Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 537, Heifers 654, Bulls 333)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.38/cwt on 654 head.

Average price

$112.38

654 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$16.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.85

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	513	114.72	588	290
Medium and Large 1	549	113.24	622	271
Medium and Large 3	498	104.13	519	68
Small 1	470	98.41	463	25

One grade step is worth $16.31/cwt here — about $126 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 sale654 hd

112.38

—

VA average10 barns · 2,278 hd

109.53

+2.85

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

55 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 3	—	458	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	518	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	748	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	891	34
Heifers	Small 1	—	645	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	650	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	408	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	445	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	117.25/cwt	117.25–117.25	667	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	129.44/cwt	125.50–129.75	542	28
Steers	Small 1	—	395	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	133.97/cwt	120.00–134.50	619	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	136.17/cwt	123.75–138.00	624	46
Heifers	Small 1	—	369	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	399	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	760	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	123.15/cwt	118.00–124.00	448	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	543	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	113.97/cwt	106.00–115.50	639	43
Steers	Small 1	—	505	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	123.89/cwt	122.50–124.00	679	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	124.96/cwt	124.50–125.00	694	100
Heifers	Small 1	—	543	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	538	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	406	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	124.79/cwt	113.00–125.75	448	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	775	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	123.57/cwt	119.50–123.75	596	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	125.13/cwt	117.00–126.00	619	51
Steers	Small 1	—	447	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	492	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	616	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	675	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	119.28/cwt	110.00–120.00	767	102
Heifers	Small 1	—	438	95.53/cwt	93.00–96.00	418	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	644	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	567	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	104.25/cwt	104.25–104.25	658	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	100.90/cwt	99.00–101.00	644	62
Bulls	Small 1	—	555	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	353	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	455	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	131.51/cwt	130.00–132.00	477	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	491	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	551	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	116.23/cwt	112.00–116.50	532	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	115.62/cwt	111.00–115.75	527	75
Bulls	Small 1	—	547	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	509	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	352	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	493	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	600	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	734	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	829	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	636	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	107.48/cwt	95.00–108.25	492	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	115.43/cwt	108.00–116.50	628	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	119.50/cwt	105.00–120.50	658	99
Bulls	Small 1	—	482	104.06/cwt	98.00–105.00	502	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	356	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	479	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	690	19

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 Sep 9, 2019

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

Receipts 1,524Last week 715Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 537, Heifers 654, Bulls 333)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	458	113.00	113.00
5	—	616	109.50	109.50
6	—	353	129.00	129.00
11	—	538	111.50	111.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	645	116.00	116.00
56	—	462	120.00–134.50	133.97
99	—	548	122.50–124.00	123.89
8	—	363	130.00–132.00	131.51
9	—	734	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	736	121.00	121.00
46	—	458	123.75–138.00	136.17
100	—	555	124.50–125.00	124.96
102	—	643	110.00–120.00	119.28
5	—	372	132.00	132.00
5	—	544	117.00	117.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	106.00	106.00
1	—	505	94.00	94.00
6	—	447	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	645	93.00	93.00
5	—	369	108.00	108.00
5	—	543	99.00	99.00
12	—	438	93.00–96.00	95.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	100.50	100.50
1	—	730	93.00	93.00
5	—	367	110.50	110.50
6	—	644	88.00	88.00
21	—	538	102.50	102.50
34	—	458	95.00–108.25	107.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	97.00	97.00
8	—	738	103.00	103.00
28	—	359	113.00–125.75	124.79
37	—	631	104.25	104.25
104	—	458	112.00–116.50	116.23
111	—	544	108.00–116.50	115.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	364	118.00–124.00	123.15
21	—	738	105.00	105.00
62	—	638	99.00–101.00	100.90
75	—	456	111.00–115.75	115.62
99	—	551	105.00–120.50	119.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	408	109.00	109.00
1	—	555	91.00	91.00
5	—	547	93.00	93.00
7	—	482	98.00–105.00	104.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	569	117.25	117.25
46	—	418	130.00	130.00
48	—	482	119.50–123.75	123.57
4	—	540	106.00	106.00
9	—	630	115.00	115.00
19	—	356	134.50	134.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	419	125.50–129.75	129.44
43	—	561	106.00–115.50	113.97
51	—	495	117.00–126.00	125.13
2	—	327	129.00	129.00
10	—	352	140.00	140.00
19	—	622	111.00	111.00

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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