113.50–116.00	741	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	122.76/cwt	119.50–123.00	571	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	857	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	466	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	631	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	475	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	515	7
Bulls	Small 1	—	399	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	411	6
Bulls	Small 1	—	338	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	382	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	148.25/cwt	148.25–148.25	620	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	662	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	344	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	514	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	125.28/cwt	119.00–127.00	700	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	747	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	134.29/cwt	130.00–139.00	494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	134.72/cwt	128.00–135.00	664	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	126.18/cwt	120.00–126.50	710	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	611	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	119.25/cwt	119.25–119.25	750	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	353	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	501	3
Steers	Small 1	—	445	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	474	5
Steers	Small 1	—	541	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	595	3
Steers	Small 1	—	700	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	707	1
Steers	Small 1	—	460	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	442	1
Steers	Small 1	—	340	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	522	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	352	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	426	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	579	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	632	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	741	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	749	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	135.78/cwt	132.50–136.50	868	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	707	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	988	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	720	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	543	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	442	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	502	16
Heifers	Small 1	—	364	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	380	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	539	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	550	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	618	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	618	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	546	113.78/cwt	111.00–114.75	621	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	122.25/cwt	122.25–122.25	554	27

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 26, 2019

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

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State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 503, Heifers 610, Bulls 310)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	537	128.50–137.50	136.84
53	—	451	147.00	147.00
18	—	634	130.50	130.50
10	—	361	148.50	148.50
3	—	741	119.00	119.00
1	—	750	116.00	116.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	445	106.50	106.50
3	—	541	110.00	110.00
1	—	700	101.00	101.00
1	—	460	96.00	96.00
1	—	340	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	450	116.00	116.00
7	—	352	121.00	121.00
6	—	534	108.50	108.50
2	—	632	113.00	113.00
2	—	410	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	549	136.50	136.50
95	—	639	132.50–136.50	135.78
64	—	465	152.00	152.00
30	—	739	133.75	133.75
5	—	554	130.00	130.00
5	—	377	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	344	122.00	122.00
2	—	620	99.00–103.00	100.94
2	—	440	114.00	114.00
27	—	546	111.00–114.75	113.78
27	—	453	122.25	122.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	452	116.50–125.25	124.63
69	—	538	117.00–120.75	120.70
27	—	368	133.25	133.25
15	—	645	114.00–116.75	116.40
3	—	746	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	548	121.50	121.50
76	—	640	113.50–116.00	115.84
57	—	465	119.50–123.00	122.76
12	—	758	113.00	113.00
9	—	359	129.75	129.75
4	—	563	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	442	113.50	113.50
7	—	364	104.50	104.50
5	—	539	102.00	102.00
3	—	618	100.00	100.00
1	—	490	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	475	108.50	108.50
6	—	399	103.00	103.00
3	—	338	113.00	113.00
2	—	565	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	418	148.25	148.25
38	—	483	137.00	137.00
21	—	344	149.50	149.50
19	—	559	119.00–127.00	125.28
17	—	620	120.50	120.50
2	—	368	130.00–139.00	134.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	493	128.00–135.00	134.72
40	—	563	120.00–126.50	126.18
27	—	422	144.75	144.75
21	—	629	119.25	119.25
3	—	353	142.00	142.00

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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