Name: Lynchburg Livestock Market, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2019-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 421, Heifers 820, Bulls 504)

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.08/cwt on 820 head.

Average price

$117.08

820 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 1

$19.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.99

vs VA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	476	120.14	572	337
Medium and Large 1	521	117.57	613	294
Medium and Large 3	466	115.19	537	133
Small 1	501	100.65	504	56

One grade step is worth $19.49/cwt here — about $68 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 sale820 hd

117.08

—

VA average11 barns · 3,379 hd

113.10

+3.99

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

63 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	Medium and Large 2	—	539	115.11/cwt	113.50–115.25	620	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	115.60/cwt	114.50–115.75	631	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	119.93/cwt	119.25–120.00	549	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	112.91/cwt	112.50–113.00	718	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	651	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	710	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	501	3
Heifers	Small 1	—	360	92.30/cwt	86.00–93.00	332	11
Heifers	Small 1	—	624	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	580	10
Heifers	Small 1	—	736	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	129.08/cwt	124.00–129.50	466	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	796	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	128.06/cwt	123.00–128.50	456	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	113.49/cwt	113.00–113.50	723	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	796	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	342	159.22/cwt	154.00–159.50	545	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	119.26/cwt	113.00–119.50	669	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	716	15
Bulls	Small 1	—	488	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	537	12
Bulls	Small 1	—	425	114.65/cwt	105.00–115.50	487	12
Bulls	Small 1	—	357	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	414	12
Bulls	Small 1	—	565	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	624	13
Bulls	Small 1	—	540	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	133.58/cwt	124.00–134.50	648	69
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	141.42/cwt	131.50–142.50	584	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	132.51/cwt	126.00–133.00	644	86
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	122.03/cwt	113.00–122.50	686	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	142.79/cwt	134.00–145.00	601	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	722	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	344	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	549	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	748	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	127.92/cwt	126.00–128.00	811	51
Steers	Small 1	—	565	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	655	10
Steers	Small 1	—	433	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	537	10
Steers	Small 1	—	355	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	433	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	655	4
Steers	Small 1	—	614	114.91/cwt	107.00–116.50	706	6
Steers	Small 1	—	735	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	794	3
Steers	Small 1	—	540	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	547	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	819	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	582	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	144.16/cwt	134.50–144.75	659	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	898	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	154.95/cwt	149.00–155.50	581	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	548	135.34/cwt	126.00–135.75	742	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	659	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	576	32
Steers	Small 1	—	450	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	594	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	486	8
Heifers	Small 1	—	448	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	473	20
Heifers	Small 1	—	555	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	605	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	516	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	115.09/cwt	110.50–115.50	616	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	348	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	409	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	392	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	121.03/cwt	118.50–121.25	549	135

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 9, 2019

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

Receipts 1,745Last week 721Year ago 0

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 421, Heifers 820, Bulls 504)

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	539	113.50–115.25	115.11
76	—	356	123.00–128.50	128.06
32	—	637	113.00–113.50	113.49
5	—	740	107.50	107.50
135	—	454	118.50–121.25	121.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	546	114.50–115.75	115.60
99	—	458	119.25–120.00	119.93
48	—	636	112.50–113.00	112.91
27	—	361	124.00–129.50	129.08
11	—	737	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	651	109.00	109.00
3	—	715	104.00	104.00
3	—	468	107.00	107.00
41	—	443	116.50	116.50
37	—	535	110.50–115.50	115.09
36	—	348	117.50	117.50
2	—	392	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	360	86.00–93.00	92.30
10	—	624	93.00	93.00
3	—	736	91.00	91.00
20	—	448	105.50	105.50
12	—	555	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	342	154.00–159.50	159.22
28	—	561	113.00–119.50	119.26
15	—	620	115.50	115.50
69	—	485	124.00–134.50	133.58
60	—	413	131.50–142.50	141.42
Bulls — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	488	110.00	110.00
12	—	425	105.00–115.50	114.65
12	—	357	116.00	116.00
13	—	565	110.50	110.50
1	—	540	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	486	126.00–133.00	132.51
63	—	562	113.00–122.50	122.03
36	—	421	134.00–145.00	142.79
20	—	622	116.00	116.00
18	—	344	159.50	159.50
2	—	355	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	337	151.00	151.00
18	—	625	131.00	131.00
3	—	428	136.00	136.00
2	—	730	118.50	118.50
48	—	548	126.00–135.75	135.34
46	—	454	145.25	145.25
32	—	361	159.50	159.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	554	135.00	135.00
51	—	634	126.00–128.00	127.92
4	—	512	128.00	128.00
35	—	457	134.50–144.75	144.16
15	—	730	123.00	123.00
12	—	375	149.00–155.50	154.95
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	565	116.00	116.00
10	—	433	124.00	124.00
7	—	355	122.00	122.00
6	—	614	107.00–116.50	114.91
3	—	735	108.00	108.00
1	—	540	104.00	104.00
1	—	450	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	638	120.50	120.50
4	—	547	115.00	115.00
2	—	725	110.00	110.00
19	—	426	139.50	139.50
8	—	363	134.00	134.00

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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