Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 364, Heifers 620, Bulls 347)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.99/cwt on 619 head.

Average price

$112.99

619 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 1

$15.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.48

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	117.20	635	222
Medium and Large 2	503	114.55	576	268
Medium and Large 3	478	102.73	492	91
Small 1	481	102.03	491	38

One grade step is worth $15.18/cwt here — about $143 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 sale619 hd

112.99

—

VA average10 barns · 1,852 hd

110.51

+2.48

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

56 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
Heifers	Small 1	—	630	80.74/cwt	80.00–83.00	509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	143.37/cwt	137.00–144.00	599	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	451	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	574	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	800	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	120.13/cwt	115.00–120.50	776	58
Heifers	Small 1	—	349	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	314	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	648	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	612	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	127.42/cwt	125.00–128.00	618	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	113.48/cwt	103.00–115.25	647	28
Steers	Small 1	—	385	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	635	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	127.55/cwt	115.00–128.00	693	86
Heifers	Small 1	—	547	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	613	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	110.36/cwt	108.00–110.50	406	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	354	122.06/cwt	116.00–122.25	432	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	449	10
Bulls	Small 1	—	375	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	126.93/cwt	123.50–127.25	622	59
Steers	Small 1	—	610	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	697	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	497	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	454	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	477	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	536	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	509	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	108.25/cwt	108.25–108.25	685	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	101.74/cwt	99.00–102.00	749	11
Bulls	Small 1	—	568	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	523	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	636	108.75/cwt	108.75–108.75	692	8
Steers	Small 1	—	565	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	519	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	687	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	454	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	481	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	116.29/cwt	102.00–117.00	634	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	115.87/cwt	111.00–116.00	744	37
Bulls	Small 1	—	413	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	409	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	116.25/cwt	116.25–116.25	652	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	349	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	522	14
Steers	Small 1	—	462	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	534	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	545	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	717	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	853	10
Heifers	Small 1	—	400	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	114.44/cwt	110.50–114.75	507	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	116.25/cwt	116.25–116.25	561	65
Bulls	Small 1	—	480	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	490	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	341	149.43/cwt	146.00–149.75	510	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	652	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	443	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	352	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	524	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	643	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	119.52/cwt	114.00–119.75	650	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	393	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	142.46/cwt	132.00–143.75	598	47

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 Oct 7, 2019

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

Receipts 1,331Last week 1,472Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 364, Heifers 620, Bulls 347)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	80.00–83.00	80.74
6	—	349	90.00	90.00
11	—	547	112.00	112.00
16	—	454	105.00	105.00
1	—	400	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	648	94.50	94.50
19	—	368	108.00–110.50	110.36
25	—	536	95.00	95.00
38	—	454	106.00	106.00
1	—	715	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	726	95.00	95.00
37	—	354	116.00–122.25	122.06
50	—	633	108.25	108.25
83	—	545	102.00–117.00	116.29
93	—	443	110.50–114.75	114.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	431	117.50	117.50
10	—	365	123.00	123.00
11	—	736	99.00–102.00	101.74
37	—	642	111.00–116.00	115.87
65	—	483	116.25	116.25
95	—	544	114.00–119.75	119.52
1	—	330	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	418	137.00–144.00	143.37
28	—	570	103.00–115.25	113.48
59	—	490	123.50–127.25	126.93
14	—	349	149.50	149.50
15	—	621	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	485	125.00–128.00	127.42
8	—	636	108.75	108.75
25	—	561	116.25	116.25
45	—	341	146.00–149.75	149.43
47	—	420	132.00–143.75	142.46
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	112.50	112.50
10	—	568	92.00	92.00
12	—	413	99.00	99.00
14	—	480	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	451	127.25	127.25
4	—	530	98.00	98.00
4	—	630	86.50	86.50
10	—	360	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	645	124.00	124.00
31	—	451	140.75	140.75
47	—	541	128.75	128.75
1	—	330	150.50	150.50
1	—	575	119.50	119.50
2	—	717	113.00	113.00
12	—	352	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	646	115.00–120.50	120.13
86	—	543	115.00–128.00	127.55
4	—	363	150.00	150.00
10	—	742	115.00	115.00
41	—	459	140.00	140.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	97.50	97.50
1	—	610	82.00	82.00
4	—	565	106.00	106.00
10	—	462	115.50	115.50

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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