Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 173, Heifers 369, Bulls 179)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.65/cwt on 367 head.

Average price

$117.65

367 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$11.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.07

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	473	120.52	570	140
Medium and Large 1	533	118.47	632	149
Medium and Large 3	489	111.80	547	54
Small 1	497	109.00	541	24

One grade step is worth $11.52/cwt here — about $29 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 sale367 hd

117.65

—

VA average3 barns · 522 hd

114.58

+3.07

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
Bulls	Small 1	—	487	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	582	4
Bulls	Small 1	—	570	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	636	2
Bulls	Small 1	—	363	111.63/cwt	105.00–118.00	405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	138.09/cwt	131.50–138.50	672	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	606	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	343	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	544	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	722	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	763	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	699	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	135.49/cwt	131.50–136.00	664	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	596	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	762	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	569	5
Steers	Small 1	—	445	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	536	6
Steers	Small 1	—	541	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	598	4
Steers	Small 1	—	640	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	441	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	558	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	642	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	542	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	743	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	658	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	585	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	845	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	135.88/cwt	131.00–136.50	746	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	134.12/cwt	131.00–134.25	862	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	449	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	649	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	749	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	942	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	613	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	570	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	564	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	635	9
Heifers	Small 1	—	456	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	508	6
Heifers	Small 1	—	371	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	391	5
Heifers	Small 1	—	445	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	481	2
Heifers	Small 1	—	705	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	677	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	655	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	494	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	111.25/cwt	111.25–111.25	595	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	674	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	428	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	119.25/cwt	119.25–119.25	533	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	125.46/cwt	124.00–125.50	458	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	121.25/cwt	121.25–121.25	654	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	115.17/cwt	110.00–115.50	729	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	731	104.67/cwt	103.00–105.50	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	646	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	539	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	649	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	750	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	778	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	452	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	509	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1

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 Dec 2, 2019

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

Receipts 721Last week 710Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 173, Heifers 369, Bulls 179)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	487	119.50	119.50
2	—	570	111.50	111.50
2	—	363	105.00–118.00	111.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	487	131.50–138.50	138.09
30	—	417	145.25	145.25
18	—	343	158.50	158.50
10	—	560	129.00	129.00
5	—	618	123.50	123.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	555	126.00	126.00
18	—	490	131.50–136.00	135.49
17	—	415	143.50	143.50
6	—	617	123.50	123.50
5	—	366	155.50	155.50
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	445	120.50	120.50
4	—	541	110.50	110.50
1	—	640	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	441	126.50	126.50
2	—	642	112.00	112.00
2	—	542	120.00	120.00
1	—	370	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	540	137.50	137.50
14	—	454	145.00	145.00
7	—	374	156.50	156.50
5	—	626	135.00	135.00
2	—	412	139.00	139.00
1	—	715	120.50	120.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	549	131.00–136.50	135.88
23	—	643	131.00–134.25	134.12
20	—	449	144.50	144.50
9	—	749	125.75	125.75
6	—	468	131.00	131.00
5	—	375	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	564	112.50	112.50
6	—	456	111.50	111.50
5	—	371	105.50	105.50
2	—	445	108.00	108.00
1	—	705	96.00	96.00
1	—	655	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	443	111.50	111.50
19	—	535	111.25	111.25
7	—	633	106.50	106.50
7	—	358	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	447	119.25	119.25
38	—	365	124.00–125.50	125.46
30	—	539	121.25	121.25
17	—	633	110.00–115.50	115.17
3	—	731	103.00–105.50	104.67
1	—	460	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	536	120.50	120.50
42	—	451	119.50	119.50
27	—	649	115.50	115.50
10	—	737	105.50	105.50
8	—	356	127.00	127.00
5	—	435	117.00	117.00
1	—	590	110.00	110.00

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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