Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 297, Heifers 652, Bulls 334)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.73/cwt on 652 head.

Average price

$114.73

652 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$20.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.37

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	117.78	575	294
Medium and Large 1	532	116.73	621	203
Medium and Large 3	487	109.85	535	113
Small 1	511	96.95	495	42

One grade step is worth $20.82/cwt here — about $80 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 sale652 hd

114.73

—

VA average10 barns · 2,733 hd

115.10

−0.37

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

65 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	—	645	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	884	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	712	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	847	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	555	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	885	1
Steers	Small 1	—	348	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	397	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	542	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	607	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	137.60/cwt	131.00–138.50	611	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	149.78/cwt	145.50–151.50	538	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	758	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	953	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	448	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	635	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	639	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	604	7
Heifers	Small 1	—	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	542	109.00/cwt	99.00–110.00	591	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	727	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	116.18/cwt	110.00–116.75	629	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	113.15/cwt	110.50–113.50	722	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	402	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	538	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	568	9
Heifers	Small 1	—	327	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	298	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	446	110.75/cwt	110.75–110.75	494	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	644	102.16/cwt	101.00–102.50	658	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	524	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	726	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	119.89/cwt	117.00–120.00	549	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	114.84/cwt	109.00–115.25	829	15
Steers	Small 1	—	468	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	503	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	456	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	429	20
Heifers	Small 1	—	705	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	712	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	385	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	115.45/cwt	106.00–116.50	414	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	447	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	628	75
Bulls	Small 1	—	421	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	455	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	591	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	612	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	612	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	10
Bulls	Small 1	—	557	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	568	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	130.52/cwt	125.00–130.75	630	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	557	121.72/cwt	114.00–122.00	678	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	632	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	732	11
Bulls	Small 1	—	492	108.49/cwt	95.00–109.50	534	14
Bulls	Small 1	—	340	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	357	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	342	153.11/cwt	146.00–153.50	524	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	392	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	696	27
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	753	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	138.55/cwt	132.00–139.00	633	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	710	4
Steers	Small 1	—	531	109.19/cwt	98.00–113.00	580	4
Steers	Small 1	—	620	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	559	4

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 Nov 18, 2019

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

Receipts 1,283Last week 1,444Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 297, Heifers 652, Bulls 334)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	645	137.00	137.00
2	—	712	125.50	125.50
41	—	444	131.00–138.50	137.60
18	—	359	145.50–151.50	149.78
20	—	540	139.50	139.50
2	—	550	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	643	131.75	131.75
8	—	375	148.00	148.00
1	—	750	118.00	118.00
56	—	545	139.00	139.00
14	—	736	129.50	129.50
3	—	656	127.00	127.00
31	—	457	132.00–139.00	138.55
4	—	566	125.50	125.50
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	348	114.00	114.00
3	—	468	110.50	110.50
4	—	531	98.00–113.00	109.19
2	—	620	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	542	112.00	112.00
5	—	366	137.50	137.50
1	—	730	103.50	103.50
4	—	435	128.50	128.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	366	122.50	122.50
2	—	562	113.00	113.00
34	—	638	110.50–113.50	113.15
3	—	336	119.50	119.50
57	—	458	117.00–120.00	119.89
15	—	722	109.00–115.25	114.84
75	—	546	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	639	94.50	94.50
1	—	570	100.00	100.00
9	—	538	105.50	105.50
2	—	327	91.00	91.00
20	—	456	94.00	94.00
2	—	705	101.00	101.00
1	—	385	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	542	99.00–110.00	109.00
2	—	727	102.00	102.00
44	—	446	110.75	110.75
13	—	644	101.00–102.50	102.16
20	—	359	106.00–116.50	115.45
1	—	470	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	541	110.00–116.75	116.18
6	—	732	105.50	105.50
1	—	680	104.00	104.00
110	—	446	117.50	117.50
30	—	640	113.50	113.50
2	—	322	118.00	118.00
45	—	353	126.75	126.75
5	—	458	116.50	116.50
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	421	108.00	108.00
9	—	557	102.00	102.00
14	—	492	95.00–109.50	108.49
4	—	340	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	415	142.50	142.50
2	—	612	114.00	114.00
51	—	483	125.00–130.75	130.52
29	—	557	114.00–122.00	121.72
38	—	342	146.00–153.50	153.11
2	—	392	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	422	145.00	145.00
10	—	345	150.00	150.00
45	—	488	129.50	129.50
11	—	623	117.50	117.50
27	—	558	124.75	124.75

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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