Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 408, Heifers 758, Bulls 435)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $113.04/cwt on 758 head.

Average price

$113.04

758 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$25.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.90

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	488	116.06	566	314
Medium and Large 1	535	116.04	621	316
Medium and Large 3	501	101.58	509	87
Small 1	487	90.99	443	41

One grade step is worth $25.08/cwt here — about $123 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 sale758 hd

113.04

—

VA average11 barns · 2,945 hd

112.14

+0.90

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

60 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	—	453	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	140.25/cwt	134.00–141.25	637	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	140.80/cwt	133.00–145.00	522	6
Steers	Small 1	—	445	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	467	4
Steers	Small 1	—	450	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	551	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	562	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	132.53/cwt	122.50–133.00	721	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	114.25/cwt	113.00–114.50	845	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	122.04/cwt	117.00–122.25	791	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	683	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	117.46/cwt	111.50–117.75	530	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	108.25/cwt	108.25–108.25	695	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	115.48/cwt	111.50–115.75	628	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	119.35/cwt	116.50–119.50	436	21
Heifers	Small 1	—	371	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	347	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	542	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	518	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	397	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	122.72/cwt	114.00–123.25	444	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	110.16/cwt	109.50–110.25	703	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	531	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	531	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	496	11
Heifers	Small 1	—	705	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	632	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	591	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	114.18/cwt	104.00–114.50	615	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	724	100.99/cwt	96.00–102.00	731	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	559	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	792	17
Steers	Small 1	—	528	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	523	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	456	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	429	13
Heifers	Small 1	—	628	77.51/cwt	70.00–79.00	487	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	108.75/cwt	108.75–108.75	482	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	746	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	712	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	493	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	463	10
Bulls	Small 1	—	357	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	321	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	342	154.98/cwt	150.00–155.25	530	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	492	130.94/cwt	125.00–131.25	644	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	720	23
Bulls	Small 1	—	412	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	371	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	609	73
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	725	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	591	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	464	3
Bulls	Small 1	—	557	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	540	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	139.94/cwt	131.50–140.50	586	82
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	120.54/cwt	116.00–121.00	682	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	120.33/cwt	117.00–120.50	676	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	344	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	521	5
Steers	Small 1	—	725	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	354	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	427	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	624	54
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	123.11/cwt	121.00–123.50	777	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	948	26
Steers	Small 1	—	600	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	584	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	147.07/cwt	133.00–148.00	528	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 Oct 14, 2019

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

Receipts 1,601Last week 1,331Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 408, Heifers 758, Bulls 435)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	453	131.00	131.00
45	—	544	122.50–133.00	132.53
6	—	740	113.00–114.50	114.25
54	—	448	139.25	139.25
13	—	631	121.00–123.50	123.11
17	—	359	133.00–148.00	147.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	454	134.00–141.25	140.25
6	—	371	133.00–145.00	140.80
48	—	648	117.00–122.25	122.04
8	—	560	122.00	122.00
98	—	545	135.00	135.00
26	—	741	128.00	128.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	445	105.00	105.00
1	—	450	90.00	90.00
6	—	528	99.00	99.00
1	—	725	98.00	98.00
2	—	600	99.00	99.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	551	102.00	102.00
8	—	354	120.50	120.50
13	—	455	128.25	128.25
1	—	625	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	451	111.50–117.75	117.46
30	—	642	108.25	108.25
54	—	362	114.00–123.25	122.72
2	—	650	103.00	103.00
97	—	539	104.00–114.50	114.18
6	—	724	96.00–102.00	100.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
137	—	544	111.50–115.75	115.48
21	—	365	116.50–119.50	119.35
55	—	638	109.50–110.25	110.16
7	—	448	118.50	118.50
79	—	459	121.75	121.75
17	—	733	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	371	93.50	93.50
11	—	531	93.50	93.50
1	—	705	80.00	80.00
13	—	456	94.00	94.00
6	—	628	70.00–79.00	77.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	542	95.50	95.50
15	—	358	111.00	111.00
1	—	345	96.00	96.00
15	—	632	93.50	93.50
1	—	450	90.00	90.00
25	—	443	108.75	108.75
3	—	746	95.50	95.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	493	94.00	94.00
7	—	357	90.00	90.00
7	—	412	90.00	90.00
7	—	557	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	342	150.00–155.25	154.98
73	—	487	125.00	125.00
9	—	620	117.00	117.00
82	—	419	131.50–140.50	139.94
34	—	566	116.00–121.00	120.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	492	125.00–131.25	130.94
23	—	626	115.00	115.00
34	—	415	142.50	142.50
3	—	371	125.00	125.00
42	—	562	117.00–120.50	120.33
5	—	344	151.50	151.50

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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