Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 279, Heifers 610, Bulls 313)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.34/cwt on 610 head.

Average price

$108.34

610 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$25.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.83

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	496	113.76	565	228
Medium and Large 1	519	111.54	579	211
Medium and Large 3	501	100.75	505	121
Small 1	481	88.56	426	50

One grade step is worth $25.20/cwt here — about $138 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

108.34

—

VA average11 barns · 2,511 hd

111.18

−2.83

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

62 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	Medium and Large 1	—	345	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	497	13
Bulls	Small 1	—	489	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	479	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	494	128.44/cwt	126.00–128.50	634	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	688	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	582	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	689	13
Bulls	Small 1	—	563	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	535	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	587	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	655	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	667	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	109.86/cwt	107.50–110.00	594	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	119.84/cwt	114.00–120.50	429	21
Heifers	Small 1	—	542	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	488	11
Heifers	Small 1	—	735	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	536	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	450	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	449	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	530	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	100.30/cwt	94.00–100.50	645	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	663	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	702	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	357	92.85/cwt	92.50–93.00	331	13
Heifers	Small 1	—	790	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	451	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	487	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	107.14/cwt	92.00–109.00	381	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	732	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	122.75/cwt	122.75–122.75	438	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	116.75/cwt	116.75–116.75	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	117.63/cwt	111.00–118.25	534	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	632	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	445	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	401	17
Heifers	Small 1	—	631	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	505	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	585	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	644	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	564	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	112.04/cwt	108.00–112.50	607	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	694	8
Steers	Small 1	—	627	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	466	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	707	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	528	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	717	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	139.68/cwt	136.50–140.50	520	10
Steers	Small 1	—	546	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	568	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	646	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	649	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	389	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	128.03/cwt	118.50–128.50	819	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	140.28/cwt	125.50–143.25	638	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	930	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	544	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	653	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	732	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	137.92/cwt	132.00–138.50	622	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	741	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	848	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	132.35/cwt	124.00–133.50	850	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	709	5
Bulls	Small 1	—	411	93.99/cwt	87.50–95.00	386	15
Bulls	Small 1	—	500	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	498	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	543	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	647	24

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 28, 2019

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

Receipts 1,202Last week 1,139Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 279, Heifers 610, Bulls 313)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	345	144.00	144.00
27	—	420	138.50	138.50
13	—	626	110.00	110.00
23	—	563	118.50	118.50
24	—	495	130.75	130.75
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	489	98.00	98.00
13	—	563	95.00	95.00
15	—	411	87.50–95.00	93.99
1	—	500	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	494	126.00–128.50	128.44
19	—	628	109.50	109.50
51	—	421	139.50	139.50
20	—	560	117.00	117.00
1	—	355	133.00	133.00
34	—	340	146.50	146.50
3	—	543	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	541	107.50–110.00	109.86
21	—	358	114.00–120.50	119.84
32	—	641	103.50	103.50
7	—	727	96.50	96.50
70	—	454	111.00–118.25	117.63
8	—	652	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	542	90.00	90.00
1	—	735	68.00	68.00
13	—	357	92.50–93.00	92.85
1	—	790	72.00	72.00
17	—	445	90.00	90.00
6	—	631	80.00	80.00
1	—	585	81.00	81.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	555	96.50	96.50
4	—	433	104.00	104.00
43	—	451	108.00	108.00
19	—	356	92.00–109.00	107.14
2	—	732	84.00	84.00
22	—	644	87.50	87.50
3	—	525	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	449	118.00	118.00
32	—	643	94.00–100.50	100.30
2	—	765	90.00	90.00
43	—	357	122.75	122.75
4	—	477	116.75	116.75
59	—	542	108.00–112.50	112.04
8	—	738	94.00	94.00
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	627	106.50	106.50
5	—	546	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	440	106.00	106.00
8	—	646	100.50	100.50
2	—	370	105.00	105.00
17	—	544	120.00	120.00
2	—	732	97.50	97.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	542	130.50	130.50
18	—	363	145.50	145.50
21	—	640	118.50–128.50	128.03
2	—	580	122.00	122.00
34	—	451	132.00–138.50	137.92
4	—	741	114.50	114.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	547	131.00	131.00
10	—	372	136.50–140.50	139.68
30	—	455	125.50–143.25	140.28
3	—	756	123.00	123.00
32	—	642	124.00–133.50	132.35
5	—	556	127.50	127.50

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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